Do you wipe your bottom standing up or sitting down?

[justtheonequestion1]

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!!

They had this question come up once on QI, can't remember how, Jason Manford brought it up.
They did a survey of the audience and it was about half and half. I was astounded, never could work out how the standing up brigade managed it, tbh!

I don't have a bathroom bin @justtheonequestion1

I have no idea what would motivate you to ask and I've no intention of telling you.

This is the moment in your life where you realise you have been wiping your bum wrong your whole life. Smushing poo every time is grim.

That is what is referred to as a ghost poo

We have a smart toilet. Best thing ever. Press a button and it washes my bum. Then dries it.

That really made me laugh 🤣

I'm sorry but you smush your poo up your arse every time you have a poo and you flush the toilet 3-4 times each time and you thought that is what everyone did?

🤣🤣🤣🤣 YES. Obviously it sounds utterly ridiculous when you word it like that, but as you can see from this thread, I am far from the only one. And evidently the smushing is far from my preference, but the alternative causes pain

This sounds brilliant. What brand do you have? I think we will look at investing in one

Okay, no problem. Plenty of others have answered so your answer won't be too missed. Have a good day!

A grim necessity, at present

So pray tell, what do you do with them?

If this is a regular thing for you, I'd say you need to look at your diet.

Aren't nappy bags made of plastic though? So presumably to use these for your entire life is just as bad for the environment as flushing wet wipes

Whaaaaat?? Who the hec stands up?

Sit, do the business, remain seated while wiping ...

What crazy fools exist out there?? And shame on you those that do handstands!!

Stand, never occurred to me not to so I guess that's how I was taught, but I see why sitting should be the norm... Might try it. I don't think I've ever had a smush issue.

Whaaat?? Until this thread I never knew standing to wipe was a thing!!!??? 😮

I don't think I am hypermobile / am not aware if I am, so I assume that means I am not?

But that is exactly where I feel the pressure / pain (in my ribs) if I try to wipe whilst sitting down

DO NOT FLUSH BABY WIPES / WET WIPES / ANYTHING OTHER THAN TISSUE PAPER!!
Even if it claims to be biodegradeable or flushable!! They still block sewers. The standards that products have to adhere to in order to marketed as flushable is quite frankly outrageous and should be banned. If you read the small print they are only flushable if you flush one at a time on a full flush. Biodegradeable is a pointless marketing gimmick.

A smushue.

Good luck with your experimenting :)

Well now you know, there are plenty of us!

The majority of people are unaware of this, which I assume means that the problem will persist for many decades to come. Unless baby wipes are banned, which they probably should be given the damage they cause

And only toilet tissue at that. Paper handkerchief type tissues aren’t flushable either.

I think it's a brilliant question. What goes on in the toilet happens everyday to all of us. It's rarely discussed at all.