When you touch something dirty, do you feel cleaner when you wipe your hands off with paper or when you wash them under a sink?
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That makes sense, but it’s the mechanics we’re asking about here. Like, how do you aim it? How do you dry off?
It's fixed so you may have to move a little bit it's not a big deal. I drip dry for a minute or two and then dry off with toilet paper.
How do you keep from pooping on it when you have one of those days?
You generally don't. The nozzles retract so they're way up by the seat. I think in 5 years of having a bidet I've had to clean poop of the fixture (not the nozzle) once, and that's with someone with IBS in the house.
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I was always confused about the usefulness of bidets because I was taught to wipe with wetted tp at least once while wiping.
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I've had this bidet over 8 years and it's still working great. You won't want to go back to anything less. https://a.co/d/bMXpotx
I can't speak for the specifics of how to use bidets, but in my experience the general idea is to use them to supplement your daily hygiene rather than as a replacement for toilet paper.
Where I come from (the Mediterranean), it's not customary to take a shower or a bath every single day. Personally, it's not possible because the frequent exposure to hot water dries out my skin and worsens my eczema. So the bidet is useful for keeping my private parts clean every day in absence of a full-body wash.
It's basically a mini bathtub for your crotch. You don't get into the shower every time you take a shit. Or do you?
I’d like to piggyback on this question and ask: if the bidet is in the toilet bowl, doesn’t it get dirty while you’re shitting?
It’s not directly under you
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