How do you not drip back onto it? Do you use paper too? How is it okay for me to use the same one right after Typhoid Larry? Doesn’t poo go everywhere?
It just seems so weird.
I mean, you share a toilet bowl with Typhoid Larry already. The bidet isn’t going to be worse than that!
And honestly, they’re the best thing ever! Sometimes it drips, but that’s just like getting out of the shower, except with much less water. You can wipe off the drops with toilet paper, or you can just not bother. I’ll do that if I’m going straight to bed for example, or if I’m putting on running gear etc that I’m going to sweat into anyway
I reeeeeally recommend drying off after. Anyone who is prone to UTIs like I am, please dry off each time…
Doesn’t poo go everywhere?
Not sure what you mean, but might be a misunderstanding. It’s not sucking water out of the bowl. It’s spraying a jet of fresh water. Some will even warm it up for you. 😁😌
Yeah ever pressure wash anything muddy? It gets everywhere
That’s a wide flat surface not a butt crack
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?
That makes sense, but it’s the mechanics we’re asking about here. Like, how do you aim it? How do you dry off?
Like, how do you aim it?
The generic and basic ones you might have to sit in a slightly different position depending on where you sit, but the more expensive ones have an arm that you can move forward or backward to aim where you need it. I use it almost all the way forward, husband uses it most of the way back.
How do you dry off?
Ours has a fan - you can adjust how warm the air is and how hard it blows (I don’t like it too warm because it feels like it burns my asshole). You use the fan to get as dry as you want to - a lot like the machines that dry your hands at public restrooms, actually. When you’re done, you’re either dry enough to pull up your pants and wash your hands, or you use a lot less tp to dry the last few droplets.
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?
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
How easy is it to get your asshole into the stream? Does it spray your butt and you need to reposition?
Yes, I need to move around a bit to hit the mark, and generally ensure full coverage. Not sure how much I’m over doing it, but it works for me. Totally feel like I’m slumming any time I’m forced to use a toilet without one, now.
It’s a focused stream. You can usually position them forward / back on the bidet, then you just wiggle until your butt is clean.
Seriously the best thing ever. Get one.
If the key is centered correctly (a 2 minute job) then you instinctively position yourself when you sit down.
You can get a simple one that goes on your toilet. Turn dial, water hits, you pat dry and feel a million times cleaner. Most people that try them once get it. Just ask yourself if you would use water if you knew poop was smeared on any other part of your body
Idk… I’ve tried them twice; once while traveling abroad and once in a friend’s bathroom, but I don’t care for the sensation much. It’s always shocking to me to get sprayed right in the bhole with quickly-moving water. I keep trying them as I come across them, but they haven’t sold me yet.
Follow up question for those with ass hair: how long does it stay damp?
Ass hair removal is a thing. Just sayin.
It doesn’t because I dry off with toilet paper
I don’t use public bidets, but the one I have at home I would say is critical to my quality of life.
I have no idea about public bidets, but I have a cheap one in my home and there is a “wash nozzle” option which causes it to spray itself down with similar water pressure to what it uses on my asshole.
Does poo go everywhere when you shower? It’s like a small wash for your ass, but the stream is very concentrated so doesn’t splash. The water isn’t pulled from the bowl, but from the water tank. It gets your ass actually clean, which paper alone never does, you still use like one sheet of paper afterwards. I used one in Japan, and now I’m intending to replace my toilet, it’s like the difference between hand washing clothes and using a washer dryer in terms of revolution to me.
There are a number of videos on how to use a bidet but one of the best resources is Tushy.
For reference I have this one: https://a.co/d/94y5ID3
You use it while still seated so the water drips back into the toilet bowl; no mess there
I do use paper too to dry or further cleaning if needed
If you look at the 3rd picture on the link above you’ll see that the sprayer lowers down while spraying and then retracts back behind a guard; I’ve never seen the guard or sprayer themselves get dirty from general toilet use
No, the water pressure isn’t so intense that it would scatter debris everywhere
I first used one at a friend’s house and found it does a far better job cleaning compared to just paper alone and would certainly recommend giving it a try
Very simple, it works just like a sink, only you can sit on it. Some have a hose to make washing easier. Older models shoot water straight upwards like a fountain, but they all have a drain like a sink.
And you wipe first, so whatever falls into the bowl is small enough to be dissolved and passes through the drain.
It’s ok to use after Typhoid Larry the same it is ok to use the sink after him. It’s not a pressure washer so shouldn’t be making a huge mess unless you are particularly clumsy. And btw, they’re usually in private bathrooms so unless Larry is your housemate then it’s likely just you using it.
If it’s that weird for you, you can also just try stepping into the shower to rinse and wash your bum; only downside is that you’d need to towel dry your legs as well.
Been doing this for years now.
I’m going to explain how an Italian bidet works, I don’t know if you’re referring to some other kind of bidet (e.g. the pressure washers).
You do your thing, then you lightly clean yourself with paper. Don’t waste too much paper, just one pass or two will suffice.
Then you get up from the toilet bowl and go on the bidet. In Italy, it’s always next to the toilet bowl so you don’t have to walk around like a maniac. The best way to sit on the toilet is to “ride it” as if it was a horse (so you face the water).
You open the water, maybe you wait for it to become warm (it depends on the kind of heating system you have in your home, sometimes it takes longer to come out warm). Then you get some soap (we use a specific kind of delicate liquid soap that we call “intimate soap” in Italian). You apply the soap to your private parts and you rinse using the water.
After you’ve finished cleaning, you dry youself using a personal towel. This is important: you don’t share your bidet towel with anybody. We usually use a smaller kind of towel.
And that’s how an Italian uses a bidet.
And a nice username as well
You left out the bow at the end.
would this be like, only in your own home? or would you be carrying the bidet towel around with you when in public?
No of course only in your home. If you’re visiting someone else for some days they’ll give you a bidet towel. If you’re just outside well… you’ll just use your toilet paper. Some people will use the bidet anyway and dry with toilet paper, but that’s a bit annoying.
We don’t poo in public toilets.
Is this the towel suggested in the hitchhikers guide?
