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I have occasional bathroom issues caused by food sensitivities (damn your delicious yet toxic nature, nacho cheese).

These bathroom issues involves pooping a bunch of times in one day. The frequent pooping and wiping severely irritate my poor butthole, aggravating hemorrhoids and anal fissures.

I know lots of people around here swear by the miracle of bidets, but before I start shopping around, I'm wondering if there are any naysayers out there who just don't like bidets, along with why that's the case.

Bonus question: how do I use a bidet? Most of the instructions I've found are a bit delicate about the details. Anyone want to give me a detailed description of how and what to do?

My swollen, bloody anus thanks you.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This might sound gross, but in our culture, we use a bottle of water and our hands to rinse and wipe. can't get any cleaner than that. and yes, we ofc wash our hands thoroughly afterwards.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not gross at all, just unfamiliar to many of us.

Could I ask, would a bidet be comfortable for you to use or would you prefer a pot or bottle of water in any case?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Indian/southeast Asian cultures people have rules for that - you only use your left hand to wash your butt and only use your right hand for food.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Same here, but ...
I'm a lefty... so there's that 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I do have a bidet, kind of... it's one of those attachments you assemble onto the toilet seat. And I surely do prefer it bc of the convenience.

When I'm on vacation thou, I get myself a bottle.

In public toilets, I wetten some toilet paper beforehand and use that after I'm finished dry-wiping.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know you're not wrong, I just don't think I could ever get my hand involved in that. I've seen portable ones, that are what you describe. I've also seen what look like the sprayers we have on our kitchen sinks, all the way to the crazy Toto ones that are part of the actual toilet itself.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's really not any different than washing off mud from your skin.

Also, before we got old enough to do it ourselves, our moms used to rinse our butts after we had finished pooping.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know. I logically do. I get it. BUT there is a huge mental block for me on that one.

FWIW I wasn't trying to be rude, or an asshole.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

All good, mate! 😂

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have long nails so I have no idea how that would work for me. And what do you do in a public toilet? I'm imagining a lot of poopy hands touching doors! Nothing wrong with the way you do it if it works for you though.