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JackiePlace · 2023-04-04T08:50:47+00:00

I have never put them down the toilet, but because too many stupid people do, I will no longer be able to clean my bum hole properly! And don't have a large bathroom so there's no space for a bidet, before anyone suggests it. [[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21930809/wet-wipes-banned-plans https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21930809/wet-wipes-banned-plans/]]

MYSTERIOUSGIRLONLINE · 04/04/2023 19:13

I find it outrageous that the likes of myself and others like me that use baby wipes in the right manner as in not flushing them down the toilet or scattered over the beach that we get punished for it by talks of banning them. I carry ones in my bag for my daughter as they are handy so finding an alternative will be a challenge. The world really is becoming a pickle of a conundrum and not to mention a headache.

missingthewinchesterboys · 04/04/2023 19:35

I'm actually annoyed they haven't been banned before now.

Crumpetdisappointment · 04/04/2023 19:45

HairyMcHairyFace · 04/04/2023 16:21

I have a bowel condition. I normally just use loo paper but if I'm having a flare up and doing upwards of 15 shits a day I need something softer. When you're basically just shitting acid and your hole is so sore it's cracked and bleeding paper just exacerbates the pain. I have vomited from the pain of wiping on more than one occasion. I prefer to use reusable wipes personally then pat dry with a soft towel but I know other people with bowel conditions who use water or disposable wipes.
Not to mention the people for whom this is religious or cultural.

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people do not use wet wipes for religious or cultural reasons,
they would use a watering can

SnackSizeRaisin · 04/04/2023 19:46

Moveoverdarlin · 04/04/2023 10:17

Why are so many grown women wiping their bums with flannels, wet wipes, bum guns, bum jugs and bidets? It’s a genuine question, why isn’t toilet roll working for you?

Long term effects of birth injuries is one possible reason. Not everyone has an effectively functioning anus. I'm sure there are plenty of other medical conditions that could cause issues either with the anatomy or the waste product itself.

Crumpetdisappointment · 04/04/2023 19:47

i never carried wet wipes for my dc hands and face when out and about,

fairgame84 · 04/04/2023 19:53

MYSTERIOUSGIRLONLINE · 04/04/2023 19:13

I find it outrageous that the likes of myself and others like me that use baby wipes in the right manner as in not flushing them down the toilet or scattered over the beach that we get punished for it by talks of banning them. I carry ones in my bag for my daughter as they are handy so finding an alternative will be a challenge. The world really is becoming a pickle of a conundrum and not to mention a headache.

Just use plastic free wipes

Pullthecurtains · 04/04/2023 20:03

I think this is a great step. So many people use them for everything even when their kids are well out of the nappy stage e.g. out on a picnic to wash hands and faces after eating when a wet face cloth in a bag would do the job or after a messy play session there’s always loads used when actually it’s much easier to just take the kids to the toilet and wash their hands in a sink. I also know so many parents who use them in the house just for cleaning up after meals or wiping noses when again a facecloth or a hankie would do the job so even if it makes people consider alternatives that’s a good thing.

I used cheeky wipes for both of mine and just had a small tub with wet cloths in it so could just wipe as needed then popped in a wet bag and washed when I got home. Even if more people consider using a reusable wipe for wiping a baby after a wet nappy and use biodegradable wipes for poos then that would help a lot.

We don’t even use wet wipes in the hospital I work in. We use disposable wash cloths which are like really big, thick and soft toilet papers which we spray first with a foam and they then get put into an orange waste bag and disposed of.

JenniferBooth · 04/04/2023 20:12

Would probably help if the NHS fixed the birth injuries then

Summerfun54321 · 04/04/2023 20:14

There are loads of non plastic wipe alternatives. Plastic wet wipes should have been banned years ago.

HairyMcHairyFace · 04/04/2023 20:48

SiobhanSharpe · 04/04/2023 12:49

After a holiday in Japan 10 years ago I fell in love with Japanese toilets so when we moved and had a bathroom re-done we had one installed.
(After a 10 hour flight to Tokyo we got off the plane and I had to go to the toilet at the airport - I thought it would be gross after a plane load of people had used it. OMG. It was all pristine and shiny, with lights, it played a little tune when you sat down and cleaned you most effectively. I deciphered the instructions with the aid of the icons, and all in all it was a wonderful experience. Really. Perked me up no end.)
They are a ridiculous price here but I love ours, especially as we had no room for a bidet. It has a remote control, heated seat, night light, bum wash and fanny wash, drier and odour extraction. The drier function is the only thing that isn't great just because it takes a while so we also have a bum towel on a hook by the bog.

I love the absolute poetry of this then "a bum towel on a hook by the bog"

magicthree · 04/04/2023 21:06

Albiboba · 04/04/2023 11:31

Well largely before wipes were invented we lived a very different life. Washing machines haven’t been around forever either and yet I’m sure you aren’t forgoing that because ‘how do you think people used to manage’?

They managed with a lot of work and hassle, hence the invention.

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Don't be ridiculous - you can't compare washing machines with wet wipes!! There are lots of people who don't use wet wipes now because they realise they aren't necessary, and are bad for the environment. People have got lazy, that's all. Incidentally, washing machines have been around for my whole life, constantly using wet wipes hasn't.

