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To think loo roll is not enough

625 replies

Makinglasagnatakesages · 04/01/2026 13:48

Not the nicest subject in the world -sorry!

I live abroad and bathrooms have bidees (spelling) I don’t use these, but always use wet toilet wipes which are said to be easily disposable here and not harmful to the environment
Since doing this it makes me think how normal loo roll paper is pretty gross and just can’t possibly get you properly clean 😬

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Topseyt123 · 04/01/2026 17:03

rainbowsandraspberrygin · 04/01/2026 16:56

Ha ha!! I still have a brush in each loo!! The good old fashioned spiky ones. The silicone ones just don’t work.

I do keep it clean though - promise! 😂

Me too. I have two spikey bog brushes - one in the bathroom upstairs and another one beside the downstairs toilet.

We also have toilet paper beside each toilet. No wipes or wet stuff.

We really are such utter slatterns here. 😲🤣

ScrapeandScratch · 04/01/2026 17:03

InveterateWineDrinker · 04/01/2026 17:02

Ours don't hang up for all to see. Mine just comes running when I whistle.

Love that 🤣🤣🤣

Calliopespa · 04/01/2026 17:03

TheKeatingFive · 04/01/2026 17:02

I'm not sure what difference water is going to make. Presumably you'll never get everything off with water either.

I think it probably helps? I mean not everyone needs a chisel.

Lifelover16 · 04/01/2026 17:04

Cut up newspapers hung on a nail in the door in the outside lavvy does for me 😂😂😂😂

TheKeatingFive · 04/01/2026 17:05

Calliopespa · 04/01/2026 17:03

I think it probably helps? I mean not everyone needs a chisel.

A chisel? Dear god, this thread 🫠

Thechaseison71 · 04/01/2026 17:05

CatFaceCatFace · 04/01/2026 16:32

I was under the impression bum guns are against some kind of plumbing code in the uk, something to do with back flow contaminating drinking water?

It's more of an issue with the kids in our house...

You need an extra part fitted due to that to stop backflow. Most UK kits have it included

ScrapeandScratch · 04/01/2026 17:05

TheKeatingFive · 04/01/2026 17:02

I'm not sure what difference water is going to make. Presumably you'll never get everything off with water either.

Dettox and a scourer is a necessity

Tattiana · 04/01/2026 17:05

I don’t understand how anyone has time to have a full on wash after every poo. Like remove your clothing, wash and dry and get dressed. Don’t any of you work? Have small children? I can barely make myself a cup of tea let alone go through that rigmarole every single time I go to the bathroom.

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 04/01/2026 17:05

IcedPurple · 04/01/2026 16:59

It doesn't SMELL if you shower and change your underwear daily.

I do shower and change my underwear every day, sometimes I shower twice a day.
Urine lingering around your nether regions starts to smell very quickly.

I don’t have sex with my husband without a shower first. I don’t feel clean and I can’t relax. He appreciates my personal hygiene, and vice versa.

Why don’t you give yourself a wipe over with your hands/fingers at the end of the day, having been to the bathroom several times.
I can guarantee you that it smells less than fragrant.
Sweat, urine, bodily secretions don’t smell too pleasant after a while.

TheKeatingFive · 04/01/2026 17:06

ScrapeandScratch · 04/01/2026 17:05

Dettox and a scourer is a necessity

😂

Topseyt123 · 04/01/2026 17:06

Lifelover16 · 04/01/2026 17:04

Cut up newspapers hung on a nail in the door in the outside lavvy does for me 😂😂😂😂

What about dry leaves from outside? Hang them on a string beside the toilet and scrub your arse with them as necessary. 😉

You can replace them regularly by just going for a walk and collecting them in a bag.

InveterateWineDrinker · 04/01/2026 17:07

Topseyt123 · 04/01/2026 17:06

What about dry leaves from outside? Hang them on a string beside the toilet and scrub your arse with them as necessary. 😉

You can replace them regularly by just going for a walk and collecting them in a bag.

Edited

They can get brittle depending on time of year and sugar content.

Moss is far more practical.

kαλοκαλοκαιρι · 04/01/2026 17:07

Cranklecat456 · 04/01/2026 14:22

I don’t like the idea of all of these wipes going in to land fill or particularly the idea of having a load of bagged used wipes in the bathroom bin tbh.

