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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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RhaenysRocks · 07/01/2026 23:29

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 07/01/2026 21:08

I am very well aware of that! 🤦‍♀️
I just can’t see what the problem is with washing off the bacteria that IS avoidable.
I do not understand how people can be ok with having smelly arses.
Because if it’s not actually washed off in some fashion, then it smells.

No, it doesn't. That's really it.

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 07/01/2026 23:41

RhaenysRocks · 07/01/2026 23:29

No, it doesn't. That's really it.

Are you for real??
Shit stinks.
End of story.

Would you lick your partner’s arse that just had a poo and didn’t wash but just wiped with toilet paper?
I certainly wouldn’t 🤮

Would I lick my husband’s arse after a poo, IF he had had a proper wash? With soap and water/washcloth or a shower?

YES. And I’ve done so many’s a time.
He loves it. And I’m happy to please him.

(Hope that puts paid to the notion that I’m somehow uncomfortable with my body/uptight about sex etc.
I’m the absolute opposite. Anything goes, pretty much.
So long as the relevant body parts are freshly washed!)

RhaenysRocks · 08/01/2026 07:33

But there IS no shit on my or my partners arse if we have wiped sufficiently and both of us can and do. I don't actually ask him for proof that he's showered since having his last poo and I know he won't have done most times in the case of peeing and blow jobs, assuming he's we've been at a restaurant or whatever. My point is not that it doesn't stink, but that there is none on you are able to use loo roll perfectly well. Which we are. I'm not going to debate microbial sized particles. I don't care about that in the context of sexual content or "eew" because I'm not 6 years old. Human bodies are not sterile.

MagicStarrz · 08/01/2026 10:52

Womaninhouse17 · 07/01/2026 21:00

Bacteria IS unavoidable though. You are teeming with bacteria and you'd probably be dead if you weren't!

Yes that doesn't mean we shouldn't wash at all...

MagicStarrz · 08/01/2026 10:53

RhaenysRocks · 08/01/2026 07:33

But there IS no shit on my or my partners arse if we have wiped sufficiently and both of us can and do. I don't actually ask him for proof that he's showered since having his last poo and I know he won't have done most times in the case of peeing and blow jobs, assuming he's we've been at a restaurant or whatever. My point is not that it doesn't stink, but that there is none on you are able to use loo roll perfectly well. Which we are. I'm not going to debate microbial sized particles. I don't care about that in the context of sexual content or "eew" because I'm not 6 years old. Human bodies are not sterile.

Sterile and clean are two different things. I don't think my body is sterile but I do aim to be clean...

PricklesLikely · 08/01/2026 11:51

Interesting marketing going on here for the unnecessary product. Lots of mentions. I don’t like this kind of free selling on what is meant to be a chat forum.

RhaenysRocks · 08/01/2026 13:00

MagicStarrz · 08/01/2026 10:53

Sterile and clean are two different things. I don't think my body is sterile but I do aim to be clean...

As do I, but as the endless laundry threads on here show, that isn't an objective scale. So I guess we'll just find the level we're happy with.

MagicStarrz · 08/01/2026 13:48

@PricklesLikely If it's the one I think you mean then I wouldn't actually recommend it. Water is better.

@RhaenysRocks That's not what your previous post said and not what I was responding to...

I bet many of these people who don't wash their bottoms wear thongs as well 🤢

Serpentstooth · 08/01/2026 13:53

Use the bidet. Its not just for washing your feet.

Topseyt123 · 08/01/2026 14:54

Serpentstooth · 08/01/2026 13:53

Use the bidet. Its not just for washing your feet.

Many household bathrooms in the UK do not have a bidet. They are less common here than in Europe and some other countries.

My mother has one, but she's the only one I know of. She had to order it specially.

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 08/01/2026 17:53

MagicStarrz · 08/01/2026 10:53

Sterile and clean are two different things. I don't think my body is sterile but I do aim to be clean...

This is what people on here are just not getting!
🤦‍♀️🤣
Thank God to find someone sensible!!

MassiveBackstory · 08/01/2026 18:20

The thing I don’t like is that, whether you use a bidet or have a shower, particles of faeces are going down the plug hole INSIDE YOUR HOUSE. I prefer to go at the end of the garden, clean with a hose, and wipe with a bleach-soaked towel that I then burn. I move house every couple of weeks to have a fresh garden too.

