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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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[-] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 67 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’ve got me some IBS, and have had a raw asshole on several occasions from the multi-poops.

Got a cold water model off Amazon for under $100, and love it. Not too much of a pain to install, and once it’s set it works great.

How I Use It

I lean forward so the cheeks open up like a delicate flower, then I turn the knob until I get a nice steady firehose blasting my asshole. I then shift my weight so the water runs along my crack, power washing each side in turn, then return to center for a final rinse of the dirty mud hole. If my butt’s a tingling from my unholy addiction to hot peppers, I might linger a bit to let the cool water soothe the pain, before finally turning off the water.

After a few seconds of dripping, it’s time for the paper. Grab a sheet or two and give a wipe, see if there’s any residue left. If so, keep wiping till it’s gone as usual, but using like 1/3 the paper you’d normally use for the same job. Now there’s no more raw asshole unless I get the shits at work and have to wipe with the literal tree bark they call toilet paper.

[-] knightry@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago
[-] nieceandtows@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

I try to wipe after bidet, and the paper disintegrates and sticks to my ass in a million pieces. What am I doing wrong?

[-] weedwhacking@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Since you’ll be using way less TP overall, go for the nice thick 2-3 ply with ripples it’s worth the extra cost, especially since the main purpose of the TP is now drying off instead of cleaning up.

Once you become a bidet pro and feel confident in your ability to be squeaky clean each time (I’m not afraid to go in there with some soap as if I’m in the shower after a particularly messy movement) you can opt for cutting up old undies and using them as reusable/washable towels to dry off with and stop using toilet paper all together.

[-] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Might be your toilet paper. My wife and I have settled on the ruffled paper as the ideal balance between softness and durability.

[-] JoBo@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Get better toilet paper and/or use more sheets.

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