You know, the suggestions may have some merit, but there's just no way to know without reasons/logic behind them.
I mean, no one should let a dog slobber up their crotch, so the tactic is sound there, but why is that so important for post-ops?
And why on earth cut everything "elongated" in half? I mean,.. wouldn't that just mean you have two phallic objects instead of one? If you insist on seeing all elongated food items as phallic in the first place that is.