Allseeingallknowing · 08/01/2026 18:57

MassiveBackstory · 08/01/2026 18:20

The thing I don’t like is that, whether you use a bidet or have a shower, particles of faeces are going down the plug hole INSIDE YOUR HOUSE. I prefer to go at the end of the garden, clean with a hose, and wipe with a bleach-soaked towel that I then burn. I move house every couple of weeks to have a fresh garden too.

That’s not enough, you need to move to another country where jugs of water and bum cloths are the norm!

Serpentstooth · 08/01/2026 21:02

Topseyt123 · 08/01/2026 14:54

Many household bathrooms in the UK do not have a bidet. They are less common here than in Europe and some other countries.

My mother has one, but she's the only one I know of. She had to order it specially.

The OP has a bidet.

suburburban · 08/01/2026 22:30

I don’t think I’ll be licking dh bum hole ever, I must lead a sheltered life

Allseeingallknowing · 09/01/2026 14:16

suburburban · 08/01/2026 22:30

I don’t think I’ll be licking dh bum hole ever, I must lead a sheltered life

Agree- can’t get the image out of my head!

HorrorAndHaagenDazs · 09/01/2026 14:25

Bamboo TP and then finish with Wype gel or a baby wipe.

Id love a bidet. but no room for one in the bathroom unfortunately.

KimberleyClark · 09/01/2026 16:25

suburburban · 08/01/2026 22:30

I don’t think I’ll be licking dh bum hole ever, I must lead a sheltered life

Me neither.

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 09/01/2026 17:51

Allseeingallknowing · 09/01/2026 14:16

Agree- can’t get the image out of my head!

🤣 it’s not something I’d ever have envisaged doing either, but there you go 🤦‍♀️🤣
Must have had a few drinks 🙃

JHound · 09/01/2026 17:54

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 😬

I have always hated the loo roll only concept. I love being in the ME where bidets and those shower hose things are the norm in toilets. I use a HappyPo which is ok, better than dry tissue and without the risks of wet toilet tissue but I still want a proper bidet - when I have my own place that is the first thing I am doing.

YANBU.

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 09/01/2026 17:55

suburburban · 08/01/2026 22:30

I don’t think I’ll be licking dh bum hole ever, I must lead a sheltered life

🤣 wasn’t exactly on my to do list either, tbh 🤦‍♀️
Must have been fortified with wine or something 🤣

It’s perfectly doable if the recipient is PRISTINE and trust me, he loved it. The payback was worth it. 🙃🙌

I don’t fancy anyone doing it to me tbh, but lots of guys like arse play of some sort 🤷‍♀️

JHound · 09/01/2026 17:56

Borborygmus · 04/01/2026 14:02

My plumber said it’s fine to flush two at a time.

That story has people flushing sanitary towels and NAPPIES?!

I cannot imagine!

JHound · 09/01/2026 17:59

SwayingInTime · 04/01/2026 14:07

Basic pump top body lotion next to the loo - we use Neutrogena or whatever is on offer.

But getting a bidet gun with refit, I agree.

Oh that’s what they are called “bidet guns” - thanks!

JHound · 09/01/2026 18:07

Whydontyoujustfuckoff · 05/01/2026 21:31

I beg your pardon?
Just because I use soap differently, doesn’t mean that I’m argumentative.

For your information, I think the way you do it is really weird.
It’s a bit like pouring shampoo into your hands and lathering it up then putting it on your hair.

Why not just apply it directly?

Genuine question. I really don’t understand rubbing soapy hands on your body when you can rub the soap on yourself and apply a decent amount of pressure.

This is fascinating regarding applying soap direct to body or to hands.

I do neither - I apply soap to a washcloth! 😄

JHound · 09/01/2026 18:09

MassiveBackstory · 08/01/2026 18:20

The thing I don’t like is that, whether you use a bidet or have a shower, particles of faeces are going down the plug hole INSIDE YOUR HOUSE. I prefer to go at the end of the garden, clean with a hose, and wipe with a bleach-soaked towel that I then burn. I move house every couple of weeks to have a fresh garden too.

We need the laugh react back!