Do You Wash your Hands After Using the Toilet?

Bogof_Babe

I have slightly shorter than average arms so generally wear my sleeves turned up. For door opening operations, I pull it down, open the door, then fold it back up so the pee and poo are trapped in the fold! As soon as it is practical I change and sling it in a hot wash. :rotfl:

On cruise ships they have "no touch" gel dispensers everywhere, and signs on the entrances to the dining rooms reminding people to use them - most people do. Just as well as you serve yourself from the food trays using the same tongs as everyone else... OMG :eek:.

If hand washing wasn't important, why do so many public conveniences have a sign up NOW WASH YOUR HANDS? They'd save loads in hot water and soap if they didn't bother! :rotfl:

easy

As my husband has pointed out to me before. Every morning he gets up and showers, washes carefully round his 'personal areas', and then puts on clean underwear.

When he goes for a wee, he doesn't pee on his hands. The parts of his body that he touches with his hands are probably cleaner than anything else he'll touch during the day (including computer keyboards, tables in meeting rooms, door handles etc). There is an argument to say men should wash hands BEFORE a pee. Furthermore, I believe that the fresh pee of a healthy person is essentially sterile ??

Obviously, if you have wiped around your anus, you should wash your hands, as you should if you have touched wet dirty toilet seats etc. But blokes are actually quite safe not to wash their hands, if their parents taught them how to pee properly.

I am also NOT a fan of excessive use of antibacterial gels etc. I believe that you have to allow your immune system to develop. When my cleaning lady first started working for me, I had to sternly ban her from bringing her own cleaning materials, as in the first 3 weeks she filled my kitchen/bathroom with anti-bacterial cleaning fluids. I have 2 dogs, and a 12 year old son. The latter has only once in his life had a tummy bug, and only spent 3 days in total off school due to colds.

BitterAndTwisted

Lucy1973 wrote: »

There was a prog years ago where they tested bowls of nuts left at bars and found traces of up to 7 different types of semen and urine on them

I heard that story a very long time ago except it was told about the pee but there was no semen. I'd like to know by precisely what scientific procedure you'd be able ascertain the individual owners of said piddle. And when was the last time you saw free bowls of nuts on a pub bar?

Where on earth do you think this alleged semen came from? That there are blokes out there who do the solo fandango in dodgy pub lavvies? Really?


I do get tired of these sorts of silly urban myths. I reckon I should think one of my own up and see how long it takes to be told back to me as if it was the plain, unvarnished truth.

scheming_gypsy

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I have slightly shorter than average arms so generally wear my sleeves turned up. For door opening operations, I pull it down, open the door, then fold it back up so the pee and poo are trapped in the fold! As soon as it is practical I change and sling it in a hot wash. :rotfl:

do you ever rub your sleeve on your face / forehead for anything? you could be walking round with somebody's bum dust smeared across your head all day.

jackieb

moomoomama27 wrote: »

Totally agree, I'd never used the stuff before Mum was ill!

When my Mum was having chemo I went round every morning to clean all her door handles, light switches, taps and the toilet flush and toilet with anti-bacterial stuff.

Lotus-eater

Anyone who panics about any of the stuff on this thread, may also be interested to hear of the Mythbusters findings, that a toothbrush kept open in a bathroom picks up faecal matter whenever you flush the toilet. So you're brushing your teeth with it.

Person_one

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Where on earth do you think this alleged semen came from? That there are blokes out there who do the solo fandango in dodgy pub lavvies? Really?

Well they probably need to replace lost salts afterwards...

scheming_gypsy

I only ever use that anti bacterial hand gel stuff if I do anything on one particular PC at work. The person who's machine it is must wipe his bum with his keyboard and rest his nuts on the mouse; they're the grimmest and dirtiest I've ever come across

sulkisu

Badger_Lady wrote: »

Ah, but was she actually going to the toilet in there? I often visit public loos to get a bit of tissue or even have a little cry (knickers on!)... I do get quite paranoid that someone will judge me for coming out and leaving again :rotfl:

If she went into the cubicle, no matter what she did, she should still wash her hands afterwards. Apart from the toilet itself, the cubicle door handle is probably the dirtiest thing in there (think about it ).

scheming_gypsy

When i go into the cubicle it's for a sit down. So i'll wipe the seat with loo roll to make sure it's clean, then I flush the loo (loo roll on the flush and then throw it in the pan) to make sure it's going to flush when I need it to. Then I hope and pray that the seat is cold when I sit down. When i've wiped I'll pee on the flush and the door handle so i only get my sterile wee on my hands, perfect.