To want a bidet / jet in my new bathroom

[AliceRR]

I am British but have family in Asia where it is more the norm not to rely on toilet paper and to use water to clean yourself after using the loo. I’ve seen jet sprays kind of like mini shower hoses by the toilet and even jets which come from in the toilet (less keen). Haven’t seen a proper bidet for years and not sure that’s up my street.

I find toilet paper inadequate and love a fresh clean feeling. I used the Andrex toilet wipes for a bit but have since been led to believe they are not very environmentally friendly so don’t buy them now.

I’d quite like something like the water jet by the toilet - just moved into new house and getting bathroom completely re done so could have whatever I want.

I do know someone who has this actually it she is older and from aforementioned Asian country.

Anyone else?

Arse towel🤣 this is my favourite thread ever!

I didn’t see this heading in the direction of arse towels but I suppose it’s the natural next step from arse shower 😂

We could always get one of these hi tech toilets that PP has which washes and dries you while you sit on the loo!

I prefer the idea of the bum gun for some reason though

My disabled friend has just had the most incredible toilet fitted in her home - it has a little attachment that comes out and sprays water, then another one with an air jet to dry, the loo itself has a fan built in which you can turn on for stinky poos and a fancy thing that self cleans itself. Even more amazing is that it has a remote control!!

OMG

I’m now googling toilets with bidet function

You need a Japanese toilet! I would have one if it was easy and cheap. They are amazing if you've ever used one!

Bum-guns are great. It was one on the main things I missed after being in SE Asia.
There is always the question of water pressure however. Sometimes it's a little over enthusiastic - I've almost given myself a DIY enema on a few occasions
Thought I would be smart after that experience and check the firing range first with a test squirt. Stupidly I was looking down while I did it and hit myself between the eyes with a jet of water.
Like I said - I've experienced a few that think they are power washers rather than gentle cleaners if your undercarriage.

You need a Japanese toilet! I would have one if it was easy and cheap. They are amazing if you've ever used one!

I’ve never used one

I have used a toilet abroad that had a small jet or water from a little nozzle in the bowl but it seemed unhygienic as it was coming from in the toilet although I know it was clean water. It was years ago and very basic though so probably not one of the best

I think that all the posters who go on although poooy hands, toilets and towels need to sort out their digestion.

But if someone else has just used the bum gun, isn't it potentially dirty from their hands and their orofice, if they've got a bit too close with it? Also, do you approach from the front or rear?

I'm going to Japan in the summer. After reading this, I'm very excited about using the loo

Recently redid our en suite bathroom and installed a toilet with a built in bidet. It has a lever on the wall with hot and cold water. It's absolutely brilliant and kind of regret not putting it into all the bathrooms.

Bum Gun and Arse Towel sound like very strange super heroes.

I have a gobidet
Something like this
clearwaterbidets.com/shop/products-accessories/non-electric-bidets/gobidet/
It is plumbed into hot and cold water so it can also be used for a freshen up as well as after just using the loo.
Doesn’t make your clothes wet nor do you need to undress your lower half to use it. You just drop your trousers or lift your skirt as you would normally just using the loo.
Blow dry with a bit of loo roll so no need for a special bum towel.

but it only works in a proper wet room.
Not true. It’s only a small spot of water, very easy to control, dry with a bit of loo roll after, no way does it need a wet room. Just get a Muslim plumber in and you’ll be fine.

I'm from a middle eastern background (2nd generation) and we have a hose plumbed in, so do most of our friends. Warm water is much better! After a poo you use paper first then soap and warm water for a proper clean. It's also handy for washing before/after sex.

I think that all the posters who go on although poooy hands, toilets and towels need to sort out their digestion.

I don’t understand

But if someone else has just used the bum gun, isn't it potentially dirty from their hands and their orofice, if they've got a bit too close with it?

Well you would wash your hands after using it presumably. The same could be said if the flush that we all touch after using the loo 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also, do you approach from the front or rear?

I suppose it depends what you’re cleaning but I am not experienced with these so it will be a learning curve! 😬

I'm from a middle eastern background (2nd generation) and we have a hose plumbed in, so do most of our friends.

I am aware of these from being abroad so would assume most people who have used them have done so in other countries (but could be wrong)

I find it odd that it hasn’t caught on in the UK but then I know bidets were popular once but perhaps not as practical to use and take up space

Also agree you do not need a wet room as you point down towards the toilet

Bum Gun and Arse Towel sound like very strange super heroes.

These terms were not even in my vocabulary a few day’s ago!

I once visited the Japan Airlines Lounge at a European airport and it had a whole array of baffling functions, including heated seats, bum washing and bum drying. I was well impressed, but I think that something so high tech would be apt to go wrong, so you might be better off with a bidet. I think Geberit also do loos that do a water spray. My DF is English, but his DM was a nurse and very keen on bum washing, so when he redid his bathroom he installed a bidet.

Just seen something upthread that has puzzled me “just get a Muslim plumber in”. Now, I know that there are some hygiene things about washing in Islam, but does the plumber really need to be halal / Sharia compliant. 😂

Is there enough friction just from water for a good clean?

DH and I went to Maldives just after Christmas. This is where I first discovered the 'bum gun'
DH thought it was odd..I bloody loved it!! Felt so clean..apart from I was bloody soaking! The power was extreme..and then had to use tissue paper to dry myself..so maybe it's a bit pointless.

Forced DH to use it, he blasted it but it was on hot and nearly burnt his bum hole off 😂😂

Literally cried with laughter for weeks after!

But I do want one in my house now..just so I can tell everyone I have a bum gun 😂😂

I used to get terrible cystitis and the expert writer of the time recommended washing post poo using a bottle of warm water and soap, front to back, while sitting on the loo and having a supply of clean flannels as bum towels. Similar post-sex but without the soap.
Got a bidet with a squirty tap and never looked back - just redone bathroom and got one of the few bidets still on the market. Is also brilliant for periods, post/pre sex and soaking feet
Plumber hadn't fitted one for years.

You defo don't need a wet room, some people must be doing some very weird things with theirs😂

But OP what if a tradesman or delivery driver used your bum gun?!