How to clean my butt? TMI

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Im really struggling to keep clean after pooping. I am on iron tablets which makes my BM very black, soft and tar like and I also have piles. Wiping with tissue never fully cleans, or takes forever and is painful. Sometimes I just jump in the shout, but it’s a pain.

Is there a flushable wipe that is actually flushable yet? I obviously don’t want to be flushing normal wipes. I also don’t really like the idea of using wipes and putting them in the bin.

Andrex say their Washlets are flushable and meet all regulatory requirements: www.andrex.co.uk/flushability/

The vast majority of those spray douche things don't meet UK water regulations which require an air gap or other mechanism to guarantee that contaminated water can't be sucked back into the water main. Unfortunately this doesn't stop them from being sold online.

I have piles at the moment...im in agony and have been using the shower to clean myself...

Eat more fibre and drink more water and your sticky poo and piles situation will improve greatly. I speak from experience!
I found how much veg or whole meal bread I need and drink 1.5l of still water a day. If I don’t the problems come back.

I also don’t really like the idea of using wipes and putting them in the bin.

We do it with babies and toddlers. I know it seems a bit gross, but it’s really no different. Get a small bathroom bin and some nappy sacks, empty it daily.

Lota jug. Cheap, hygienic, environmentally friendly. Great when on a period too.

The vast majority of those spray douche things don't meet UK water regulations which require an air gap or other mechanism to guarantee that contaminated water can't be sucked back into the water main

What contaminated water? I have a spray head that comes out of a supply in the wall next to the toilet and water comes out of it and goes down the toilet...

@singleWhiteMale Whilst they are marketed as flushable I believe research shows they are not and they take longer to break down that toilet paper

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-46188354

www.andrex.co.uk/flushability/

Andrex moist - work v well and fine to flush. End up using less loo roll too.

We know Andrex say they are fine to flush but DH and I did further research which suggests they aren’t and we stopped using them for that reason. If you care about the environment at all then I suggest you read up on their effects on the environment (when flushed) before you continue to use them blindly.

You can try and convince yourself all you like and buy into the marketing ploy or you can ask ANY plumber if these toilet wipes are safe to flush. No matter what it says on the packet. That link is the Andrex website after all, if it was an independent then I may be more convinced.

I would be more inclined to believe water companies and plumbers than someone trying to market and sell "flushable" wipes.

The flushable wipes can apparently be flushed down the toilet but they do not disintegrate and clog pipes. I watched a programme about it. Apparently Morrison’s sells one which is truly flushable and biodegradable and some other company makes one too but I can’t remember what their name is (not any name you’ve heard of).

The Andrexes etc aren’t good for pipes and should be binned not flushed as they don’t disintegrate and the council sewage plant have to pick them out with machines. If the make it to the street without clogging your pipes up!

@BunnytheHoneyBee the article you've linked to is from 2018 and says that the water research centre (wrc) found that no wipes sold as flushable met their standards for 'flushability' at that time.

Since then, a number of manufacturers have reformulated their wipes which are now deemed acceptable by the wrc. There is a list of the approved products on their website: www.wrcplc.co.uk/successful-fine-to-flush

Yes I found the first link re from a reputable source re the wipes but DH and I read about this a lot a year or so ago.

My point is simply to PPs saying they are fine is please research before buying because there is a lot of conflicting information about it/

Some other posters have already mentioned putting something on before going, but a good swodge of Vaseline round the area, really does help. Apply, poo, wipe! Seemples....

www.wrcplc.co.uk/successful-fine-to-flush

Here you go, @Ginfordinner, the Waitrose own brand ones are on this list, as I have said.

It really is quite amazing how they disintegrate in water! If only I could get a Waitrose delivery....

Sorry if this is a bit undignified, but I’m finding in the last year that sometimes I need nearly a whole roll. It’s not that i can’t get the outer area clean, it’s that maybe the area has slackened so a little keeps coming out. I sometimes find I need multiple bits of dry and wet tissue, then I need to stand for a bit to let gravity release a it more then wipe again.
If all that has left me a bit sore, I find germoloids very relieving.
Not sure what to do, maybe it’s a left over from 14 yrs ago when I was sewn up after a birth tear.

www.yorkshirewater.com/help-and-advice/blockages/

I have several strategiesb

1. Apply E45 or any bland lotion i happen to have lying about before i go

2.put a small amount of lotion onto loo roll and use that, works like moist loo roll.

1. I bought a squeezy bottle hand held bidet as seen in previous post, it works, horrible if you use cold water though!

I have dodgy old drains so no flushable wipes here and ive done my time with nappy buckets so not going to try washable wipes, considering using flannels to dry after the bidet bottle.

Same problem, I try my best with paper but make sure I shower and use fem fresh!!

Proshield spray. I use it at work on patients who may have been incontinent bowels. If you use the bottle on the foam setting on some tissue it gently helps lift the poo. It's great stuff, works on all types of poo including sticky and dried into hair etc so should be good for what you need. Some online chemists sell it I think and it is also on Amazon.

Iron tabs affect me similarly. Decided needed to try something else to rectify anaemia. Midwife suggested Spatone, a liquid iron supplement. Worked a treat and did not have the dire effect of iron tablets.