Anal beads, which are also sometimes called “Thai beads” are traditionally a series of balls connected by a cord or string, with a large ring at the other end (to prevent the beads from slipping into the anus and up the rectum). Sometimes the beads start small and get progressively larger, and sometimes they are all the same size.

Anal beads play specifically on the sensations of the sphincter muscles. They are inserted (slowly, and with lots of lubricant and when they are removed they pass along the two sphincter muscles and some people find this to be very pleasurable