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Bidets. Or higienic showers. Or Japanese-style toilets. Toilet paper is not enough, folks.

Even wet wipes are a million times better than toilet paper. They feel better, are more effective, and I know for a fact I use less of it than I did toilet paper.

Wet wipes cause a billion times more problems than toilet paper. Almost all contain plastic microfibers and degrade very slowly. They clog plumbing and septic tanks, and create environmental hazards in aquatic environments.

I wish people knew wet toilet paper is equally effective.

That's why you simply don't flush them. I've got a separate bin where I toss my wipes. The ones I buy are only ever made of plant fibers and contain no plastics and so on.

Yes, they can cause a lot of problems, and they shouldn't be marketed as "flushable". If you don't flush them, and if they're not cheap plastic, they're not necessarily bad. In terms of wiping your ass, they're superior.

Wet toilet paper may indeed be equally effective, but in my experience it's inconvenient and more difficult than either using wipes or toilet paper. Wet toilet paper collapses easily. Most wipes are designed to have enough integrity that, to put it bluntly, you don't need to worry about getting feces on your hands or drip poop water everywhere.

If you find wet toilet paper effective, that's great, have at it, but I think it stinks (figuratively and in this case literally).

i have been a happy bidet owner for at least 5 years now and it's life changing

also you can install one easily, you just need teflon tape, and maybe a screwdriver to remove the toilet seat

i have zero doubts that it's also much healthier than the alternative

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