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Anal hygiene refers to practices that are performed on the anus to maintain personal hygiene, usually immediately or shortly after defecation. Anal cleansing may also occur while showering or bathing.
Anal cleansing instruments known as chūgi from the Nara period (710 to 784) in Japan. The modern rolls in the background are for size comparison.
Top view of a bidet
A bidet shower or "health faucet". It is commonly used in the Arab world and Asia.
A Japanese toilet with integrated bidet spraying water for cleaning. The water jet is used to wash the anus and buttocks after defecation.
Bidet shower
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A bidet shower is a hand-held triggered nozzle that is placed near the toilet and delivers a spray of water used for anal cleansing and cleaning of the genitals after using the toilet for defecation a
Anal hygiene
…in some Protestant cultures, such as that of Finland. The cleaning process is typically done through either a pressurized device (e.g., a bidet or a bidet shower) or a non-pressurized vessel (e.g., a lota or an aftabeh) alongside a person's hand; many cultures assert that only the left hand is to be used for…
A bidet shower in a hotel bathroom in Helsinki, Finland
Hand-held bidet sprayer
Typical faucet installation
Faucet close up