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

[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 wouldn’t be surprised if some people are putting anti bac spray there.
I’ve never given it much thought - wipe as well as you can and wash daily. Still alive so all good.

Wtf is this thread

I use a squirt of Wype gel on a bit of toilet roll after wiping with dry toilet roll. If using wipes they go in the lidded bin

@Lightstoobright

Wtf is this thread

I know…everyone stepping forward to justify their own arse wiping.

Most people dry wipe first then use soap then the hose spray/jug to rinse. Don’t they?

I dont know anyone who does this!

@camelfinger

Is it just the UK that doesn’t have bidets etc as standard?

No if course it isn't, but remember, the UK is the absolute worst at everything.

Personally I can't smell shit when I see other people, so they might not be clinically clean but can't be too dirty. If you're not leaving skids then really who really cares?

We haven’t had a poo troll thread in a while now have we.

I've never understood the bum hose thing, spraying water at something alone doesn't clean (unless it's a pressure washer), so presume there's some additional element of its use I'm not clear on.

When he was little my brother used to stand in the shower for 10 mins after football but would be filthy coming out as he literally stood there, he didn't actually wash. Surely just spraying water at your bum is the same sort of thing

I mean, WTF OP? Is this something you genuinely ponder?

Here’s a thought. Dry loo paper is, in the grand scheme of humanity’s time on earth, a very, very recent invention. Before that, there was probably no wiping at all, unless with some random handy foliage, or some other such that was within arm’s reach.

And guess what? We, as a species, are miraculously still here. Unaffected. Living. Thriving.

This is just a variation on "the UK is crap" type of MN post that pops up often.

I shave my anal epithelium with a razor then douse with iodine and pack with a sterile gauze. It's inconvenient when in the loos at John Lewis but needs must.

I use baby lotion on a piece of loo roll.
Then wipe of with a little more loo roll

I agreee op. I don't know if it's because I've grown up washing my bottom, but when I've used toilets outside and just used toilet paper, I feel dirty, and wonder how do people just clean themselves with toilet paper, my bum feels sore but that might be the crappy Quality of toilet paper. When I then get home I would have a full shower.

@sashh sadly urine is not sterile.

@watchingrnfire

I agreee op. I don't know if it's because I've grown up washing my bottom, but when I've used toilets outside and just used toilet paper, I feel dirty, and wonder how do people just clean themselves with toilet paper, my bum feels sore but that might be the crappy Quality of toilet paper. When I then get home I would have a full shower.

If your bum feels sore after wiping you aren't doing it right

I can't imagine how you'd get your bum clean just with a spray of water'

@Wilkolampshade

I shave my anal epithelium with a razor then douse with iodine and pack with a sterile gauze. It's inconvenient when in the loos at John Lewis but needs must.

I have only come across bidets on the labour ward. They ought to issue instructions with those things, are you supposed to sit on them(too low) or stand over (water goes everywhere)

Honestly I don't think it matters. I don't think the anus is designed to be squeaky clean. I mean I don't think cavemen were using soap and water after every poo. Toilet tissue and a shower daily is fine.

Its just your bum. Its clean enough until you wash it which should be daily anyway.

If you use water hose or jug do you not get water everywhere? I've often wondered that.
Are you using your hand to clean your bum? I'd hate that more i think.

I don't care if this is a PT thread because I just HAVE to share this amazing product. I have a spray that turns loo roll into a wet wipe. Better than just water, more environmentally friendly than a wipe.
I know a lot of people think that just wiping is grim but I think plain water is grim in a different way. Best method is surely a proper shower? Not always practical if you are out of the house or if you are frequent.

There’s barely anything to wipe in my case. This is really not an issue, as people have previously mentioned it’s an area designed for poo to come out of, it’ll never be squeaky clean.

‘Feeling’ dirty doesn’t mean you are dirty.

How on earth do you make sure you don’t end up spraying fecal matter everywhere if you use a shower head? Sounds like a shortcut to cystitis to me. I can’t imagine being able to use it without getting water everywhere.

Dry loo roll wipes it off sufficiently for my standards. You just need to use quite a lot of paper and keep going until there are no marks left. I also have a shower every day. It’s just what you’re used to I suppose.

I agree with you OP. Water is needed. This is the norm in my DH's country/culture. I had one of those hand shower thingies installed in my bathroom next to the toilet recently and I'm a convert for life!! The Asian/Middle Eastern way of doing things in the bathroom is simply more hygienic