It's normal to check the toilet paper after you wipe, right? – Wype

It's normal to check the toilet paper after you wipe, right? – Wype

It's normal to check the toilet paper after you wipe, right? – Wype

yellow toilet paper after wiping

When it comes to backside wiping, we should be aiming to “Wipe until you see white.”

If wiping was a race, seeing white on the toilet paper is the finish line. But before we reach that finish line, we must first inspect the competition, the route of the race and the terrain on which we’re running. The same inspection is needed when wrapping up our time on the toilet, before we reach the end goal of seeing clean. It’s almost an innate instinct; we just need to peer at the smear.

If somebody asked you to inspect a poop-covered piece of paper anywhere outside of the toilet, you’d likely go running for the hills. And fair enough! Some things are better dealt with behind closed toilet doors. But for me, myself, my poop and I quality time, it’s natural that our standards would be a little different.

In fact, a study conducted at the University of St Andrews found that we show less disgust for bodily fluids and unpleasant scents when they come from ‘one of our own’. Students in the study were found to be less disgusted by a soiled t-shirt when they were told it was a fellow student’s, opposed to a student from a rival University. What about wiping with the jersey of a rival team? Would that make it even itself out? Let us know.

Let’s turn back to reading those toilet paper tea leaves. If a dog can get the latest from a fellow’s bottom, what can we learn from our very own headline news?

Here’s 5 reasons why you should check the TP after you wipe:

1. Because hygiene matters!

Most people would say that checking the toilet paper after wiping is the best way to know that the deed is done and you’re good to go – and they wouldn’t be wrong!

Aside from saving your significant other from picking your spicy underwear out of the wash bin with a pair of tongs, poor back-alley hygiene can really dampen the mood when it causes itchiness, soreness, discomfort or even infection.

When poop is left on our backsides, it can dry on the skin which causes irritation as you move throughout the day making daily life a right itch-fest. We also need to consider the fact that, as much as we deal with them on a daily basis, faeces are dirty. You don’t want that kind of baggage.

So, convinced? In the effort to achieve that pristine perfection, don’t make the mistake of wiping too hard! You may cause more damage than good, by leaving micro wounds around your anus. If there are any tears on the skin around your starfish, you could risk contracting hepatitis A, hepatitis E, cholera, adenovirus, and E. coli. Nasty stuff!

So clean it, check it, but don’t rough it up.

2. Follow the crowd: 67% of Brits do It

67% of Brits say that they take a peek at the tissue after they’ve wiped away what Mother Nature’s left behind. Join the forces of the sheet checkers, look down with pride at the result of your bowel’s magical machinery and figure out what your normal looks like.

The main point here isn’t to convince you to check the receipt once your purchase is complete, but to allow you to feel more and more comfortable about inspecting things properly at toilet time. You can think of it as a key part of your toilet regimen.

3. You’re only adding 1 step to your routine

In a world where 7-step skincare routines, 12-ingredient protein pancakes and candlelit spin classes are the norm, adding one extra step to our toilet routine sounds like a walk in the muddy park!

Not only is it easy to add this step into your toilet regimen, but it could also save your a*s when it comes to understanding your diet, listening to what your body is trying to tell you and any possible health conditions. So, next time you wipe, give that paper a good ol’ read and see what your body is telling you.

4. The colour of your poop can tell you a thing or #2 about yourself

Our bowels are complex fermenting machines, so if things change colour for a day, it’s probably nothing to worry about. What we’re looking for here is changes that are new and consistent.

Check out what different poop colours mean in the image below.

8 Comments

  • Yadzia Daynes

    I have been using Wype for quite a long time and it is such a good product. Always feel super clean and fresh. I recommend and tell everyone I can about it.

  • Rob

    Wype is doing so much to educate people about something which we never get taught in school and alot of people find difficult and embarrassing to discuss with friends and family! I’ve used Wype for a good while now and I’ll never go back to “flushable wipes”. And in regards to the topic in hand (literally haha) I’ve always looked at the tissue after each wipe. I thought everyone did 😜

  • Elizabeth McLaughlin

    I have always looked for as long as I can remember. It just makes sense. I have a bidet too and I still wash even though the tissue is white.

  • Will

    Yep, super-important. After finding blood for more than a few weeks, I saw my doc and was eventually diagnosed with chronic IBD (ulcerative colitis) which is now medicated and managed.

    Also, as an IBD sufferer, I carry travel size Wypes everywhere I go if in a flare. Absolutely essential.

  • Carla Rigden

    Always look when I’ve wiped! Always use Wype too, wouldn’t be without it. Thank you.

  • Janne

    I assumed everyone checked their tp until my daughter-in-law died from bowel cancer diagnosed too late because she wouldn’t engage with the NHS tests so, presumably, not with tp either. This article deserves the widest possible publicity. If still in doubt, WYPE! Excellent product.

  • Lynn Norcott

    Great article

  • Janet Baker

    I love Wype – it makes me feel clean and fresh and I recommend it to everyone

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