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.

  • southsamurai
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    188 months ago

    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.

  • @Alice@beehaw.org
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    138 months ago

    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

  • @93maddie94@lemm.ee
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    128 months ago

    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.

  • @Mothra@mander.xyz
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    118 months ago

    2 or 3 squares, often folded. If the paper is cheap single ply it might be two or three times the amount.

  • @jsomae@lemmy.ml
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    78 months ago

    1, sometimes 2.

    Does anyone else have the problem where sometimes a bit of TP sticks to your labia? especially the 1-ply

  • @thegreatgarbo@lemmy.world
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    78 months ago

    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.

  • @Subtracty@lemmy.world
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    68 months ago

    Feeling wasteful in the between 4 and 6 category. That is, if I am away from home and there is no bidet. That is just what I feel adequately safe/dry with