to think it wrong not to wash everyday?

[happyclappy]

I went to see my GP yesterday, I have some eczema on my legs and the usual creams are not doing the trick. he asked if I wash/ take a shower everyday, I said of corse, and he advised me to keep it to once a week! AIBU? instead of prescribing me some steroid cream which will ease the itching enough, so i can control it with moisturiser, he gives me useless advise which I'm not going to follow.
but seriously who would only wash their body onlt once a week?

well I know someone who DOES shower everyday, and my god - I wish they'd bloody wear deodorant as they fucking stink.

So bad I thought DS3 had done a poo and kept checking his nappy for about 1 1/2hrs until I realised it wasn't him..........

happyclappy - was that to me?
Did you miss the bit about washing thoroughly....

YABU. If you don't give it a try, how do you know it's useless advice? How do you know it's not the cause of your problems? Anyone with dry skin should not be getting it wet every day. You can wash the other bits of you without getting the dry bits wet.

pagwatch I'd call a shower or a bath a thorough wash, anything done in a bowl is just a cat lick, I couldn't imagine putting clean clothes on to a dirty body.
whats so wrong with that?

So OP, how do you feel about sharing bathwater? (not that I'm offering LOL)

it depends who with GB I often have a bath with ds (18MO) now that he's stopped pooing in it DH usually gets in after us, then we're all washed for the night.

What if you were someone who went to the gym or running everyday?

You have to shower or bathe.

I'm still trying to figure out how you wash your bits well with just a sink and not manage to splodge water on the floor.

Or your feet.

And with the lack of mixer taps here, it means you're using the same bowl of water to wash all that.

Eeewww.

sinkful of soapy water and a flannel, standing on a towel , I would guess?

yes expat definatly eeeewwww you'd need disposable wipes, so wipe and throw, but then thats just silly and a waste

same bowl of water?

you mean like a bath?!!

what's the difference?!!

Steriod cream is still not a permanent solution whoever suggested just getting the cream. It will cure the symptoms for now but you can't use it for more than a week or so so if the cure isn't established (stopping certain products, not using as much water on your body etc) you will go through this cycle and risk damaging your skin long term through steriod use.

As for the teeth thing, they will do their teeth in the morning every couple of days. Weird...Surely the evening brush is the most important? Don't get it.

Expat
By using flannel that aren´t dripping wet?

Baths are nasty, too, compo, I agree. Unless it's one of those for relaxation purposes, to soak in after your quick shower.

I'm a shower person myself.

Filling some damn sink with water and wringing out one flannel that's to use on all bits and standing on a towel is a faff when you can be in and out of a shower in a minute or so, depending on how long your hair is.

lol

yes i do agree really

unless your shaved down there its all a bit grim

OFFS when you are old and infirm you may not have the choice! Having washed many old folks in their own homes, I can assure you it is perfectly possible not to drip water everywhere. Stand or squat in the (empty) bath if you must (and think yourself lucky you can climb in and out by yourself.)

YANBU, I completely agree, peopel who don't wash everyday smell. yuk. I can't believe your GP told you to only wash once a week!

The longest, faffiest bit for me is blumming body lotion afterward. My skin would dry up and fall off without it. (That and hair drying.) The actual shower bit I love!

That's assuming I get to be old and infirm.

Don't think so because I don't want to be.

Will do like my dad and his brother and stop taking my hypertension and/or heart meds and let nature take its course.

Or go back to drinking and smoking. Probably both.

Least I won't die ponging!

Why not try jojoba oil whilst your skin is still moist, Mrs? It's much akin to sebum in composition and never goes rancid.

Can't bear soap, won't have it in the house except for handwash. Shampoo washes everything (except for face which I never get wet, I use facial wipes.)

That's a good idea Expat, I might try that. I do shower every day (9 times out of 10) but the post shower bit is such a faff!

Haven't read all the posts, only first page, but water is often an eczema trigger. I know from very bitter experience that water can be the single strongest cause factor in eczema. This was discovered after years of strange diets, cutting out foods, investing in de-humidifiers, humidifiers, avoiding grasses, pets, cleaning agents etc etc. Nope, it was water that was the main culprit.