MYSTERIOUSGIRLONLINE · 04/04/2023 21:07

fairgame84 · 04/04/2023 19:53

Just use plastic free wipes

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Thanks for the advice! I've never seen plastic free wipes so I'll give them a go. I have seen water wipes though more expensive but better for the environment.

swg1 · 04/04/2023 21:20

JenniferBooth · 04/04/2023 20:12

Would probably help if the NHS fixed the birth injuries then

It would, but having had the op it's not that easy. It's a big op with a painful recovery, you need to wait until you're done having kids and you need to be able to commit to a period of not doing too much and definitely not lifting much or it might slip out again. Which means a lot of women won't even be able to consider it until their youngest is at least fourish because that's just life.

HairyMcHairyFace · 04/04/2023 23:07

Crumpetdisappointment · 04/04/2023 19:45

people do not use wet wipes for religious or cultural reasons,
they would use a watering can

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No, but not wanting to use loo roll can have religious or cultural reasons.

Yazo · 04/04/2023 23:13

It's a positive thing BUT I do get wary about eco savings disproportionately impacting on women and our time. Everyone needs to make changes in society. I think of more importance sewage should stop being pumped into seas and rivers. Wet wipes are a distraction

54isanopendoor · 05/04/2023 18:06

Broadbeachshallow · 04/04/2023 10:50

A lot of people are confusing 'essential' with 'convenient'. Apart from certain medical conditions -where having wet wipes while out of the house may be essential to independence and dignity - no one needs these things. You may want them, but the cost to the planet is not worth the convenience.

Plastic-free wipes create pollution. They are packaged in plastic. Sprays and gels are packaged in plastic.

Water and cloth are viable options, certainly at home.

I agree. And I am a Carer for two young people who have hygiene challenges.

Dirtydiesel · 05/04/2023 18:34

"Apart from certain medical conditions -where having wet wipes while out of the house may be essential to independence and dignity - no one needs these things. You may want them, but the cost to the planet is not worth the convenience."

Nope, being able to do and cope with and be safe in my role as a full time unpaid carer comes first.

cruisebaba1 · 05/04/2023 18:42

BeatriceFranklin · 04/04/2023 09:56

I must admit I stopped chewing my toast for a second when I read that post 😂

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😂😂😂😂😂😂

allmyliesaretrue · 05/04/2023 19:03

IAmTheWalrus85 · 04/04/2023 15:43

I’ve only used about 3 packs of disposable wipes ever since I became a parent because we always use reusables but I find disposables revolting. They just move the poo around and it’s so much harder to get the baby properly clean. Not to mention much easier to end up with poo on your hands. Gross.

In that case, you're not using them right!!

allmyliesaretrue · 05/04/2023 19:05

Yazo · 04/04/2023 23:13

It's a positive thing BUT I do get wary about eco savings disproportionately impacting on women and our time. Everyone needs to make changes in society. I think of more importance sewage should stop being pumped into seas and rivers. Wet wipes are a distraction

!00% this!! I was just thinking how sad it is that some people would have women right back in the last century... surely there's a happy medium?

allmyliesaretrue · 05/04/2023 19:12

magicthree · 04/04/2023 21:06

Don't be ridiculous - you can't compare washing machines with wet wipes!! There are lots of people who don't use wet wipes now because they realise they aren't necessary, and are bad for the environment. People have got lazy, that's all. Incidentally, washing machines have been around for my whole life, constantly using wet wipes hasn't.

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They may have been but I am old enough to remember my granny using a wringer and my mother getting her first twin tub. Boil washing the nappies in a Burco boiler and hanging them out on the line. When Monday was washing day and took up the whole day.

Have always found wet wipes so handing, should it be for cleaning muck off your shoes, a mark off your car bonnet, or between the little finicky knobs on the cooker lol! Just don't chuck them in the bloody toilet?!

racquel86 · 05/04/2023 19:25

OMG! I use a wet wipe for all sorts! My baby (obvs) to clean hands and face as well as bums - Patti when out and about! I clean surfaces, take my make up off with them, I have some in the car for my own messy hands if I'm eating on the go (I'm a community nurse), I clean the dust and crumbs in the car with them, I clean skirting boards, small tables, window sills with them ...... this is horrific news 🙈 I've given the toilet a spruce up with them when guests are coming! And never once have I put them down the loo!

JenniferBooth · 05/04/2023 19:38

Make my life as a carer even harder?? Well fuck you then i shall down tools and social care can do it.

Be careful what you wish for.

Wonder how well this news would have gone down three years ago during Covid paranoia. And the hard left eco warriors were some of the biggest mask zealots. Anyone remember how disposable masks littered everywhere and got tangled round wildlife? Course you dont. Cos you dont want to!!!!

Crumpetdisappointment · 05/04/2023 19:44

they also need to be more open about not putting tampons down the loo, or condoms, cotton buds

Ginmonkeyagain · 06/04/2023 09:21

Cotton buds? Condoms - do poeple not have bins? None of this stuff goes down the toilet. What the hell is wrong with people.

I assume these are the same idiots who pour fat down the kitchen sink?