MUST have! Bidet toilet seat is a must have for people with chronic illness
I never thought I’d be writing about toilet seats on a coping blog…. but, here we are.
Having 9 disabling disorders, it can be a struggle to keep up with hygiene. When I have so little energy at the “capable of showering” level, I often just don’t want to use up that time just standing under water lol.
I struggled with this a lot more before I learned there was such a thing as – resistance to changing states. It never dawned on me, pun intended, that my not wanting to get into the shower and then my wanting to live forever under the hot water, was a thing. Who knew? Something about you’re dry, you’re dressed – in order to get in the shower you need to undress and then get wet – you’re changing your state and some people (obviously not just me…) struggle with the execution of that change.
I started telling myself that I wanted to get wet but just realizing that I was irrationally resisting a shower simply because I’d get wet – I kinda got over myself lol and don’t have a problem any longer. The mind is an incredible tool – if we just learn how to use it, to get control of it. Then it starts doing genius things like saying – hey, if you get a bidet toilet seat you’ll FEEL cleaner on the days where a bonk on the head would be less painful than showering.
There are all kinds of bidet toilet seats and they’re pretty easy to install. Some have seat and water warmers, remote controls, oscillation where it goes back and forth to make sure you’re squeaky clean. You can adjust temperature and water pressure and, for most of them, if the batteries die in the remote, you can use the controls on the side of the seat.
Cleaning is easy I just brush mine with the toilet brush when I clean the toilet, years later it still looks new. The biggest challenge is keeping the space between the back of the seat and the toilet itself, clean. To accomplish this I use a thin towel like dental floss lol down the back and pull to the side – like if you have a crown on your tooth 😉
If you want to be even cleaner – I keep a small bottle of soap on a cart by the toilet. A bit on the tip of my finger, applied while the bidet is in operation and you’re as clean down there as if you showered. You can keep hand towels for drying off or just use a bath towel – no need to ever have toilet paper stuck to your naughty bits ever again – take that Charmin bears!
That reminds me of the joke where the bear asked the rabbit if poop stuck to his fur and the rabbit said no, so the bear wiped his booty with the bunny lol. Hey, happy matters 😉
Here are a couple badass bidets to choose from on Amazon. These are Amazon Associate links so I do get a thank you commission from Amazon but you don’t pay any more from using my links, so thanks!
First up TOTO – this is a powerhouse of a bidet is less than half of some of the really expensive seats and worth every penny. Plus, if you skip the toilet paper, it will eventually pay for itself. CLICK HERE TO SEE ON AMAZON – lots of pics, videos and details: https://amzn.to/3Sd6r3F
Then, if you need an even more affordable option, this Elongated Smart Toilet Seat is less than half the Toto and still blows smoke up your…. no wait, I mean it gives you a lovely warm breeze where you need it most! CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT IT: https://amzn.to/3zLBOMr
If you want another hygiene helper, check out these pre-soaped Scrubbz NO RINSE wipes. They’re like baby wipes on steroids – my kid loves them. I have a post about them here:Â SCRUBBZ POST