A bidet, a hose attachment, or just a specially designed jug by the loo is what is standard in other cultures and many other countries and I don’t understand why they aren’t possible for everyone in the uk?

as someone who doesn’t flush any tissue at all down my toilet, you don’t need to sit with ‘a bin full’ of anything, just change it regularly :) agree that the bum hose is 100% the best though

TheKeatingFive · 04/01/2026 17:07

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 04/01/2026 17:05

I do shower and change my underwear every day, sometimes I shower twice a day.
Urine lingering around your nether regions starts to smell very quickly.

I don’t have sex with my husband without a shower first. I don’t feel clean and I can’t relax. He appreciates my personal hygiene, and vice versa.

Why don’t you give yourself a wipe over with your hands/fingers at the end of the day, having been to the bathroom several times.
I can guarantee you that it smells less than fragrant.
Sweat, urine, bodily secretions don’t smell too pleasant after a while.

Why don’t you give yourself a wipe over with your hands/fingers at the end of the day, having been to the bathroom several times.

Excellent point, because I find strangers do this to me all the time 😱

InveterateWineDrinker · 04/01/2026 17:08

TheKeatingFive · 04/01/2026 17:07

Why don’t you give yourself a wipe over with your hands/fingers at the end of the day, having been to the bathroom several times.

Excellent point, because I find strangers do this to me all the time 😱

well then, you're all gonna love gay men in bars wanting a bit of rimming...

Topseyt123 · 04/01/2026 17:08

InveterateWineDrinker · 04/01/2026 17:07

They can get brittle depending on time of year and sugar content.

Moss is far more practical.

OK, I'll try that then.

IcedPurple · 04/01/2026 17:08

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 04/01/2026 17:05

I do shower and change my underwear every day, sometimes I shower twice a day.
Urine lingering around your nether regions starts to smell very quickly.

I don’t have sex with my husband without a shower first. I don’t feel clean and I can’t relax. He appreciates my personal hygiene, and vice versa.

Why don’t you give yourself a wipe over with your hands/fingers at the end of the day, having been to the bathroom several times.
I can guarantee you that it smells less than fragrant.
Sweat, urine, bodily secretions don’t smell too pleasant after a while.

Urine lingering around your nether regions starts to smell very quickly.

Do you go around sniffing your undercarriage throughout the day?

ParmaVioletTea · 04/01/2026 17:09

Cappuccino5 · 04/01/2026 14:06

We use the flushable toilet wipes. Environmental issues aside, toilet paper alone isn’t enough.

were you not taught how to wipe your bottom?

Allseeingallknowing · 04/01/2026 17:09

How do people with very long nails wipe their bums properly? Is there a special technique? Are the long nails an aid?

ScrapeandScratch · 04/01/2026 17:10

TheKeatingFive · 04/01/2026 17:07

Why don’t you give yourself a wipe over with your hands/fingers at the end of the day, having been to the bathroom several times.

Excellent point, because I find strangers do this to me all the time 😱

Ohhh, I wondered why the pack of stray dogs were gathering here around dusk each day

Tattiana · 04/01/2026 17:10

MoserRothOrangeandAlmond · 04/01/2026 17:09

‘Flushable’ wipes aren’t flushable! They clog the drains up!
Use reusable wipes such as cheeky wipes:
https://www.cheekywipes.com/?source=google&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=DM_G_SEA_BR_Core~Cheeky-Wipes&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17534209369&gbraid=0AAAAAD1KjzWdr0bB-JS0cx1ccW8yLC4DM&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvOjKBhC9ARIsAFvz5lhCKRSDiX7NehyR8-nytIKPxyh4_E3KW9VpcRZNN2O2UNjTC-zFzmgaArI2EALw_wcB

they come with a clean and a dirty box.
I used these for when my daughter was in nappies rather than disposable.

God. Life is grim enough without having to wash my family’s bum cleaning rags 😞

IcedPurple · 04/01/2026 17:11

Tattiana · 04/01/2026 17:10

God. Life is grim enough without having to wash my family’s bum cleaning rags 😞

Yep. Concern for the environment ends when it comes to reusable bum wipes.

At least it does for me. Some things are meant to be disposable, and bum wipes are one of them.

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 04/01/2026 17:14

Happyher · 04/01/2026 16:26

How many people obsessing over wipes have pets who never wipe their arse unless skidding across the carpet counts

This has to be the funniest thread in ages

I don’t have pets precisely for this reason.

Tattiana · 04/01/2026 17:14

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 04/01/2026 17:14

I don’t have pets precisely for this reason.

Same!! Dogs sitting their bare arses on the couch 🤢