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To think there’s no way you can wipe your bum clean?

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crazykoo124 · 13/12/2021 04:17

Born in a mixed race family with a Middle Eastern mother, I was always taught to wash my downstairs with water after no 1s and 2s. We have a built in mini shower head thing to just spray our bums clean, and before that we used to have a jug sort of thing.

I’ve always wondered, do you genuinely think your bum is clean if you only wipe?

The way I see it, if someone dropped a few drops of urine or fecal matter on my flooring at home, I’d scrub it clean and atleast use some water. No way would I give it a wipe clean with a dry wad of tissue! So how can your skin be clean….

Am I missing something? Do you wet the tissue before use?

Sorry for the silly question! Have always wondered.

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Trixiefirecracker · 13/12/2021 21:01

@OhPeeQueue how close are you getting to these people? I teach yoga and have never once smelled someone’s stinky bum, and I do get very close and personal. Or have you super human sense of smell? 🧐

TheKeatingFive · 13/12/2021 21:01

And those who are saying they don’t smell of urine or have a smelly bum: You’re probably desensitised to the smell by now

You think?

I mean do foreigners in the U.K. all recoil from the appalling stick of the dry wiped arseholes? You'd think this would be common knowledge by now if so.

I’ve unfortunately smelled whiffs of stinky arse in cricket too

What the fuck are you doing to smell other people's arses in cricket?

And how do you know these people don't have actual skid marks? Do you demand an inspection?

OhPeeQueue · 13/12/2021 21:09

Why so defensive?! 😂

In cricket, a coach bent over near me to pick up a ball. It was stinky enough for me to get a whiff. This was indoors mind you a couple of weeks ago.

In yoga, she was right infront of me. This is BC, so we were bunched up in a room.

Look, I’m not gonna sit here and tell you different positions. Fact is, in sport, you can get up close in a variety of ways.

You can either listen to me, or deny it. But if you have a dirty arse hole, and you sweat on top of it, chances are someone will smell it. Best to keep your bum fresh. 🤷‍♀️

TheKeatingFive · 13/12/2021 21:51

In cricket, a coach bent over near me to pick up a ball. It was stinky enough for me to get a whiff.

How do you know they didn't have skid marks, or had had a little accident?

Did you have a good examination of their pants to be sure?

Maybe they just never shower? Did you poll them on that?

😂

SliceOfCakeCupOfTea · 13/12/2021 21:56

You can buy handheld portable bidets just FYI :)

I just use loo roll I'm afraid. Never noticed any of us having a smelly arse.

But we have no sink in the toilet rooms so the only other option would be to use wipes which I don't want to do

OhPeeQueue · 13/12/2021 21:57

And how exactly would one get skid marks? They don’t appear by divine intervention do they? Think about it…….🙄

TheKeatingFive · 13/12/2021 21:58

And how exactly would one get skid marks?

From poor dry wiping

Not all dry wiping is the same Wink

tinkywinkyshandbag · 13/12/2021 21:58

@pictish Grin Grin

OhPeeQueue · 13/12/2021 22:01

Funny, there would be no skid marks at all if the poor wiper washed their tushy and pat dried with some tissue after.

TheKeatingFive · 13/12/2021 22:02

Funny, there would be no skid marks at all if the poor wiper washed their tushy and pat dried with some tissue after.

Oh I'm sure you can do a shit job of wet wiping too (excuse the pun). I have a preschooler.

SliceOfCakeCupOfTea · 13/12/2021 22:09

@OhPeeQueue

Funny, there would be no skid marks at all if the poor wiper washed their tushy and pat dried with some tissue after.
I'd love to see this in public toilets. Loads of women washing their arses in the sinks while touching up their lippy.
OhPeeQueue · 13/12/2021 22:11

Yes. A pre-schooler. We’re all adults here. Plus using wipes (even the ones that claim to be flushable) are not environmentally friendly. Do you know what a fatberg is? You’re probably in the process of creating one somewhere in a sewer near you by using them.

Using water and small amount of tissue is better for your bum and the environment.

OhPeeQueue · 13/12/2021 22:11

Yes. A pre-schooler. We’re all adults here. Plus using wipes (even the ones that claim to be flushable) are not environmentally friendly. Do you know what a fatberg is? You’re probably in the process of creating one somewhere in a sewer near you by using them.

Using water and small amount of tissue is better for your bum and the environment.

Hawkins001 · 13/12/2021 22:14

@crazykoo124

Born in a mixed race family with a Middle Eastern mother, I was always taught to wash my downstairs with water after no 1s and 2s. We have a built in mini shower head thing to just spray our bums clean, and before that we used to have a jug sort of thing.

I’ve always wondered, do you genuinely think your bum is clean if you only wipe?

