YSK: Installing a bidet attachment to your toilet is super easy and probably cleaner than using toilet paper.

I'm from the US. While I have travelled to locales where they are commonplace, I never actually tried one. When lockdown and the tp crisis started, however, I purchased one online. I now hate having to use any lavatory that doesn't have a bidet.

Q - Doesn't it feel weird? A - No. Some people are worried that it may feel sexual. It doesn't. It's just a localized shower on your ass, which is something you hopefully do regularly.

Q - Won't it just push detritus away from the epicenter and make a mess? A - It can, if the bidet has narrow spray. Mine does this. Just do a quick shimmy that makes the jet draw a decreasing radius spiral.

Q - Doesn't everything get wet? A - Some bidets have air dryers, but in the absence of, yes. Keep tp in the lav to address this. The quick wipe to address this still saves a ton of tp.

Some people are worried that it may feel sexual.

I... did not know this was a concern? lol
- I should clarify that I live in a remote area where a lot of people are homophobes. Anything directed towards one's ass is, as the kids would say, sus af to these folks.
- I have to say I do LIKE the feeling of the jet hitting my sphincter. I mean it's not full hunnnrrrr but it is ...pleasent
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Ok first thank you for your insight. Second, your name made me lol.

Imagine you get your hands covered in sticky filth. Do you wash them at a sink or just wipe them off with some paper and call it good?

Why do any different for your ass?

Because your ass does literally nothing else all day, but your hands touch things like food etc. I'd say it was more like getting shit on your leg. Do you wipe it off or just wait until you next have a shower?

That said I love the idea of bidets, I'm just terrified it'll get my underwear and clothes wet while being cold and unpleasant.
- " I'm just terrified it'll get my underwear and clothes wet while being cold and unpleasant." I've never had this issue.
Wash them with soap and water and scrub them then dry them with a towel.

And also saves trees

I'll never understand how people live without a bidet.

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I wonder whether you meant "bidet shower" or "bidet" (meant as a stand-alone additional sanitary equipment for a toilet room).

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Scored myself a bidet during that TP shortage at the beginning of COVID lockdown and it’s been a game changer. Get one because your butt will especially thank you after a spicy Thai or Indian night. Spicy poo and mud butt? What are those?

I still use TP, but it’s now for drying off.

I've thought of getting at least a portable Bidet for a while (I rent, so can't really install a proper bidet). How easy are they to install?

it's an easy install and easy uninstall.

Alternatively, installing a faucet near the toilet and placing bucket and dipper (locally it's tabo) is great. Common in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabo_(hygiene))

I got a Tushy classic bidet a year ago. It is amazing! For anyone out there that uses more toilet paper than you think you should, gets a raw bum from wiping, or wants to get three times cleaner, a bidet is for you. I'm a dude, but also my wife loves it. Honestly, one of the best purchases per dollar I have ever made and one that reminds me daily.

If you got poop on your hands, what do you think will get you cleaner? Couple of wipes with toilet paper or rinsing in the sink with water.

You should also know that if you do this, when you go on vacation you are going to have one seriously sore butthole until you get home again.

I mean at least in Europe when you use a bidet you use soap and then still dry a few times with tp. These contraptions are good to soften the ass crud but you'll still need to wipe it off with tp.

Please God, I beg you all to do this. I mean no disrespect to y'all at all.

I have been using a bidet/health faucet/Jet spray all my life. I was so shocked and disgusted when I found out people in the west used toilet paper 🤢🤢

I've used toilet paper a few times in emergencies and I've regretted it everytime. The difference between water and paper in cleaning your butt is so vast.

I did some travels in places where bidets are common, here's my take:

Egypt - basically a brass pipe targeted at your hole, everyone shitting oh it - no for me
Italy - standalone, you have to jump over - impractical, takes too much space
Japan/Korea - toilets from space, heated seat warm, water and dryer - comfy, but you need electricity, and if it fails, expensive
Finland - a shower attached to the toilet's water intake - just cold water, but it's fine, that's the easiest to install and use

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You can get seat spacers on Amazon.

Does anyone know what options exist for those who rent? I just have a travel attachment but it's more annoying to fill it up every time.

This is what I have: https://www.amazon.com/RinseWorks-Aquaus-Handheld-Sprayer-Toilet/dp/B076HYRKNC

Made in the US and NSF certified.

ok.....I'm intrigued. I've actually been using my kid's baby wipes because really, anything is better than dry TP. Looking at some options on Costco, seems the cheapy is just a hand-held thing for $80, then the seat-integrated ones are around $300 and up. Is the seat integration worthwhile? What about water temp? Is it basically a cold-shot to the butthole? That'll wake me up, no doubt.

I thought the cold shot to the hole was going to be horrible, but it's actually a little refreshing.
- Huh....OK more intrigued. I can't say I've had that experience. FOMO is building.

I keep seeing bidets recommended. Ive thought about getting one, but I'm not sure.

Are there any vagina owners here that can testify to them? I'm worried it will just spray poop up into my bits.

My girlfriend loves the bidet. You will not spray poop up into your bits but I get your concern. We also have a dial, on ours, to change the angle to vagina-mode. Great for periods, allegedly, but it blasts me in the balls if I don't notice.

My favorite pro-bidet argument from chainsawsuit.com

.....you dont wash your hands?
- That's exactly the comparison that the comic strip is making. People are okay with just using tissue in one situation but not in others.
- .... you don't wash your butt?
  
  Your point is also the point of the comic: saying that you've rubbed dry paper on your butthole and that makes it "clean" is analagous to getting poop on your hands and doing the same.
  
  You wash your hands; you should also wash your butt: so get a bidet.

After going to Japan, I ordered a genuine Toto washlet (warm water, heated, drying, all sort of goodies) and gave it to my wife for Christmas.

It's her favourite Christmas gift ever, even after almost a decade. The only gift that still gets daily use :). We had a problem with it a few years back and sent to the North American service centre. Flat rate for a complete refurbish. Awesome!

hold up ! Do they all have drying on them?
- I think all of the Toto washlets do?

As someone from outside the West, the idea of just wiping with a tissue paper, and not using a bidet or its equivalent grosses me out tbh.