This was probably 7 years ago, so it's not extremely fresh it my mind, but... It seemed to hurt more than it helped. It didn't clean everything up, and then everything was wet... and toilet paper isn't great at dealing with water. So I then had to dry things off, and then wipe, pretty much as normal.
Occasionally with a standard toilet I'll get Poseidon's kiss, and as gross as that might be, I can see the benefits of introducing water into the equation. However, with the bidet, it seemed like the water didn't clean stuff up, it just added water into the mix.
It's fully possible that I was doing it wrong. I tried to look up stuff online to learn what I might be doing wrong, but didn't find much. It was mostly just jokes or people glossing over the whole thing. I get it, it's an awkward topic, and if someone didn't learn growing up from their parents, or have a lot of time and will to experiment with it, it probably wouldn't go well.
When I was in India there were sprayers next to the toilets, the type we generally have next to the kitchen sink in the US. I wasn't brave enough to even attempt to use those in a public setting. Sanitary concerns aside, I wasn't sure how I'd possibly use it without making a mess.
I honestly prefer my low tech cold water bidet at home vs the fancy ones in Japan. The water pressure from those just isn't high enough. The cheapo $15 one I got off Amazon though will blast everything right off.
Occasionally with a standard toilet I'll get Poseidon's kiss, and as gross as that might be, I can see the benefits of introducing water into the equation. However, with the bidet, it seemed like the water didn't clean stuff up, it just added water into the mix.
It's fully possible that I was doing it wrong. I tried to look up stuff online to learn what I might be doing wrong, but didn't find much. It was mostly just jokes or people glossing over the whole thing. I get it, it's an awkward topic, and if someone didn't learn growing up from their parents, or have a lot of time and will to experiment with it, it probably wouldn't go well.
When I was in India there were sprayers next to the toilets, the type we generally have next to the kitchen sink in the US. I wasn't brave enough to even attempt to use those in a public setting. Sanitary concerns aside, I wasn't sure how I'd possibly use it without making a mess.