Bidet

We have a washlet. The husband thought I was nuts when I bought it, but now he loves it! I saw Lowe’s now carries a similar, but less expensive version. The only real drawback to the toilet top kind is the need for an electrical outlet not too far away or you have an unsightly extension cord snaked around the bathroom. At least for the types with warm water and a fan. I’ve seen some very inexpensive models that don’t need to plug in, with just a spray control that hook into the cold water supply. Brrr. No thanks!

You need to look in places where the French cultural influence is strongest. Quebec, Martiique, some parts of Louisiana.

It's a French invention and still that is where it is most dominant

When we built a larger bathroom in our house i made sure we installed a bidet in it, i use it all the time to clean my butt but the wife does not like to use it. mine does not have a heated rim so when your butt hits the rim it is cold.

We have a washlet. The husband thought I was nuts when I bought it, but now he loves it! I saw Lowe’s now carries a similar, but less expensive version. The only real drawback to the toilet top kind is the need for an electrical outlet not too far away or you have an unsightly extension cord snaked around the bathroom. At least for the types with warm water and a fan. I’ve seen some very inexpensive models that don’t need to plug in, with just a spray control that hook into the cold water supply. Brrr. No thanks!

After living in warmer climes I really missed a bidet. My bathroom is too small for a dedicated unit so I asked a friend to bring me back a "butt spray" from Vietnam. It is basically a mini shower nozzle with a lever to control the water flow. I plumbed in a mini-mixer valve under my bathroom sink and connected the butt spray to it using the provided valve and flexible hose. I preset the hot/cold ratio and all I need to do is squeeze the lever until it runs warm and spray away! The setup and use is shown at https://www.bidet.org/pages/how-to-use-a-hand-held-bidet I paid around 5 Euro for the Vietnamese kit identical to that shown in that article. I love it!

I have a bidet attachment on one of our toilets. I am delighted with the purchase (about $130). It has a swing arm that swings out underneath the "sitter" and then the sitter turns on the spray. I get cleaner and faster than with TP. I think the thing paid for it self in toilet paper savings in about a year. I use a towel set aside for the purpose to dry myself, which is necessary. The skin around my anus is lighter colored and my nether end is always cleaner than I could get it with paper. It is also very good during a colonoscopy prep.

If you are considering purchasing one consider yourself encouraged. They can be had for around $20 but I know nothing about how well they work or how long they will work in that price range.

And, if I wish I can line it up and turn the pressure up enough to have water enter my rectum. I don't think I get more than 4-6 ounces in (no way on this green earth I could measure it) but it sometimes puts very satisfying "finishing touches" on an enema or an ordinary movement.

The setup and use is shown at https://www.bidet.org/pages/how-to-use-a-hand-held-bidet I paid around 5 Euro for the Vietnamese kit identical to that shown in that article. I love it!

While you won't find bidets in most U.S. bathrooms, you will find something very much like that device in most kitchen sinks, used to rinse dishes.

Clearly, we need to get our priorities in better order, in the States.

They're actually very common here in India.(The handheld variety). Earlier they had no pressure control so any enemas with that were out of the question, nowadays hand held bidets with a pressure control valve or knobs are available widely. It makes quite a pleasurable enema experience although you can't get the water high enough.

Not a bidet, but an “intimate” cleanser! Real commercial.😀

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVlvnCOUqog

You can still find it on Amazon.

Just hoping to share this funny advertisement with members Vs discussing bidet perfornance. I got off track, sorry.

@Rigel

An interesting device, but it's more like a sponge on a stick used in ancient Rome or now in some Middle Eastern counties.

But, it has problems… not the least of which is having to rinse the poo off the bush, possibly several times if you poo is soft and sticky, for a single cleaning

@Sean I was wondering the same, maybe it has replacement sponges? Or are they shared? Ridiculous product!

Home Depot sells a Brondell that is easy to install. Mine has a hot and cold option with adjustment. I ran the hot supply through the side of the vanity and put an inline “T” in the faucet supply line.

I also have a couple of hand held bottle style which are very handy for travel. The are available online for 9-12 bucks.

@Rigel

I think it comes with 3 bushes, but that still means you have to wash the poopy ones between uses. They are cheap so I bought one to try out.

I'm not a fan of the bidet toilet seats. The water flow is too small for good cleaning.

I'm not a fan of the bidet toilet seats. The water flow is too small for good cleaning.

Ours has decent pressure. Toto model. But the dry function is useless, you still have to wipe. Butt, the spray feels good 😀

Put one on the wife's pot. She uses it regularly. It has two jets, a spray and a squirt.

I would suggest that bidets are very much a cultural “thing”. In Argentina every toilet is matched with a bidet, even in public rest rooms, while over the mountains in Chile you won't find one in even the most up market hotel. Building Regulations Italy require. Here in the UK they aren't common and seem to be associated with luxury bathrooms.

When I bought my home, after divorce, in 2009 I had a new kitchen and bathroom. For the bathroom, along with the toilet I had a bidet. My plumber thought it was an odd request but fitted it all the same. So when, a year ago, we made the main bathroom into an ensuite it was natural to have a new toilet and matching bidet. And I gave the original bidet and toilet to our lovely RN neighbour. Not sure how often my lovely wife uses it, we are kind of private in that aspect, but for me it's after every poo and after those “special cuddles”.

