Seriously. I didn’t even know until just a few years ago that adults actually left skidmarks. And if you do, it’s pretty much a deal breaker. Or, at least, don’t even think about throwing them in with the rest of the laundry until you’ve done a hand wash. Diaper, anyone? I mean, I know that there are various circumstances, but, if you’re a grown-up and are consistently leaving skid marks, GROW UP. Don’t you at least care about your own personal hygiene and odor? :eek:
The opposite of responding to it as if it were a paean? I was going to go with a ‘NO’ on that, but can I call my emergency reserve phone buddy guy?
Maybe I’m misreading most of the posts here, but I get the feeling that the driving force behind the most negative comments is the idea that the thread is saying SM’s are ok.
That’s not what I’m saying and have detailed my successful battle with these demons of the nether reaches. As for the other demons - the demon hormones - fuck me, you’re on your own there. I can’t beat, beat, choke, beat those hard enough it seems.
I’ve only once had a discussion of this and then only a handful of people. I got the impression that yeah, it’s gross, but it’s also more common than you might imagine. Long story and fingers need fresh charge and re-alignment.
I haven’t had skid-marks since I was a kid either, and I haven’t even thought about why that might be, until reading this thread. As many have said, I simply wipe until completely clean - which means NO marks on the last piece of TP.
But there are certain rare times when it’s ‘apparent’ that no matter how many wipes, it’s not getting the job done. (Is a TMI really even required in this thread?!?) So what I do then is bear down a tad WHILE performing the final wipes, so as to slightly ‘unwink’ the old brown-eye and get a bit more of a deep-clean.
You perpetually skid-marked people really oughta give that method a try.
Voltaire: I didn’t want to get to graphic either but the reason the wipes work is because i’m not afraid to “dig” a little. The moisture and lubrication makes this easy and I would guess damn near bidet worthy. The trick is to only give a stroke or 2 on each section of the wipe and then move it to a clean section. It’s like using 4 or 5 wipes for the price of 1. But being able to stomach this requires some dry tp backing it up or else it gets squishy. Then you will definitely soil your hands - an unacceptable risk from my perspective.
I think doing a normal TP wipe is often inadequate, and I think most of us are in a state of denial about this.
Imagine somehow getting a smear of shit on your arm. Would you merely wipe it with dry tissue and be satisfied that it’s clean? Unlikely. I think one would scrub the area pretty thoroughly with soap and water.
My daily shit>shower routine works nicely for me.
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I totally see your point; however, apparently, the TP wipe works for me because I have never left skid marks. It would really bother me to be walking around the rest of the day with shit in my undies. Wouldn’t do it, in fact. Those panties would be right in that little bin with the tampons! Or the tampons that SHOULD be there!
OH. The only time I’ve ever had skid marks was after childbirth. It has also been the only time in my life I’ve had hemorrhoids, but for some reason I didn’t connect the two. The skid mark problem (and the hemorrhoids) went away after several months, but during that time, as someone who likes to think of myself as a generally clean hygienic individual I was very frustrated and… took rather more showers than normal.
This. I have this problem, have for years. My father does to. When things flare up, I find myself having to stop by the bathroom several times a day, just to wipe again, as it eventually works it’s way out. If I don’t get a chance to do this, it can be pretty disgusting and the itching is unbearable.
I’ve been thinking about it - mainly by virtue of your posts and your having a recommendation for a solid, cost-effective product. The thing is, I’m kinda furry - not Sasquatch furry - not even Sean Connery furry. Even I look at him and think, ‘sweet Jesus, that man’s got some fur’. But you can’t be half Italian without paying a few dues. Dad was blond, mom, auburn-to-red. Me - dark brown I guess. Hey . . . . wait minute . . . how does that work again with tall peas and the short peas and the dominant genes? Hmmmm.
The point is (oh thank god) that a couple pats with some toilet paper won’t dry me off. Doing the doggie twist and shake isn’t an option - i’m sorry - no - not even with a bidet. So I have some doubts.
Shave or get a wax then. I’m also Italian, but I’ve never soiled myself due to that fact. Shaving’s easy enough, but one wax every 6-8 weeks would be all you would need.
if you can’t get dry with X amount of TP, you can’t remove 100% of your poop with less than said X amount, for sure. So you’re looking at using the same amount or less, and ended up feeling oh so much cleaner.