# Have you ever pulled a muscle while wiping your butt?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 4, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-pulled-a-muscle-while-wiping-your-butt/646053 "2013-01-04T13:34:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-pulled-a-muscle-while-wiping-your-butt/646053/61 "2022-10-28T11:14:07Z")

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I think that would definitely be a diet & conditioning signal. LOL

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-pulled-a-muscle-while-wiping-your-butt/646053/62 "2022-10-28T11:54:07Z")

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Three words: bidet toilet seat.

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-pulled-a-muscle-while-wiping-your-butt/646053/63 "2022-10-28T12:51:52Z")

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Speak for yourself.

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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-pulled-a-muscle-while-wiping-your-butt/646053/64 "2022-10-28T20:53:18Z")

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> [@Kellychaffee](#):
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> Whatever it is, it is much worse now thanks to all of you.

You’re very welcome indeed.

No, I’ve never pulled a muscle wiping my butt, or anybody else’s for that matter.

But I did herniate a disk while pulling on my underpants. I tell people I did it rescuing children from a burning orphanage, but it was actually while pulling on my underpants.

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**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-pulled-a-muscle-while-wiping-your-butt/646053/65 "2022-10-28T21:00:39Z")

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I’m home yesterday and today because I tweaked/sprained/pulled something in my upper back and it’s excruciating to try to do normal office work, like typing and reaching for things. I’ve been lying on a heating pad and in about fifteen minutes, I’ll go the pharmacy for some prescription nsaids.

And what did I do to earn this strain? Nothing. I did no sort of twisting or reaching or physical exertion. Dr. Google says that common causes of upper back pain are doing close computer work and poor posture. I say that the one thing leads to the other.

And it does make wiping one’s butt a painful ordeal.

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