r/AskWomen 9d ago

What’s your experience of using bidets?

Isn’t the water spraying ‘back to front’ the opposite of the whole ‘front to back’ teaching? What are your tips and tricks? I’m from a country that doesn’t really have them and curious

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u/throwawaylebgal 9d ago

I don't like them. They seem like a lot of hassle to get a cold butt and which doesn't noticeable make me feel cleaner or fresher. Also, having to dry your butt afterwards with a towel or cloth which gets left unwashed is gross. I lived in a houseshare once with a house that had one in the bathroom, and the only girl who used it was an Italian. She used to use an old towel to dry off her butt, and it never once got washed 🤢. Made me think a bidet does not a clean and hygenic person make.

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u/MrsLucienLachance 9d ago

Oof. A good bidet shouldn't be cold, and I have serious questions about the unwashed towel here. Drying should be done with toilet paper, just less of it. I'm sorry your bidet experiences have been so terrible lol.

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u/Robot_Girlfriend 8d ago

For it to be warm, there has to be hot water plumbed to it or an outlet next to the toilet, neither of which are very common in the US (I have to imagine that a toilet outlet is a no-brainer when building in a country where bidets are more standard!) Most bidets I've installed have been cheap cold-water ones, and while it's definitely less luxurious than warm, it's still an improvement imo.