Now I understand the hype.

This is something I’ve been wanting to do for years honestly. As you all know, here in America we wipe with cheeseburgers and bald eagles. But I can’t begin to count how many times I’ve heard or read someone extolling the virtues of the bidet, usually from a European or a converted ‘Murcan.

So I finally decided it was time…began reading product reviews, found a brand new one for cheap on an auction site but…I misjudged the fit for my particular toilet. So that one had to go back in the box. Ended up going to a local store for one because I didn’t feel like waiting any longer and I could judge the fit with my own eyes.

Got one, brought it home, installed it, and…well friends I don’t know if buttholes believe in heaven, but if they do mine surely thinks it’s died and gone there. It’s not one of the super luxury models with the remote and smartphone app, but it’s got warm water, a seat warmer, and a warm air dryer. I’m hooked. In fact when I’m at work I now get annoyed that I don’t have access to it.

I now count myself among the converted. I’ve never felt so pampered.

  • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 个月前

    the warm water is the only necessity. I’ve used those cold water bidets at midnight in winter in Minnesota. The shriek woke up the entire damn hostel.

  • a goblin for your pocket@slrpnk.net
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    1 个月前

    Very important SAFETY warning for those considering bidets: Please look into backflow prevention. If you haven’t set up adequate backflow prevention, the shit can get into the water pipe and contaminate the water that comes out of all the taps on the property. The health risks of this are harrowing for healthy people, not just those more vulnerable.

  • pipikia@lemmy.zip
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    1 个月前

    Good choice. I’ve been using mine for much longer and have converted a few visitors as well.

    Now, for maximum comfort during the evacuation process, the next step is a full squat platform (lilipad good, squatty potty bad). The advantages of the platform are subtle but measurable. Ideally you want one that sits below the knobs of the bidet, so it is more likely you’ll want to DIY.

      • pipikia@lemmy.zip
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        1 个月前

        Posture is wrong for what a person would be doing normally evolutionarily. You can’t put your weight on something that far forward and down since you’ll roll backwards and the closer foot position drives your knees into your chest instead of under your arms.

        I wasn’t targeting squatty potty specifically, you could use an upside down trashcan to get the same effect as one of those. Two inverted 3 gallon buckets on each side of the bowl with a board bolted between them would be like the lilipad.

  • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today
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    1 个月前

    OP is right on the money.

    I had read plenty of stuff about bidets but it always seemed weird to have a machine shoot water up my ass. Then I bought a house that came with a nice one. I was converted almost instantly.

    Now traveling sucks because no hotels or public bathrooms have them, and there’s nothing quite like the feeling of being actually clean.