# Anal Doctor warns: Do not use wet wipes. I have so many questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 28, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650 "2020-07-28T22:18:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/61 "2020-07-31T02:57:59Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’m just worried that my crystal might turn out to be piezoelectric, and I’d get an unwelcome surprise. Are those the ones where you clamp down and you receive FM stereo? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/62 "2020-07-31T03:50:30Z")
sooooooooooo… Where did we land? I feel like the general consensus is that washing your B-hole is probably generally fine, and bidets are probably generally ok, and using flushable wipes are probably generally fine. Is this correct? ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/63 "2020-07-31T08:58:18Z")
That Piezoelectric unwelcome surprise is what helps Paltrow to change facial expressions. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/64 "2020-07-31T16:42:17Z")
> [@Dr.Colossus](#): > > sooooooooooo… > > Where did we land? > > I feel like the general consensus is that washing your B-hole is probably generally fine, and bidets are probably generally ok, and using flushable wipes are probably generally fine. Except that everyone who knows about sewage says there aint no such thing as “flushable wipes”. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/65 "2020-07-31T17:21:30Z")
So to be correct, _using_ flushable wipes is OK. _Flushing_ them is not. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/66 "2020-07-31T17:23:16Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So to be correct, _using_ flushable wipes is OK. _Flushing_ them is not BINGO! 💩 ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/67 "2020-07-31T17:25:49Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > That Piezoelectric unwelcome surprise is what helps Paltrow to change facial expressions.  Lol!! ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/68 "2020-07-31T21:02:38Z")
Proctologist is an old term. The current nomenclature is gastroenterologist. Or ass man. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/69 "2020-08-01T14:32:44Z")
The specialty of proctology was subsumed under colon and rectal surgery long ago, though it would appear that osteopathic MDs have, um, been muscling into the arena. “Along with neuromusculoskeletal medicine, proctology is a uniquely osteopathic specialty. This is because the allopathic medical profession years ago absorbed the role previously performed by proctologists into the specialty of colorectal surgery. Becoming a colorectal surgeon requires completing a five-year general surgery residency followed by a one-year fellowship in colon and rectal surgery, of which the ACGME lists 55 programs.” “In contrast to the six years required for colorectal surgery, the two AOA-approved proctology residencies are three-year programs. Osteopathic proctologists do surgical procedures in the anus and rectum and perform colonoscopies, but they don’t perform colectomies, colostomies and other major gastrointestinal surgical procedures.” > **[American Osteopathic Board of Proctology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Osteopathic_Board_of_Proctology)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The American Osteopathic Board of Proctology (AOBPR) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the anus, colon, and rectum of the gastrointestinal tract (proctologists). The board is one of 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the Am... And as we know, anal MDs are a proud bunch. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/70 "2020-08-01T19:43:36Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > And as we know, anal MDs are a proud bunch. And possibly a little obsessive/ compulsive. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/71 "2020-08-15T17:48:58Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > osteopathic MDs have Osteopaths are _not_ MDs. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/72 "2020-08-15T18:17:29Z")
Actually DOs are medical doctors and are considered so by licensing bodies in the United States. Equivalent educations and skills and are essentially interchangeable. Homeopaths ARE a whole other ball game. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/73 "2020-08-15T19:01:32Z")
Yeah, but the osteopaths are DO’s and the allopaths are MD’s. The title holders generally prefer you use the title they actually earned. I’ll go to either in the US, although I slightly favor DO’s for a general practitioner (my current guy is a DO). ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/74 "2020-08-15T23:46:18Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > Ref the vintage Lysol ad, I gotta wonder what a 1930s woman with a 6-year old is doing looking for a date? In the spirit of that bygone era did the copy writers intend her to represent: > > > > 1. A two-timing hussy > > 2. A scandalous divorcee > > 3. A widow who’s damaged goods > > 4. A “fallen” woman > > 5. A woman married to the man going out the door for the last time who, learning she’s pregnant, has just issued an ultimatum: “No more kids for me!” > > Apparently it’s about a man that _abandons his wife and kid_ because wife’s nethers are lacking. And _she’s_ the bad guy. Even the kid has an accusing stare. " I cannot **believe** she pushed me out of there and I’VE NEVER BEEN THE SAME. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/75 "2020-08-15T23:51:28Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Yeah, but the osteopaths are DO’s and the allopaths are MD’s Technically osteopaths are not doctors of medicine and are not allowed to practice as traditional medical physicians. DOs are considered doctors and practice as medical doctors. A genuine distinction. Per Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/76 "2020-08-16T07:36:15Z")
Not in the United States. “Osteopath” in the US refers to DO’s. I do realize in most of the rest of the world the word means a form of alternative medicine. US DO’s are recognized as “medical physicians” in many other nations. Per wikipedia, which distinguishes between “osteopath” and “osteopathic medicine in the United States” ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/77 "2020-08-23T12:53:43Z")
Awright, osteopathic _physicians_. Jeez, picky picky picky. Just stay away from osteopaths who claim anal health depends on regular “adjustments”. ---
**Author:** ![Forever77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@Forever77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forever77)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/78 "2020-08-23T16:11:07Z")
Yahoo articles are just click bait ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/79 "2020-08-26T06:21:41Z")
Crack Quack? ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650/80 "2020-08-26T21:40:25Z")
What, not “tushie doctor”? When my son was 6, he developed encopresis. We were referred to a pediatric gastroenterologist. When I took him in, I said to him “This is Dr. such-and-such; he’s the tushie doctor”. The doctor glared at me and said “Well, we won’t be inviting YOU back any more!” (he was joking, I think). He did not have any opinion on the use of wet wipes, however. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-doctor-warns-do-not-use-wet-wipes-i-have-so-many-questions/916650.md?page=3)