To think loo roll is not enough

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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 😬

This is where the product Wype is needed. I've been using it for around a year, it's basically a pump gel you put on toilet roll, wipe and put down the loo.

Gentle, fragrance free and lasts ages.

It depends. Sorry for the TMI, but if you have soft poos or heavy periods and have pubic hair, then you will need a wipe, but if you have none of those, you may not.
I will also say that just wetting normal toilet paper doesn't work as it disintegrates so you need a wipe or a bidet or a bum gun or similar.

After a huge bowel movement?

Yeah I use cheeky wipes after a number 2. I'd love bidet.

I started using a jug of water by the toilet recently like they do in other cultures, much better than wet wipes. My kids use wet wipes but they go in the bin.

How do you use it without getting water everywhere?

I think Wype instigated this thread, and OP is on commission
PSA- about 6 paged back someone posted a DIY recipe

to those saying you shouldn't need extensive wiping, I can only assume you are not vegetarian

For me, i'd rather a disposable wipe. (Always binned not flushed) as I've said I had a stroke last year & it's left me unable to use my dominant hand, very very fatigued & finding lots of things difficult & exhausting.

using a flannel (getting it wet & wringing it out so I don't drench the floor/my clothing would take a lot of time/energy & that's before the washing it out after & storing it until a suitable load of laundry is done then hanging them out Then bringing them in folding & putting them away etc. it's just too much when
i can use a disposable wipe & bin it.

i tried buying some small reusable face wipes, but couldn't use them at the time. I'll try again next summer (laundry is a bit Jess difficult) if the moisturiser on toilet isier doesn't work for me).

its not ideal, but it's a tiny amount (1-2 per day) compared to people using them for babies nappies & to wipe down high chairs & tables etc

Oh no please no flannel chat…

Ooh, err, matron

I find the toilet paper (Andrex so not cheap stuff) disintegrates & I hate quilted paper which might cope better with the water

I have a handheld electric bidet. It’s amazing.

I'm starting to think Mumsnet needs a board dedicated to flannel-related chat

there used to be a spray called Fresh-Exx. Was great.
Couldn't find it, so now i make my own from a mix of water, witch hazel and a bit of baby oil. Spray it on the loo roll and then flush.

Question for the bidet users: how? consistency sometimes means that a squirt just wouldn't cut it. So do you have to get in there with your hand? a sponge?

Yeah. My medication definitely has changed things.

It took a few goes! Google 'how to use a lota.' (That's the jug some cultures use.) You just sit forward on the toilet and pour it slowly down to rinse into the loo. Use left hand to make sure it's all gone and obviously wash hands with soap afterwards. You can also lean back and pour from the front to make sure nothing has collected there! People who have been doing it all their lives can probably do it very efficiently without getting water everywhere!
Dry afterwards with paper. Instead of a jug I also have an old squirty shampoo bottle with the label removed. Doubles up as an alternative to a loo brush when the kids make a mess!

Just back from France and Germany and I noticed there's even more places now that ask you to not put anything except bodily excretions in the toilets.

Ok so we're used to not flushing tampons here but this is a request to put any toilet paper used into the bin. Must admit as someone who suffers from IBS I found this a step too far. Easy enough when you've had a small wee and used a tiny amount of toilet paper but not when you've been doing something major and need several rounds of paper to clean up.

DH from the Middle East and a bidet gun was the first thing installed in our totally unrenovated house!! He thinks the British are appalingly unhygienic 😂 he did marry me though. I am now a convert of course!

Nah, you dry with toilet paper

Then stop it. Killers are no better than plasters or tights!!

I agree!!!

No wipes are flushable - no matter what it says on the packet. We use Wype gel with toilet roll and it is great.

You should flush only paper pee and poo.

Please watch this if you flush wipes

Mine always did (but I didn't appreciate it) until I had a stroke last year now the medication I'm on has changed that 🙇🏻‍♀️🥲

I was always taught to wash my bottom after a poo... taught my kids same. We all do that in our family.. siblings.. neices etc.. only time you can't really is public loos.. unless you use a dissbled....if you have an early morning poo .. so much better... better than a sink .
Both my ex husbands did the same.. never really thought about it.. just thought most people do.🤷‍♀️