AIBU to think that actually toilet paper is really unhygienic

[keepitclean1980]

I was doing the washing up and a thought came to me. Don't you think toilet paper is actually really unhygienic?

If you happened to put your finger in a random turd, what would you do? Wipe it with a tissue and call it a day? Or scrub it with soap and water followed by a smell test?

When you think about it, it is insane that we just use toilet paper on our bums. Or do other people give it a little more pampering and I just didn't realise?

As long as you wash your hands properly afterwards what is the actual problem? If you wash your arse what do you dry it with? No it is not unhygienic to wipe your bum with paper flush it and wash hands

Yes it is.

Plenty of societies around the world think we are disgusting because of this!

I don’t wipe my baby’s bottom with dry paper when he has a dirty nappy, I use a wet cloth (washEd in high temp). So it’s weird how we just accept the method for ourselves.

@keepitclean1980 I googled bodnas but just got mathematical equations

You may have Googled "bodmas" by mistake 😂

We use family cloth; organic cotton cloths dipped in water (I keep a pot on the corner of the bath, next to the toilet) and squeezed out so they are damp before wiping. Then they just go in with the rest of the dirty washing (which is kept in the bathroom).

So we only have toilet roll for visitors.

Has no one heard of flushable toilet wipes? Supermarkets are full of them
And why you have to shower after using the toilet is beyond me

A family cloth??
Surely that is way more unhygienic than andrex

@BlueSkies2020

Yes it is.

Plenty of societies around the world think we are disgusting because of this!

I don’t wipe my baby’s bottom with dry paper when he has a dirty nappy, I use a wet cloth (washEd in high temp). So it’s weird how we just accept the method for ourselves.

And plenty don't .

If you are an adult that wears a nappy then your argument about washing babies bottoms is relevant. If you don't, then your excreta goes out of your orifice directly into the toilet. In between your arse cheeks. Which you can neither see nor touch without some effort.

If someone were to get up close and personal with my arsehole I would wash it for courtesy's sake, but that don't happen in my house!

I don’t wipe my baby’s bottom with dry paper when he has a dirty nappy, I use a wet cloth (washEd in high temp). So it’s weird how we just accept the method for ourselves.

I shit in a toilet, not my knickers.

@Rubybluesy flushable doesn't mean they decompose. You really really shouldn't flush them. They cause bergs of wipes in the sewer system. They're a real problem.

@MustardMitt and @Nikhedonia thanks for making me laugh out loud at your replies. I don’t shit in my knickers either

The panic over toilet paper at the beginning of Lockdown 1.0 was puzzling to me as it’s really not an essential item. You can easily get by without it.

And just to clarify, I use dry paper.

I have an old facial cleanser bottle that has a foamer nozzle on it. I put a tablespoon of shower gel in it, top up with water and squirt some of the foam on to loo paper for arsewipe purposes. Works a treat, is cheap and the paper is flushable.

@Grenlei

Oddly enough I was having this exact conversation with my DC the other day - he said 'if you had poo on your hands you'd wash with soap and water, not just wipe it off, so why is your bum different?'

It's a valid point!

Because unlike your hands you don’t actually use your bum for anything other than sitting on and it normally has a couple of layers of clothing on top?

I think dry wiping is unhygienic, you can’t possibly clean yourself properly with a bit of dry loo paper! Even if you have no hair down there, particles of poo stick to the skin, smell, spread bacteria eg e-coli is naturally present in the human colon but if the bacteria are left to multiply near your ureatha it’s likely to give you a UTI.

If you get poo near your urethra while wiping your bum you are really not doing it properly. I’m paper only and I never get UTIs.

Maybe no more toilet roll panicking at the supermarkets if you all stop using it.

Upper working class / Lower middle class people are fucking obsessed with distancing themselves from shit.

Make a real difference - join the Ringpiece Police for a job that's all about the paperwork!

I’ve got insomnia again, but tonight I don’t care. This thread has had me sniggering quietly for ages

Anyone else looked up and ordered bum cleaning spray to spritz your loo roll with off the back of this thread?

Tis going to be a new feature in my home!

Where I come from people think it's disgusting and weird that people would just wipe their shitty bum with a piece of toilet paper. Bum guns (water squirters) are the norm

I live in Australia now and everyone seems to just use dry toilet paper. I do too and, although it seemed strange at first, I'm used to it now. It doesn't seem to have done me any harm. I'll report back to this thread if anything untoward happens to my bumhole due to not using the bum gun... but I have a feeling my bum will be just fine

@4cats2kids

After having a dump I go outside, drop my knickers and drag my bum along the grass. I learnt to do it off my dog who always has a clean bum. Anyone who does anything else is a minger!

Aw, this made me laugh out loud. God bless you, 4cats2kids

@Lemonylemony this may have been answered already but I think bum guns are tricky with building regs. My plumber says you need a separate tank or something. He said if you didn’t care a handyman etc could install but it sounded like a faff. I can’t do it diy so just waiting for renovation and making do with a jug.

best thread ever

A competitive arse cleaning thread.

😂😂😂😂