Why we have been going to the toilet wrong
Experts have warned that most of us aren’t cleaning ourselves properly after we go to the toilet and we would be better off ditching toilet paper altogether.
While bidets are used in some countries to clean their behinds, Britain, the US and Australia rely on toilet paper to do the job.
However, experts have said that wiping with toilet paper could be leaving faeces behind and excessively wiping could create health problems such as anal fissures and urinary tract infections.
Rose George author of The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters, told Tonic why toilet paper doesn’t remove poo properly.
“I find it rather baffling that millions of people are walking around with dirty anuses while thinking they are clean.”
George added, “Toilet paper moves s***, but it doesn’t remove it.”
Some celebrities agree with this belief.
Music star Will.i.am told Elle magazine that people should consider using baby wipes when they go to the toilet.
“Here’s proof on why people should have baby wipes.
“Get some chocolate, wipe it on a wooden floor, and then try to get it up with some dry towels. You’re going to get chocolate in the cracks.
“That’s why you gotta get them baby wipes.”
In an interview with BBC 1 Radio, actor Will Smith revealed that he also agrees with this method.
“I’m the type of person that it’s important for me to share.
“When I experience something that’s special and incredible, I like to share it with people.
“Anyone who’s using dry toilet paper, you’re really not doing yourself the true service.”
Experts suggest that using a bidet or using wet wipes kills the bacteria and prevents any infection.
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