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You don't need to floss or wipe your butt either, but not everybody is a Tarzan.
by rdancer 11y ago
You don't need to floss or wipe your butt either, but not everybody is a Tarzan.
- escape_goat 11y agoI could use a fact check from a medical doctor here, but my recollection is that you do in fact need to wipe or otherwise wash your butt. If you didn't, the result would be skin irritation, rash, eventual sores, sepsis, and suppuration or abscess. As a pragmatic matter, flossing your teeth will help to improve both the quality and duration of your life.
- adrianN 11y agoI'd guess that this depends on your pooping technique and diet. If you squat to poop and have enough fiber in your diet you should stay fairly clean even without wiping. Most animals seem to manage with only occasional cleaning of their private parts.
- mercer 11y agoIt sounds like you're in agreement. You do need to clean your butt, just as animals do. Just not necessarily every day or with toilet paper...
- auggierose 11y agoGotta love this comment. Only on HN :-)
- Udik 11y agoflossing your teeth will help to improve both the quality and duration of your life Apparently not: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rosspomeroy/2013/10/17/dentists-say-you-need-to-floss-science-says-you-dont/#2715e4857a0b3b1d69fa77d5 http://www.forbes.com/sites/rosspomeroy/2013/10/17/dentists-...
- panglott 11y agoCan speak from experience with small children freshly potty trained that, indeed, you do need to wipe your butt or you will get infections there.
- xuhu 11y agoI have no idea what you mean. Doctors have been recommending flossing one's butt since forever. Bi-weekly at the least.
- Gravityloss 11y agoFlossing is last season, interdental brushes is where it's at, at least according to my dentist.