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By Zachary ZaneOctober 23 2015 / 10:50 AM
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Guys with glasses look more sophisticated. Yes, it’s a tad bit cliché, and definitely relates back to the nerd stereotype, but it’s just a fact of life.
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1. Keep your bowel movements loose

2. Eat more olive oil

3. Don’t hold in your poops

4. Make friends with aloe vera

5. Use more lube during sex than you thought possible

6. Soak in a hot bath

7. Cool it with the bottoming for a little bit

8. Give Botox a try, it's for more than just wrinkles

9. Preparation H

10. AnuSol Cream

11. Rectiv Rectal

12. If all else fails…surgery

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