What I want to know is- why do you hate America? Is it that you don’t support the troops or you want the terrorists to win? :rolleyes:
Who said they had anything against washing their hands?
Psst, ShadowFacts, my penis is attached to me,thus if you touch my hands you are touching something *connected *to my penis. :eek: Ruminate on that.
OOOOOOK. I don’t think I have much else to say on this topic, except…sorry I insulted your super-clean penis? Maybe? 
Yowza.
You are the only one using the phrase “filthy penis.” I never used it and no one else ever used it except to point out that it is a straw man argument. I said, and still maintain that handwashing after urination is a basic life skill that an adult should have (and one the rest of us assume you are practicing). It is promoted by the CDC, WHO and many other public health groups. The reasons for hand washing after urination are myriad, but there are no reasons NOT to wash your hand. Hand washing after urination is not the only time you should wash your hands, but it is one of the particular times when you are expected to wash your hands.
While in Indonesia, I contracted typhoid, which was likely transmitted in my office by colleagues practicing poor sanitation. We had an outbreak that sickened many people, so there are real world consequences to not washing your hands, not just for you, but for people who come into contact with you.
Maybe, when we greet each other, instead of shaking hands, we should rub our penises together.
Got a cite? None of the 3 cites you came up with mentioned washing your hands after urination.
Wee Bairn even posted back in #13 “I’ve said in many a thread that handwashing after normal urination for a healthy person is unnecessary, autoflsuh or no autoflush- I even have a newspaper article where a real urolgist makes this same claim. I never do it, and have never gotten ill as a result- in fact, I dare anyone to provide a cite where someone has gotten ill from touching their weiner, or getting piss on their hands.”
About “filthy penis” we have the following here:
"Considering where one’s hands have to go when using a urinal,…"
“But I’ve still touched myself (not in the good way)…”
“I always wash my hands (and expect others to do the same) for one very simple reason: courtesy. I imagine that most guys would not thrust a hand in their pants, feel their junk, then reach out for a friendly handshake, but that is essentially what you’re doing if you don’t wash up. Blech.”
“It is unbelievable that men don’t wash their hands after handling their penises and then touch door handles, computer keyboards, light switches, etc.”
“The point of the matter is, I don’t want to touch your ball sweat.”
Can you read those words and not conclude that “fithy penises” are what is being talked about, even if those exact words are not being used? :dubious: :rolleyes:
For what it’s worth, I came up with this after 5 seconds of Googling:
Also, when I was in Basic, they were hardcore about various hygiene things, ie: washing your hands (you couldn’t use a urinal without seeing either the poster about washing your hands or the one about not wearing contacts while sleeping) showering regularly (they even generously set aside six minutes for us all to get showered in our flight!) and brushing our teeth (for me, this happened during the time it took me to get from my bunk to the latrine to shower or use the toilet).
That cite does not mention urination.
It does say " When should you wash your hands?
* Before preparing or eating food
* After going to the bathroom
* After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has gone to the bathroom
* Before and after tending to someone who is sick
* After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
* After handling an animal or animal waste
* After handling garbage
* Before and after treating a cut or wound"
However, we all agree handwashing is a must after a Bowel moverment, which is “going to the bathroom”.
These sites are often not shy, if they need to specifically mention urination or your penis, they will. So far, they have not.
Here’s one for you:
“Salmonella typhi is passed in the stool and urine of infected people. Inadequate hand washing after defecation or **urination ** may spread the bacteria to food or drink…”
Bolding mine. This is one type of communicable disease that can be passed from inadequate hand washing.
Some diseases are passed on by breathing the same air. I suggest you wear one of those masks. :rolleyes:
Anecdotally: My wrists and knuckles dry and crack something awful during the winter. The problem is exacerbated by washing after every trip to the restroom, so I strike the balance at washing after defecation. (I also typcially wash after cleaning the litterboxes, and after eating–I dislike the feel of greasy hands.) I doubt it’s the type of reason you’re after, but I figure from my point of view, it’s probably worse having broken skin on my hands for everyone else’s germs to sneak in through.
I have to say–I don’t have a dog in this fight, but it’s fun to watch. I doubt we see passions this strong outside of the religion threads–and maybe not even there.
I don’t know what to tell you two. The aptly named DRDeth seems to be dedicated to not washing his hands after touching his penis for reasons I can only imagine and LawMonkey, buy some moisterizer. Obviously, I can’t undo whatever damage your upbringing did, but it was people like you who gave me typhoid.
Let me guess, you don’t wear a seatbelt when you drive, do you?
Has anyone in this thread presented a cite that shows a causal link between “not washing your hands after urination” and an increased likelihood of contracting a disease?
Any studies? Any research?
Not the health guidelines, but the research that backs up the those guidelines.
My post #68 cites a link between typhoid infection and improper hand washing after urination.
Yes, I saw that before I posted my question.
I’m asking for the research that led to the conclusion that “inadequate hand washing after defecation or urination **may ** spread the bacteria to food or drink…”
Specifically, what is the difference between the risk of spreading the bacteria in these two cases:
I told myself I was not going to get drawn back into this ridiculousness, but I cannot let this pass without comment. Are you seriously suggesting that “going to the bathroom” does not include urination? In your everyday use, do you say “I’m going to the bathroom” ONLY when you plan to defecate? Come on. It’s perfectly clear that “going to the bathroom” means just that, whether you urinate or defecate or both.
I’d like to know why virtually all restroom doors open inward, not outward so I can simply bump them open. No way in hell am I touching that handle right after I’ve washed my hands.
Oh, and on behalf of myself and other OCD sufferers everywhere, please don’t spread your ball-sweat* everywhere. I have a difficult enough time feeling comfortably clean as it is.
*Ball-sweat does not have to be bacteria-laden for it to be unappealing.
No, and see that’s drawing a conclusion from facts not presented. :rolleyes: I generally do wash my hands when I go to the restroom just to urinate, but for the reasons Danalan presented- might as well, I am here anyway. But I don’t do it because I think my penis is filthy and I have to sterilize myself everytime I touch it. My penis is quite clean thank you, nor do I have typhoid. 
ShadowFacts “going to the bathroom” covers many things, including going to the bathroom just to wash up. I suppose, based on this, one should wash ones hands after going to the bathroom to wash ones hands.
Just watched BullShit, Season II, epi “Safety Hysteria”. 
Watch it, dudes, then you will see who is right here. 
I often don’t wash my hands after using an autoflush urinal because rest rooms with autoflush urinals often also have automatic faucets in the sinks, and I usually can’t activate them, so I can’t get any water. At least, I can’t get any CLEAN water. If there’s a sink with old-fashioned handles, or if the automatic faucet sees me, then, yes, of course.