I’m new to the bidet scene, and this one has me slightly confounded. Should I install a new towel rack next to the toilet? Should my wife and I share the towel? Do you wipe first? There are so many unanswered questions in the ways of bidet-ing!

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    3 months ago

    Spray with bidet then dry with toilet paper. Why are people so confounded by these things? Have y’all never used water to bathe before?

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      3 months ago
      1. Because it’s a funny haha bathroom post

      2. if you have to wipe with toilet paper anyway, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of having a bidet?

      3. Actually I’m a lemmy user, I use Arch btw, live in my mom’s basement, I’ve never been on a date and I never go outside. Of course I’ve never used water to bathe before.

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        2 months ago

        if you have to wipe with toilet paper anyway, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of having a bidet?

        No. The purpose of the bidet is to properly clean your posterior which cannot be achieved with toilet paper alone. Also the amount of toilet paper needed to dry is lower than the amount needed to ‘clean’

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          3 months ago

          My response is always “if you get shit on your hand, do you just rub it with some paper and call it a day?” Usually people get it at that point.

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            3 months ago

            No such thing as a flushable wipes. It’s just defective marketing. Plus there is no need to use one after the bidet. Toilet paper is perfectly fine to dry.

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              3 months ago

              yeah they definitely need to improve degradation time, but there absolutely is reason to use them instead of TP.

              I don’t use all the time but tried them during recovery based on the recommendation of the surgeon that removed my hemorrhoids.

              significantly easier on the healing bum than tp was, bidet gets most of it but you’re not 100% clean every time.

              (I don’t think I’ve ever not had to wipe a time or two even after lots of movement and higher pressure on bidet. wipes clean better than tp, and bidet just doesn’t get everything unless you’re one of those lucky people that wouldn’t use much tp anyway)

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        3 months ago

        two sheets versus a couple of giant wads? You’re definitely reducing your TP usage.

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        3 months ago

        Tell you what. You drop a nice creamy dump on your floor, then try to get it clean with dry toilet paper. Let us know how it goes.