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@Cherrybee: loo roll. yesssssss. that's all i'm going to call it from now on. loo roll.

Hell no to giving up toilet paper and yes to someone having to pry it from my cold, dead hands. We use the partially recycled kind and we are totally comfortable with that. I think there are a lot of other areas we could be greener in before sacrificing TP. I honestly can't even fathom this--even with reading the articles posted.

I would never ever.

Never. Never ever ever. EVAR.

@ScarletBegonia: very OT but I Outward Bound!!

@Kemma: it's the best!

@Skadi: Hahaha, glad to hear it!

We're not cloth diapering either, so it'd be pretty rough to transition to life without TP... I'd totally consider using more environmental friendly TP though, even if it's not as soft, etc.

@.twist.: Bahahaha, I had the same thought as your husband.

When we bought our house it already had a diaper sprayer attached to the toilet, and in a particular moment of brilliance *sarcasm* I noticed it could reach the tub so I decided to try and wash my hair... FREAKING ICE COLD! No way I want that spraying my nether regions!!!

@MrsTiz: soooo I had to google that.... are those.... what I think they are? omg.

@BadgerMom: hahahaha! OMG! freeeezing. lol! Yea... no thanks!

@.twist.: Hm, maybe the "cold" water isn't that bad here...? I really don't find it that cold. Then again, I haven't tried this in winter yet lol.

i pitched this idea to DH last night... he was incredulous haha. i was just joking though because i could NEVER live without tp. maybe someone can explain the logistics of the bidet? i just don't think it would sufficiently clean? like after getting wet, wouldn't you still need to wipe??? also, wouldn't you end up doing WAY MORE laundry loads if you're using cloth... meaning you're using more water anyways??? it's a noble idea but it is never taking place in our household.

@.twist.: if you think they're reusable period pads, then yes..yes they are. Soo can't get on board with that

You can get bidets that use warm water (if you have it hooked up to hot water). I really want one of the Toto washlets--it's a seat/lid/bidet thing you add to an existing toilet. It has warm or cold water/it spray in different areas and different strengths depending on where you want it (like it has front spray, back spray or spraying both at one), and it dries you too. And heats the seat if you want it! And lifts the lid on command so you don't have to touch the seat.

So clean!

To those that have never used a bidet---I think you get very clean, generally speaking. I had one the summer I lived in Argentina--but most people that use bidets also use paper, just less.

And...not to be gross.....but if you've ever wiped "clean", but then the next time you wipes still found some leftover..aheam.."debris", then you know TP isn't really that great, as far as cleaning up goes.

I mean, I wouldn't touch poop with my hands and then just rub my hands with tp and call it clean, you know?

But my arguments are all just because I think Japanese toilets are awesome, not because I'm super green. Like, I would still never use cloth wipes that I'd have to scrape later.

I'm pretty surprised by the overwhelmingly negative reaction to this suggestion...I guess I don't see what the big deal is?

Using cloth to wipe is not that different from using a piece of paper. It certainly provides as much of a barrier between poo and hand. Yes, you would have to clean them, but I imagine it would work like cloth diapering. You could have a pail for the cloth wipes next to your toilet, when it's full, you dump it into the washing machine and wash on high temp. I don't know what this business is about having to scrape cloth wipes? I have cloth diapered for 2+ years now and never scraped a wipe (or a diaper for that matter, I have a diaper sprayer that is actually a bidet sprayer I found on amazon).

I guess my point is - yes poop is gross, but cleaning it with paper is really just as gross as cleaning it with cloth. It's not really more hygienic to use paper as opposed to a bidet to clean with water and then a cloth wipe to dry. I think the disgust displayed here is really more cultural - that's what people are used to so that's the only conceivable option...But in reality tp is not the norm in many, many places around the world.

@Chastenet: I don't think it's the "action" that is grossing people out. It's having to do a load of poop cloths. This is one of those things that may be great for you and not great for someone else. There is nothing wrong with that. The biggest thing here is people want to minimize their carbon footprint. Personally, I do that in many, many ways. But I am NOT willing to do a bunch of poop cloths (mine, DH's or any of my kids). To each their own, they say.

@Chastenet: i think for me the offputting part is putting it in with my regular laundry or having all that in my washing machine. also i never use hot water to wash but i guess i'd have to for it to be sanitary. and like a pp mentioned, i feel like the stains just never go away. and my husband would probably have to use like 10 large towels haha. you're right, it's definitely cultural. for some of us, we just can't imagine it any other way! but i'm sure lots of people all over the world can't imagine using tp either!

Nope. Altough it does sound more comfortable than the single ply super jumbo pack of sandpaper mg husband bought.

I have a bladder disorder and pee a lot so it just wouldn't work for me.

I do use washable pads though. It's not gross at all. I use the party in my pants ones. They can be a little bunchy and I would imagine others are more comfortable. But they are super absorbent and not gross to wash at all. I just toss them in with my laundry. No soaking needed.

I would be cool with a bidet. I don't 100% understand how it works but it sounds appealing to me. I have seen them in fancy hotels but never used one! I actually buy those wet wipes to use on myself because i find toilet paper irritating after #2, esp with hemrroids. I like to be super super clean. With cloth wipes, my issue would be like the diaper pail. A little poop residue over time adds up to a big smell on cloth diapers. And adult poop smells a lot worse than toddler poop, IMO.

I really can't with the mama cloth, though. My period grosses me out so bad. I want tampons. It's just so damn heavy with my endo.