question about bowel program

symmetry · 08-21-2006, 01:15 PM

hi there

my SCI fiance does his bowel program MWF - used to just use enema, but lately, thanks to bob, using magic bullet

my question is this: here in palestine, and throughout the arab world, every bathroom is equipped with a water spigot next to the toilet (people often rinse rather than wipe after defecating)

well, i really want to travel with him, and in the west it is not common for bathrooms to have such a spigot, or a drain in the floor.

he is convinced that he cannot do his bowel program without using lots of water (ie. rinsing, washing, cleaning the area and his gloved hand)....also, he usually urinates on the floor while sitting on the toilet.

all of this really worries him, and he is sure he can't do his bowel program without water. i have told him i'm sure there are lots of paraplegic people who manage to do it without water, and i told him i would ask on this forum how people manage to do it.

thanks in advance.

darlagee22 · 08-21-2006, 11:35 PM

Wet washcloths at home and babywipes when I travel. Find some that are very soft.. (I put the used gloves and babywipes in a small ziploc plastic bag before I put them in the garbage.)

symmetry · 08-23-2006, 10:33 AM

just one response?
does this mean everyone else uses a water sprayer for their bowel program?

cmon i need to convince him that it's possible to do his bowel program without a water sprayer!! or i'll never get him to travel!

KVP612 · 08-23-2006, 10:48 AM

toilet paper, whole lotta tp

rfbdorf · 08-23-2006, 04:47 PM

The cheapest babywipes I can find.
No water.
- Richard

dan_nc · 08-23-2006, 04:54 PM

Baby wipes and of course lube.

Few bathrooms here in the US are equipped with bidets.

08-21-2006, 01:15 PM	#1
symmetry Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: oregon Posts: 114	question about bowel program hi there my SCI fiance does his bowel program MWF - used to just use enema, but lately, thanks to bob, using magic bullet my question is this: here in palestine, and throughout the arab world, every bathroom is equipped with a water spigot next to the toilet (people often rinse rather than wipe after defecating) well, i really want to travel with him, and in the west it is not common for bathrooms to have such a spigot, or a drain in the floor. he is convinced that he cannot do his bowel program without using lots of water (ie. rinsing, washing, cleaning the area and his gloved hand)....also, he usually urinates on the floor while sitting on the toilet. all of this really worries him, and he is sure he can't do his bowel program without water. i have told him i'm sure there are lots of paraplegic people who manage to do it without water, and i told him i would ask on this forum how people manage to do it. thanks in advance. __________________ “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

08-21-2006, 11:35 PM	#2
darlagee22 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 440	Wet washcloths at home and babywipes when I travel. Find some that are very soft.. (I put the used gloves and babywipes in a small ziploc plastic bag before I put them in the garbage.) __________________ http://www.laughwithmecrywithme.com my website & blog

08-23-2006, 10:33 AM	#3
symmetry Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: oregon Posts: 114	just one? just one response? does this mean everyone else uses a water sprayer for their bowel program? cmon i need to convince him that it's possible to do his bowel program without a water sprayer!! or i'll never get him to travel! __________________ “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

08-23-2006, 10:48 AM	#4
KVP612 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: dead center Posts: 723	toilet paper, whole lotta tp __________________ *"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."* *Winston Churchill*

08-23-2006, 04:54 PM	#6
dan_nc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,691	Baby wipes and of course lube. Few bathrooms here in the US are equipped with bidets. __________________ Daniel

08-23-2006, 04:47 PM	#5
rfbdorf Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,715	The cheapest babywipes I can find. No water. - Richard

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