# On the crapper: how many wipes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 20, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362 "2010-11-20T20:02:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iamnotbatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/1 "2010-11-20T20:02:30Z")
Maybe because I err on the side of caution, maybe because I have a hairy ass, maybe because I have a poor diet, but I think I’m on the high end: I probably average about 6 wipes. How about you (and how do you judge when to stop)? ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/2 "2010-11-20T21:00:15Z")
Is this poll tied to how often you shower? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/3 "2010-11-20T21:04:27Z")
Depends. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/4 "2010-11-20T21:06:24Z")
As many as it takes - probably four. I use moist wipes (three of them sandwiched together per wipe, then fold, then wipe) I just told random strangers on the other side of the world how I wipe my arse. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/5 "2010-11-20T21:18:30Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Depends. So, zero. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/6 "2010-11-20T22:59:33Z")
Seven or more. I take epic shits. If possible I like to wash my ass after. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/7 "2010-11-20T23:04:24Z")
It varies. Sometimes once, sometimes as many as five or six. Depends on the consistency, usually. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/8 "2010-11-20T23:07:10Z")
What do you mean how do you judge when to stop? does anybody not keep wiping until you are clean? ---
**Author:** ![iamnotbatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/9 "2010-11-20T23:22:32Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > What do you mean how do you judge when to stop? does anybody not keep wiping until you are clean? “Clean” could mean anything from “used tissue has a dusting of [insert shade of light brown]” to “used tissue is completely white”. Besides, supposedly many people don’t “look”, in which case I have no idea how they would know whether they are clean. _Furthermore_, depending on your asshole topology 😉 one wipe could come back clean, and the next could come back not-so-clean after dislodging some crumbs. So it also depends on persistence. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/10 "2010-11-21T01:26:54Z")
> [@iamnotbatman](#): > > asshole topology 😉 Band name! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/11 "2010-11-21T05:21:07Z")
Ummm until the tissue paper is white, and then follow up with a baby wipe or two (WAY cheaper than personal wipes btw). ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/12 "2010-11-21T05:23:33Z")
As many as necessary. Certainly I’m not going to stop after a set number if I believe there’s anything offensive still there. ---
**Author:** ![iamnotbatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/13 "2010-11-21T05:33:50Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > As many as necessary. Certainly I’m not going to stop after a set number if I believe there’s anything offensive still there. Me either, but I’m curious about what other people do on average. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/14 "2010-11-21T05:40:21Z")
I’ve noticed that since I started eating spinach pretty frequently, the number of necessary wipes has risen. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/15 "2010-11-21T13:44:41Z")
One to three times with TP. And then once or twice with moist baby wipes. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/16 "2010-11-21T13:51:12Z")
You people use paper and wipes? Jeez, that would make it a lot harder to fling it all about the bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![InterestedObserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/17 "2010-11-21T19:40:32Z")
I seldom need more than two wipes. I like to finish up with a dab/gentle wipe with some tp with witch hazel on it. (A lot cheaper than wipes, btw, and accomplishes the same thing, as well as aiding in the prevention of hemmoroids if you are prone to them). ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/18 "2010-11-21T19:50:29Z")
One, two, three the world will never know. Taken from a Tootsie Pop commercial, but applicable to this question. What the hell is wrong with you? ---
**Author:** ![iamnotbatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/19 "2010-11-21T20:01:51Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > What the hell is wrong with you? Curiosity. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362/20 "2010-11-21T20:17:30Z")
Dear Og, it’s degenerated to this… ☹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-crapper-how-many-wipes/561362.md?page=2)