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!!

It's because mumsnet has a resident coprophilia... ist?
Poo troll.

Starts threads wanting people to share description of shit related stuff then, I assume, reads it while drooling and cranking one out in his mum's basement.

But the distance from arm to arse won't change unless you gain vast amounts of weight. You still have to reach behind. Sitting is far more stable and safer as you get older. You don't have to tip so far that you are at risk of falling off the loo. I am small enough that I don't even need to lean, my hand fits down the back!

I sit, it seems more dignified somehow and surely gives better access and limits the potential for muck-spreading.

I learned very early in my relationship with my husband that he stands, which I hadn't even known was an option until then. We were away for our first weekend away together and he suddenly got the screaming shits suddenly when I was in the shower. I was shocked and appalled at what I had to witness that day 😧

So many threads like this... not sure why 🤷‍♂️

Well then! I am somewhat envious. I hope it continues for you for many years to come!

I had never considered standing and wiping until I had a conversation with my husband, who admitted it's what he did! Sit, wipe, the occasional use of a portable bidet when necessary. No poo smushing or excessive amounts of paper required!

Oh, I did not know this.

And Mumsnet will be able to confirm that I am not the poo troll, if asked. I have been here a while, posting about far more innocuous matters usually!

Isn’t it better to wipe first and then to a final rinse with the bum gun, so you don’t get streams of shitty water running down towards the vagina?

That is actually quire revolting

I haven't seen any

Well yes.

Certainly since I was a teenager I've not only washed my neck daily but also make sure it gets the same moisturising treatment as my face because the neck also shows signs of aging quite early in life.

After I posted my contribution above I was remembering my moments of shame re hygiene. When I was about 7 or 8 I contracted dysentery and spent a fortnight in an isolation hospital. When I was discharged our next door neighbour expressed surprise about me getting dysentery because surely I must always wash my hands. It was only then I realised I should be washing my hands after using the toilet and before handling food.
The shame of my ignorance about hygiene has been lifelong.
I made sure my DS was taught about how to look after his hygiene from.a young age.

muck spreading, as you put it, is a bit hazard of the job if you are a standing wiper, I have found.

I have to use significantly more loo paper, and as a consequence of that I have to flush the loo about 3-4 times per poo, so as not to block the toilet. My DH informs me this is not normal!

Yes I was also wondering this and would appreciate knowing the answer

Yes.
Yes it is.

Never even considered standing up 😀

Surely you just reach back and wipe like this photo? It's no further to reach than standing up.

If I possibly can I shower immediately, but if not I sit.

I am sorry that this happened to you. I imagine it felt quite humiliating and isolating. The shame is not yours to carry however, and you have broken the cycle by educating your own child about how to care for themselves.

I hope you are healing 💐

Okay. But what for those of us, then, that have genuine questions about toileting and other poo related things?

That seems wildly impractical? What if you are out and about / at someone else's house / at home but in a rush?

Not sure - it just causes my discomfort - like a jabbing pain in my side

You flush 3-4 times per poo? One flush per poo, sometimes the teenagers require 2 to ensure the poo flushes completely. Never more

Afaik all sit to wipe, I can't imagine trying to stand, you wouldnt get in all the nooks and crannies. And absolutely no wipes down the loo

So how long are people leaving poo-stained wet wipes in their bathroom bins for?

(if they are using wet wipes that is)

I feel a bit nauseous as the thought of them marinating in there

Out of the standers who find it painful to do it while sitting, how many of you are hypermobile? I stand because it's really painful to do it sitting, if I try sitting then my ribs tend to slip and I don't want to end up dislocating any of them because I don't want to have to explain to an A&E receptionist what's brought me into the department.

I wrap mine in loo roll and put it in a nappy back. They smell lovely

Nappy bag