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Folks with vaginas, I'm conducting some family comparative analysis and I'd like to know how many standard pieces of toilet paper do you use when wiping after a pee. I posted some comments with options to upvote if you like.
Usually 2
I think an important metric is a bidet.
1, sometimes 2.
Does anyone else have the problem where sometimes a bit of TP sticks to your labia? especially the 1-ply
We do.
augh it's annoying
And then there's the toilet paper lint that sticks to various parts...
When I was young with tighter labia that didn't flap or stick to the side and had a firmer bladder, 3, every time. Now 4.
Three shares, folded in half, then in half again. Maybe two squares if it's quilted.
Yeah, about the same.
I donβt know the physics behind it, or if itβs even true (could just be a placebo effect), but if you scrunch the paper there is less streaking on the clean up.
4 rolls. Amateurs
Peepee User here, I use 1
I do not have a vagina, but I have noticed that by myself 1 roll of tp will last 2-4 weeks, but when I have feminine company it becomes more like 1+ roll a week.
It's mind boggling how you need so much more tp than us guys do, not that I blame you cos it's different down there.
Maybe I'm more concerned that in 10,000 years of civilization no one has developed a better way. We have "spray with water" and "copious amounts of absorbent material".
Where's the 3 shells at, people?
Also vaginaless, but I'll throw in one square as an answer. All the jiggling in the world won't get rid of that last drop. It's either TP, or my undies.
I slap it against the door frame as I leave the bathroom.
It's been a long day and I may be a little punchy, but I have tears in my eyes laughing at I write this reply.
What an image. But explains the penis level dents I see in toilet door frames sometimes.
You gotta press that spot behind ur balls, kinda moving back to front, and it comes out. This secret arcane knowledge was lost for millenia in my lineage, no longer passed down man to man. A kind stranger on the internet shared it with me.
That's called a taint squeeze.
Two or three, more if my uterine lining is shedding.
It really depends. Both on how much I peed, and also how decent the TP is. Basically however many it takes not to saturate the TP, and not get urine/blood/mucus on my hands. Could be three, could be a ton.
I'll use a TON more during my period, as even with a cup in, blood finds it's way onto my skin and then the flow of the urine helps spread it to every nook and cranny.
Another thing to take into account is discharge. That definitely takes extra TP, it's thicker and a few squares won't hold up.
TL;DR whoever gives a consistent amount of squares is either lying or has a much nicer vagina than I do
+1 to this answer. If you donβt have a vagina, itβs probably difficult to understand how much various liquids play a part in every bathroom trip. And having a series of liquidy folds to clean instead of a hose.
At home: 3 squares, folded. At other places with different paper: 4-5, depending on quality. Out and about with the tissue paper that exists in public bathrooms? Maybe the length of my arm.
Not a fan of the 0.5-ply paper they have at work?
I can answer for my wife! She said three folded, when it's our normal tp, Charmin. Two extra for other brands.
That's all it takes with her configuration to be dry. I'll vote on the comments, but since she gave more than a number, and it was variable, figured that might help too.
Fwiw, I make sure to give things an extra squeeze with a few pieces myself. Not a fan of late drips in my drawers. Pee, shake, paper & gentle squeeze. Then wash hands.
2 or 3 squares, often folded. If the paper is cheap single ply it might be two or three times the amount.
I obviously wash, but when I'm home I use washcloths to dry my vagina, and they're just the best. If I can't use washcloths to dry, I use those interfold tissues. They're amazing, they don't rip and you don't find tiny rolled pieces all over the place.
If I'm not in the house, in public places I use the interfold tissues if they have them, otherwise, depending on the quality of the tp, a minimum of 3 up to 6 or 7.
Usually, 2-3 double/folded sheets (so 4-6 in total). Possibly more at messier times.