• Pondis@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I am not a user, but I am bidet-curious. I can’t see how a gentle spray of water can clean poop from my hairy ass cheeks. Unless it’s like a pressure washer. Which I also don’t want.

    Or is it just a starter and you finish with paper?

    • watty@lemm.ee
      1·
      21 hours ago

      Even a minimally featured bidet will at least soften things up and make wiping more effective.

      I used a tushy bidet to start, which is pretty cheap and easy to get going and get comfortable with it. I would recommend the warm water options, but you need to have a sink nearby to steal the warm water from. Fancier warm water bidets have an instant water heater, so you don’t need a hot water tap, just power.

      I have since upgraded to one with all the features, and here’s how my process typically goes:

      1. Sit down on heated seat
      2. Push out what I can
      3. Using the remote, turn on low pressure heated water with pulsating mode. I can also move the spray back/forth with the remote to get everything.
      4. Switch to high pressure for a moment. That has enough pressure to get up in there a bit, which seems to lubricate/soften any parts that didn’t come out through sheer effort earlier.
      5. Pause, push out one more time
      6. Go back to low pressure to tidy up
      7. Turn on blow dryer for a bit, or dry off with TP if I’m in a hurry.
    • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
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      4 days ago

      Also. That first wipe can be quite a thing. You can always start with the bulk wipe. But you’ve never been cleaner than with a bidet.

      Asian people have culture shock, when they move to Australia, due to no bidet, and having to smudge poop with paper.