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To not wash the inside of my vagina?

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Secretname123 · 25/01/2024 10:32

First AIBU so please be nice! There is a huge debate going on on twitter where people are horrified that some women wear tampons in the shower (it seems to be the majority of the many women responding to the tweets who are horrified). They claim it’s unsanitary because then you can’t wash inside your vagina. I thought we weren’t supposed to do this? I’m sure I had this drummed into me as a child. I never have and have never had an infection. Have I been doing it wrong all these years?!

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BigFatCat2024 · 25/01/2024 14:38

You have to find the right soap though. I learnt the hard way not to use original source tea tree shower gel 😱

I learnt that same lesson

thinslicedham · 25/01/2024 14:36

It hurts to think about what some people must think is necessary to be clean down there. Strange how it only applies to that part of the body, too. Never heard about anyone sticking something down their throat or up their behind to give it a good scrubbing. (Though I'm certain there have been cases, because whatever batshit thing you can imagine, someone's tried it at some point in time!)

Whatsinthebag2 · 25/01/2024 14:36

Rosinda · 25/01/2024 14:32

@Whatsinthebag2 you hold the shower head and use the downward flow of the shower to wash out blood around the labia. Use your hand to scoop any near the entrance.

Oh right yes, sorry I thought you were one of the posters saying to use the shower head to spray directly into the vagina, and for that I figure you'd point the shower head more upwards.

Rosinda · 25/01/2024 14:32

@Whatsinthebag2 you hold the shower head and use the downward flow of the shower to wash out blood around the labia. Use your hand to scoop any near the entrance.

TheBayLady · 25/01/2024 14:27

The vagina has a one way seal, fluid comes out but should not be going in. That is why when you swim or bathe your vagina doesn't fill up with pool water.

BananaSplitsss · 25/01/2024 14:25

takealettermsjones · 25/01/2024 10:43

"I don't jet wash the fucker" 🤣🤣

😁😆

Whatsinthebag2 · 25/01/2024 14:24

Rosinda · 25/01/2024 14:16

2000 years of human civilisation and we're still debating this topic, it's fascinating

I'm surprised people don't rinse blood out. You don't power wash, you hold the shower head downwards and use your hands if necessary. Blood won't immediately drip when you get out if you do this.

Downwards ? I don't get how that works then?

cruisebaba1 · 25/01/2024 14:20

Screwballs · 25/01/2024 11:55

I didnt need to read this 5 minutes before lunch 😖

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😳😳

Duckingella · 25/01/2024 14:19

Midnlghtrain · 25/01/2024 10:51

Are they shoving a bar of soap up their sphincter? A little bottle brush down their penis? I assume not!!

This made me snort my drink.

These comments probably come from men who don't even bother to wash under their foreskin.

They are utterly clueless about the vagina.

Isn't it funny that even in 2024 vagina's are still regarded as something that is unhygienic yet it appears to still be socially acceptable for men to not clean their arsehole's probably and leave skid marks in their underwear.

Blanice · 25/01/2024 14:18

Definitely confusion on the thread agree with @Blanice. You surely wash inside though because there can be a build up... which smells and needs cleaning.

@Rnaom by “inside” do you mean past the vaginal opening?

Cause the bits I’m washing (with water) are still considered external ie the labia minora and majora. The vulva essentially.

My water pressure is not strong enough for a deep clean!

To not wash the inside of my vagina?
CaramelMac · 25/01/2024 14:18

Mittemucci · 25/01/2024 11:48

Only brush once per day?? Evening or morning???

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In the morning, I’m 40 and I’ve not got any fillings, no issues with my gums and the dentist said I only need a checkup once a year so it works for me!

Lollypop701 · 25/01/2024 14:18

AmeliaEarhart · 25/01/2024 12:54

Does anyone else remember the MNetter who posted about bleaching her bum hole with toothpaste? That was a wild one!

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Well the adverts are for toothbrushes and toothpaste…… although I imagine it would be a once in a lifetime experience if tried and worse than the tea tree shower gel 😂 if anyone tries this please post a thread

Lollypop701 · 25/01/2024 14:18

AmeliaEarhart · 25/01/2024 12:54

Does anyone else remember the MNetter who posted about bleaching her bum hole with toothpaste? That was a wild one!

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Well the adverts are for toothbrushes and toothpaste…… although I imagine it would be a once in a lifetime experience if tried and worse than the tea tree shower gel 😂 if anyone tries this please post a thread

Cerealkiller4U · 25/01/2024 14:17

You can give your self bacterial vaginosis with washing it!

never ever use soap or douche!!!

HappyQuinn · 25/01/2024 14:17

Hollwithm · 25/01/2024 14:11

@nonumbersinthisname talk about "knowing it all" people have a wash to take smells away. You can smell sweaty (armpit and vagina) doesn't mean infection. Everyone's body differs. I think vaginas do smell if not washed though or you need to wash... I wouldn't assume someone has an infection.

Do you wash out your rectum as well? Because if anything is going to smell, its going to be there...
I can also guarantee that your vagina does not sweat... Vulva yes, but vagina, no.

effoffwind · 25/01/2024 14:16

takealettermsjones · 25/01/2024 10:43

"I don't jet wash the fucker" 🤣🤣

This creased me too ! 😂😂😂

Rosinda · 25/01/2024 14:16

2000 years of human civilisation and we're still debating this topic, it's fascinating

I'm surprised people don't rinse blood out. You don't power wash, you hold the shower head downwards and use your hands if necessary. Blood won't immediately drip when you get out if you do this.

SomeCatFromJapan · 25/01/2024 14:15

you surely wash inside though because there can be a build up... which smells and needs cleaning.

No nothing builds up inside a vagina! It will make its way out on the secretions. If you're got something up there smelling I suggest you make a gp appointment!

deydododatdodontdeydo · 25/01/2024 14:14

steff13 · 25/01/2024 13:10

All American women think that? Interesting. As an American woman I don't think that nor do I know anyone who does. I would say the women who do think that are very few. Nice generalization though.

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Enough do to make a noticable noise about it online.

Whatsinthebag2 · 25/01/2024 14:13

How do you wash inside your vagina
I don't wash inside my anus

ErrolTheDragon · 25/01/2024 14:13

Is some of this idiocy coming from the other side of the pond? I was baffled when I lived in the US by the array of 'douches' available in the drug store, evidently designed for washing out the vagina.

I've a sneaking feeling they may be the products of the same companies who sell remedies for thrush etc. Hmm

Mischance · 25/01/2024 14:12

No periods now but of course I wore a tampon in the shower - this did not stop me washing my vulva and I would not have dreamt of washing inside my vagina.

Hollwithm · 25/01/2024 14:11

@nonumbersinthisname talk about "knowing it all" people have a wash to take smells away. You can smell sweaty (armpit and vagina) doesn't mean infection. Everyone's body differs. I think vaginas do smell if not washed though or you need to wash... I wouldn't assume someone has an infection.

StillStuckInTheShed · 25/01/2024 14:06

Margarita45 · 25/01/2024 11:41

These are the same women that are telling us to mop our walls aren’t they?

???

I must've been under my rock that day... Mop the WALLS?!?!?!

nonumbersinthisname · 25/01/2024 14:04

I think some people not only confuse the terms vagina and vulva, they are confused by the word inside. Inside the vaginal canal, or inside the labial folds?

It’s the only thing that makes some posters posts make sense anyway because otherwise they read like they are written by people with no actual knowledge of the female body.

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