First time I ever used a bidet for anything PRACTICAL was years ago when I was a recruiter for a large hospital. My partner (working partner, to be clear) and I were at the annual conference of a student nurses' association; it was held at an upscale resort hotel and besides our sleeping rooms we had a hospitality suite,,,all with en suite baths equiped with bidets. My partner and I were real men (lol) and of course had no use for anything like a girly bidet. What to do!!??!! Well, it was a HOSPITALITY suite and what goes in a hospitality suite? Hospitality stuff…sodas, beer, booze for mixed drinks, etc. What do you need to go with that stuff? ICE!! And exactly where do you put the ice? IN THE BIDET!!! Then you simply put the soda, beer, etc on ice and PARTY HARDY!!!! (Oh, yeah, we did some recruiting, too!!!)

When my family moved to Belgium in 1963, we had a bidet in the first apartment we rented and then shortly afterwards, in the first house my parents bought there.

However, for some silly reason they described it me and I assume to my younger brother, as an appliance to wash your feet in. And that is indeed what I used it for for many years. My sister got the room with bathroom and bidet, so I suppose she was enlightened on its true use, even though she was the ultimate prude.

On our end of high school two week outing to Italy in 1970, most hotels we stayed in featured bidets as well, and true to form, I often used them to wash my feet in … ha ha. No one commented or made any snide remarks about the bidets in the hotels though. It was just an accepted appliance. Most of the students were already happy enough there were no squat toilets.

I've never used a bidet. They sound interesting and possibly stimulating.

I've never used a bidet. They sound interesting and possibly stimulating.

There was a time when males using a bidet was thought inappropriate (except to wash feet in … ha ha).

But there s a certain type of fun to using them if you set up the right context and situation, even just in your mind.

My mother in law had a bidet with an ascending spray. Modern water regulations prohibit such sprays to prevent cross contamination. However the flow of warm water against one's anus is, shall we say, very pleasant!! However it can result in more poo appearing. I particularly like the fact that after my morning enema I can give myself a thorough wash. After a “special cuddle” it's sit forward rather than backwards.

We bought a bidet toilet seat a few years ago (TOTO washlet). It does provide an ascending spray - a small sprayer extends out for the wash and retracts to a closed compartment when you stop it. Also has a ‘self-cleaning’ function after use. It has both a “front” and “rear” option and you can control the intensity, direction, oscillation and temperature of the spray. Another feature is it has a proximity sensor so when you get close it automatically pre-heats the seat for you. Nice for middle of the night visits during the winter!!!

I have installed bidet to my toilet. One of the requirement was for it to have enema function. I found BB2000. Though it works sometime you have to be position just right for the pressure to make it up… unless ur loose then the water will leak out of you…

Love my bidet! I’m annoyed traveling when I don’t have one. I feel so fresh and clean after a deuce and after any enema to get me nice and clean on the outside. It practically eliminates the need for tp. I use a little to dry off and that is it. My wife even uses it. I even got my parents to buy one and they love theirs too. I cannot imagine life without one now. I want to add one to our spare bathroom. It would prompt some good conversations. I got mine off Amazon. It is only cold water which is 100% fine. It just hits the outside and cleans you up. I believe it was under $100 and I got it years ago. Still working well.

When traveling I always hope for an Airbnb with a bidet, but if not or at the in-laws I bought a genie bidet for travel. It is a little water bottle with a bidet sprayer attached. I used it on my recent backpacking trip to stay super fresh since I wasn’t showering for a few days.

https://www.amazon.com/GenieBidet-Go-Portable-Telescoping-Perfectly-Resistent/dp/B08D9T4YSF

I too have a bb2000. I’ve had it over a year and I love it! Best investment ever.

I love my Bio Bidet (bidet toilet seat). It has an enema function as @Howdyall mentioned. With a little practice you get the very strong stream perfectly lined up, then bear down a little, and yep, goes right up in there. Don't use it regularly, but when I'm a little constipated it works wonders. I do like the wash functions a great deal; one nozzle for the front, and a separate one for the back. The stream can be adjusted for strength and it also moves back and forth. Water and seat are heated. I don't really use the drying blower. I just dab try with TP.

Sometimes if I have a few minutes, I'll just sit on the bidet seat and turn the oscillating spray on - sort of feels like a rim job! 😄

@Thursdays_child Is it true that building regulations in Italy require a bidet? I've been to places in Italy that did not have one, though the vast majority of bathrooms (rental homes and hotels) that I've been to had one.

An Italian colleague of mine regrets that in France this equipment is far less common than in Italy as she finds it so convenient.

(And, no, sorry, folks, I did not ask her why she found it convenient or how she used it.)

Found a brand new "Luxury Bidet" seat attachment in a thrift store for $10. Brought it home and installed it. Works perfectly after a few adjustments.

Has separate sprays for front and back. My lady-friend likes it and I suspect my neighbour probably uses it while I am away, although I haven't asked her.

She uses my apartment when she needs some peace and quiet from her roomie.