Do you wipe your bottom standing up or sitting down?

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Well, I thought this was an entirely uncontroversial topic, but my DH has discovered (through a conversation) that I stand up to wipe my bottom after going to to the loo.

Do you, for whatever reason, do the same? Or are you a sitter and you lean either forwards or to the side?

I feel as though there are multiple reasons to stand, perhaps you have mobility issues, a larger body, or it is simply your preference (like me).

Please tell me that at least some of you do this and I am not entirely abnormal!!

If you're standing your buttocks are closed. You can't possibly clean yourself properly.

I mean....who cares, and why does it matter what anyone else does....?? You do you. I couldn't give a monkeys how others wipe their arses.

Shocked at the number of people using wet wipes. What do you do with them afterwards? You can’t flush them (well, you can but it’s incredibly antisocial as it buggers up the sewers).

I know! It’s no wonder the sewers are full of fat burgers!
People, you know you can wet bog roll with water and use it the same way and then FLUSH it!

*fatburgs!!

Agree 100%. Once you have used one, you’ll never feel clean again just using an ordinary loo. In fact, having to use “bog-standard” bogs actually stops me from visiting people or even staying in hotels in the UK.

Yeah I’ve noticed that when I was younger and slimmer it would be sitting down but now the other way around

WTF is bum butter?

I do a poo sitting down or hover a bit over the seat, then wipe with slightly wet toilet roll in a half stand half squat, only caused utter embarrassment once haha

Amazed at the standers.

If you have young children wipe their bums standing up until you think you've accomplished the task. Then get them to bend over and look. You'll be horrified at what's still left all over their bum holes.

This is you!

I sit and lean forward and to the left ( I’m right handed). Yes to the baby wipes and …… thanks for asking 🤣 I wanted to say something whitty but had nothing original 🤣

I'm intrigued as to whether all these standing wipers reach through their legs,or go round the side? I certainly couldn't do the later as I have a frozen shoulder,and as it's my right hand shoulder and I'm right handed,no way could I manage that maneuvre!

When you feel quite moist and clammy in the bum hole area and need to wipe even if you haven’t been to the toilet.

April fools???
absolutley hilarious thread. Wtf. Why would you stand? Cleaning armpits as a 2 4 1 🤣🤣🤣

Until fairly recently I assumed that everyone sat, but apparently a friend of ours stands to wipe, his gf thinks it's hilarious. There are no bits of my arsehole that I miss wiping while seated, so no need to stand. I work in a care setting and sometimes have to wipe while the bottom owner is standing - it is not easy. No babywipes here, we've got Wype (which is really good and you just flush the tissue).

Ladies using wet wipes are they biodegradable ? Do you flush them down the loo. I hope not as they can clog up the drains and cause havoc at the sewage works.

I don’t find a lot of things funny but I’m absolutely laughing to myself about every one on this thread watching and analysing themselves having a poo on the back of this thread

And no I’m not a poo troll

I always sit, and it only occurred to me one could do it any other way when we had DC and DH was teaching him to stand and wipe and I was teaching him to sit and wipe 😅
I wasn't convinced stand and wipe would properly clean but he reassured me you can really "get in there"🤔

Same

Round the side works for me

Funny. I recommend a bidet.

DH stands and scrubs (which I’ve seen when I’ve accidentally walked in on him) and it makes me feel sick.

I sit and lean. I taught my kids to sit and lean aswell. Thankfully DH didn’t get involved in the younger stages of their lives.

DS19 also accidentally walked in on DH when DH was in DS19 bathroom and I heard DS shout “What the hell are you doing? You are disgusting!” 😂 It’s so weird

Hmmm. As someone who has had to support disabled older children when standing, I can’t see how standing is even a thing. When cleaning up these children I’ve found them being stood really hard to clean. Those that stay seated much easier.

Myself I’ve never even considered standing. It would definitely not give a proper wipe. And definitely front to back!!

Oh and those who stand to wipe a wee!! Are you the people who dribble on the seats? I can never understand how a woman dribbles on the seat and doesn’t notice before leaving. Unless they’re just lazy and rude. But I’d imagine standing would cause dribbling. So I always sit to wipe a wee. But slightly lean occasionally.

I actually often will start sitting down but then finish up while standing. Although, I wouldn't even call it fully standing, more like half and half. My butt is off the toilet seat, let's put it that way.

I wish I'd never asked! Is this a thing for other people - thankfully it's not something I suffer with,