This could be an appliance, a general life principle, whatever!

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    A bidet. Now, now, hear my out. I was like you once. My butthole was always raw and itchy and dirty. And who can blame me? I was rubbing paper on my asshole! DAILY! SOMETIMES MORE! I was a mess, folks. But then I found purification. I found hydration. I found spraying my asshole with water! And my life was transformed. No more itchiness. No more skidmarks. In the shower of the bidet, I was cleansed.

    No, but seriously, wash your butthole. And don't just spray and be done, shift that booty, get all the angles. You will be amazed at how much less negative pooping becomes in your life if you've got like sensitive digestion or something. Spray it down, dab it dry with TP and unless you've got a serious case of all day diarrhea or something most of your butthole related issues will be solved.

    • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      I second this. Biggest drawback is how much more travel sucks once you get one, because you'll have to revert to TP :(

    • Notcontenttobequiet [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I just want to say, if you buy one and if you hook up the hot water, do NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES use the plastic tubing included for the hot water. Use metal tubing. The hot water tube melted and flooded our house! Thank goodness due to my partner being home and quick action we were able to mitigate the damage.

      Do your research on brands and don't use plastic tubing!!

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Holy shit, that didn't even occur to me. Some people complain about cold water, but idk, it doesn't bother me. Typically i find a bit of a cold splash on my ass refreshing after what I just put it through. But I suppose if I was up north where it gets really cold, it might be another story.

      • ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any]
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        2 years ago

        God, we're moving out in a month, now I'm paranoid. The water valve underneath our sink in won't fully close anymore so I can't uninstall myself unless the whole apartment complex loses water for some reason - we're just leaving it for the landlord to deal with (it was a fairly cheap bidet), but I'm prob going to lose some sleep over this, since we're leaving for a vacation over the 4th....

    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      I’ve been having some serious poop issues lately, where I’ve been pooping like 4 times a day and my butthole gets absolutely raw even with my nice TP. I should consider getting one of those

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        life changing, seriously. Even better than wet wipes. Just removes all the friction out of the equation.

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        You gotta dab it, don't wipe. If it's still breaking apart you made need some better paper. I use charmin (i think) and don't typically have problems, but my friends have some bargain bin thin stuff and it breaks apart pretty easily. The bright side of having to use more expensive paper is you don't use as much. I've thought about using a plain hand towel that I would just wash regularly, but I'm not at that level of trusting my butt's cleanliness yet. I mean, it's not any different than showering after pooping and using my regular towel to dry off, but in my head it's weird.