Bidets provide the benefit of improved hygiene and the ease of cleaning after bowel movement. Bathroom fixtures with hybrid bidet toilet units are becoming increasingly popular all throughout the world, including the United States.
If you grew up in North America, chances are that you probably did not grow up using a bidet at home. The bidet (pronounced bee-dey) is a bathroom fixture used to bathe the external genital and the anal region of the body. The bidet is shaped like a washbasin and is usually placed beside the toilet, which allows the user a quick and convenient means of bathing the target region.
The primary purpose of a bidet is to allow the user to maintain a constant state of good hygiene. A person simply cannot thoroughly cleanse the target region through the use of toilet paper alone. When a person only uses toilet paper, she is essentially carrying the filth on her body until she takes a bath or a shower. The use of the bidet is becoming a modern hygienic norm much like the brushing of teeth. While it is not absolutely necessary that the bidet is used, it provides the user with a significant boost in hygiene.
The bidet cleanses the user with water that shoots out from a high pressure nozzle. While the bidet is designed to be used after the removal of waste to cleanse the anus, in certain parts of Europe and Middle Eastern Asia, a bidet is sometimes used to quickly wash the feet. It has also been noted that sometimes people use the bidet as a “mini-bathtub” to wash their children. It is generally not a good idea to wash children inside a bidet with minor exceptions.
While the bidet itself was never engineered to fuction as a toilet, contemporary models integrate the bidet with the toilet as a single unit or an attachable fixture. Some bidet models allow the user to control the temperature and the pressure of the water jet spray, and comes equipped with an air dryer system, and a heated toilet seat. Furthermore, some models can massage the anal region with different spray patterns and pressure levels for relief from pain of that area. These additional features are very useful for hemorrhoids sufferers, and for people with physical disabilities. Bidets provide the benefit of improved hygiene and the ease of cleaning after bowel movement. Bathroom fixtures with hybrid bidet toilet units are becoming increasingly popular all throughout the world, including the United States.
Consumers looking for a stylish, practical solution for better hygiene care without the higher cost of a bidet toilet replacement should consider installing a hand held bidet spray unit.