The way I see it, if someone dropped a few drops of urine or fecal matter on my flooring at home, I’d scrub it clean and atleast use some water. No way would I give it a wipe clean with a dry wad of tissue! So how can your skin be clean….

Am I missing something? Do you wet the tissue before use?

Sorry for the silly question! Have always wondered.

I agree with your perspectives, I used to use tissue, but that's like just wiping it dry, instead I switched to wet wipes that's more hygienic
OhPeeQueue · 13/12/2021 22:15

There’s thousands of people in the U.K. right now who use a portable bidet or wet tissue when using public loos. Yet to see any of them hanging their arses over the sink whilst touching up their lippy 🙄.

I’ll leave it at this. Bed time.

TheKeatingFive · 13/12/2021 22:18

Yes. A pre-schooler. We’re all adults here.

Ah yes, because all adults have perfect hygiene and can be relied upon to manage all bodily functions perfectly. Of course (nods sagely).

And did I say anyone was using wipes? No I didn't.

whattodo2019 · 13/12/2021 22:18

I totally agree. Although I'm British I was born and bought up abroad. I was always told to wash after a # 1 or #2 and therefore we continue today. I find it strange that the British use loo roll only ....

Hawkins001 · 13/12/2021 22:21

@OhPeeQueue

Why so defensive?! 😂

In cricket, a coach bent over near me to pick up a ball. It was stinky enough for me to get a whiff. This was indoors mind you a couple of weeks ago.

In yoga, she was right infront of me. This is BC, so we were bunched up in a room.

Look, I’m not gonna sit here and tell you different positions. Fact is, in sport, you can get up close in a variety of ways.

You can either listen to me, or deny it. But if you have a dirty arse hole, and you sweat on top of it, chances are someone will smell it. Best to keep your bum fresh. 🤷‍♀️

Very true points
Kendodd · 13/12/2021 22:28

Could you expand a bit on the 'go in with the water' op?
Do you mean you spray your bum hole with water?
Don't you have to wipe it clean at the same time the water's running?
Please don't tell me you use your left hand, I can't see how that wouldn't result in shit under your fingernails.

Moonshine5 · 13/12/2021 22:30

@HarlanPepper

I use loo roll and I wouldn't say my arse is surgically clean, no. But it's clean enough. It's usually covered by at least two layers of clothing, I almost entirely use it for sitting on rather than as a food preparation surface, so it's not something I lose sleep over.
GrinWink
Moonshine5 · 13/12/2021 22:30

@HarlanPepper

I use loo roll and I wouldn't say my arse is surgically clean, no. But it's clean enough. It's usually covered by at least two layers of clothing, I almost entirely use it for sitting on rather than as a food preparation surface, so it's not something I lose sleep over.
GrinWink
BethAfra · 13/12/2021 23:00

Ever since I went to Thailand I've been wondering about this - thank you!

How exactly do you use the little hose? I was so afraid of spraying water everywhere, not least my clothes, that I didn't dare use it. Plus I couldn't help thinking of the previous user's poo-spray and wondering how clean the nozzle was Confused

WrongWayApricot · 13/12/2021 23:01

Can someone please reassure me that the bidet lot mean soap and water, not just water? Pp are saying you wouldn't use a dry tissue to clean poo off your hands. No, I wouldn't use plain water either. What is extra hygienic about cleaning a fat based substance full of germs with plain water? It doesn't make sense without soap. It seems more hygienic to me to keep it dry and covered until you can have a proper wash. There is basically nothing I hygienically clean with just water.

Kanaloa · 13/12/2021 23:01

@Exhausteddog

What the fuck sports are you doing? Unless you’re a border collie at agility training you shouldn’t be sniffing other people’s butts.

🤣🤣🤣

I'm not even convinced its essential at the agility class but I'm not a border collie, neither do I have a dog, so maybe it is?

I mean I don’t know! Judging by my lovely dog before she passed the highlight of training classes was sniffing each other’s butts. The only higher treat was finding some horse or fox poo that one could roll in.

I should say I never smelled any of the other owner’s butts. I have also managed to suffer through many a Pilates class without sniffing other gym goers bottoms. It’s hard but I manage somehow.

Certainly don’t remember any butt sniffing in the cricket scene in Downton Abbey, which is my first and last experience with cricket.

Choccyp1g · 13/12/2021 23:02

@OhPeeQueue

Which 'other part of your body'? confused Where are all these faeces ending up?

Obviously meant theoretically. If you got poo on your hands, would you wipe it with dry tissue? For example, carers May get poo on their arms when cleaning patients. You may get poo on your hands cleaning baby/toddler?

But if you get poo on your hands, would you run it under the tap and expect it to be clean?
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