Do you wash...Always? - Crohns Disease Forum - Support group and forum for IBD, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease

ladyB · 09-04-2008, 09:20 PM

Do you wash your hands every time you go to the bathroom?
Even on the big D days...honestly?

09-04-2008, 09:29 PM

If I am at home, no, when away from home yes - every single time.

teeny5 · 09-04-2008, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isla

If I am at home, no, when away from home yes - every single time.

Ditto

dingbat · 09-04-2008, 11:33 PM

yes, every time, no matter what the loo visit was for. and i have nagged my kids into doing the same "if you go to the toilet, you have to wash your hands..". it upsets me that i can't nag strangers in public toilets when i see them walk straight out without washing theirs lol

jed · 09-04-2008, 11:39 PM

awwwww, wheres the poll!!!!

i try to wash my hands all the time.

ladyB · 09-04-2008, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jed

awwwww, wheres the poll!!!!

i try to wash my hands all the time.

I'm not quite sure how to put the poll up...help!!!!

My Butt Hurts · 09-05-2008, 01:04 AM

EVERY time!!

mommy1st · 09-05-2008, 01:10 AM

Yes every single time. When people come to our house they make fun of us because we even have a gallon size hand sanitizer on the sink for those who visit who don't wash that way they can just use a little and go.

My Butt Hurts · 09-05-2008, 01:17 AM

I don't like hand sanitizer - and I'll tell you why.
It "kills" the germs on your hands, but then you have dead germs on your hands. I want those germs OFF of my hands, and rinsed down the drain.
Especially at school, some teachers take their whole class to the hall bathrooms, and then give each kid a squirt. They just rub it in. No rinsing. If some kid went poop, and they got some on their hands, isn't there still some poop there? Dead poop - but poop none the less??
Ewww!
That's like the e coli they find in hamburger meat - "It's okay to eat cow poop in your hamburgers, you just have to cook it to the right temperature." EWWW!!!

mommy1st · 09-05-2008, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by My Butt Hurts

I don't like hand sanitizer - and I'll tell you why.
It "kills" the germs on your hands, but then you have dead germs on your hands. I want those germs OFF of my hands, and rinsed down the drain.
Especially at school, some teachers take their whole class to the hall bathrooms, and then give each kid a squirt. They just rub it in. No rinsing. If some kid went poop, and they got some on their hands, isn't there still some poop there? Dead poop - but poop none the less??
Ewww!
That's like the e coli they find in hamburger meat - "It's okay to eat cow poop in your hamburgers, you just have to cook it to the right temperature." EWWW!!!

I always wash and then use the hand sanitizer just a little extra protection. We have the hand sanitizer because when my husbands friends are over for football I'll take any little bit that I can get. Unfortunately I can't control what they're doing in there so I give them as many options as I can as a little push to do the right thing.

My Butt Hurts · 09-05-2008, 01:27 AM

Husband's friends. 'Nuff said!
A fraction of a pinky getting clean would be more than I could hope for . And THEY actually touch "it". At least we girls have a toilet paper barrier!

Jeff D. · 09-05-2008, 02:05 AM

I always wash my hands no matter what I do. I especially like the foam soap. It's so gross when people go number two and don't wash. At least number one for a guy is just touching skin but number two is a whole different ballgame. I don't want people to think I'm a grode so I always wash for 20-30 seconds.

Jeff D. · 09-05-2008, 04:36 AM

I carry hand sanitizer in my pocket at almost all times after an experience with a drunk hobo in D.C.

RHOV · 09-05-2008, 04:58 AM

I think you're supposed to sing the birthday song twice while washing your hands to get them completely clean... I wash every single time. I also carry hand sanitizer with me too, in case I need to clean my hands and don't have access to a sink. Whenever I use it in class I give some to all my friends too, because they aren't germophobic like I am! When I took biology, we took samples from the inside door handles of the girls and boys bathrooms. Guess which grew more bacteria in the petri dish? Boys, by a LONG shot!

Agent X20 · 09-05-2008, 07:59 AM

I once knew a guy who was so proud of his "old chap" that he swore he washed his hands BEFORE he had a pee!

ladyB · 09-08-2008, 03:31 AM

Let's get a gallon of bleach over here....

09-08-2008, 01:58 PM

i either wash my hands or use hand sanitizer all the time
x

Chelu915 · 10-04-2008, 04:22 AM

being a Nurse Im kinda brain washed when I go in the bathroom I wash before i leave. Ive caught myself Going in the bathroom to get a Qtip cause my ear itched, grabbe a qtip tickled my ear then washed my hands?

Wiles · 10-04-2008, 10:55 PM

Men's bathrooms are disgusting. I don't even feel clean after washing my hands in them. First thing I do when I get home is wash my hands. I consciously try to remember not to touch my face all day for fear that my hands are full of germs. I hate buses, stair railings and pretty much anything else where I end up touching things that I know a lot of other people are touching.

merrywidow · 10-06-2008, 04:48 PM

over washing can be as bad as not washing, if you constantly washing, you are washing away "good germs" as well as all the bad ones. sharon xx

View Poll Results: Do you always wash your hands everytime you use the restroom, Honestly?
Always	13	65.00%
Never	0	0%
Not if I'm in a hurry	1	5.00%
Only if some one else will notice if I don't	4	20.00%
Sometimes, if I have the time	1	5.00%
Only when there is food involved	0	0%
When you go this often, who has any skin left to wash	1	5.00%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

09-04-2008, 09:20 PM	#1
ladyB Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 891	Do you wash...Always? Do you wash your hands every time you go to the bathroom? Even on the big D days...honestly? __________________ molly http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/...8093921&v=wall

09-04-2008, 11:39 PM	#5
jed Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Australia Posts: 1,563	awwwww, wheres the poll!!!! i try to wash my hands all the time. __________________ Current meds - Methotrexate, the rest werent doing anything. Current state - hopeing poop softener, honey and cinnamon tea make me poop like a crohnie again.. my story - http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=3093

09-05-2008, 02:05 AM	#12
Jeff D. Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bama Posts: 4,764	I always wash my hands no matter what I do. I especially like the foam soap. It's so gross when people go number two and don't wash. At least number one for a guy is just touching skin but number two is a whole different ballgame. I don't want people to think I'm a grode so I always wash for 20-30 seconds. __________________ Jeff remember to discern everything. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...00000686899395

09-05-2008, 04:36 AM	#13
Jeff D. Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bama Posts: 4,764	I carry hand sanitizer in my pocket at almost all times after an experience with a drunk hobo in D.C. __________________ Jeff remember to discern everything. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...00000686899395

09-04-2008, 09:29 PM	#2
Isla Guest Posts: n/a	If I am at home, no, when away from home yes - every single time.

09-04-2008, 11:33 PM	#4
dingbat Forum Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Planet Confusion Posts: 4,313	yes, every time, no matter what the loo visit was for. and i have nagged my kids into doing the same "if you go to the toilet, you have to wash your hands..". it upsets me that i can't nag strangers in public toilets when i see them walk straight out without washing theirs lol

09-05-2008, 01:04 AM	#7
My Butt Hurts Squeals-a-lot! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,886	EVERY time!!

09-05-2008, 01:10 AM	#8
mommy1st Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 457	Yes every single time. When people come to our house they make fun of us because we even have a gallon size hand sanitizer on the sink for those who visit who don't wash that way they can just use a little and go.

09-05-2008, 01:17 AM	#9
My Butt Hurts Squeals-a-lot! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,886	I don't like hand sanitizer - and I'll tell you why. It "kills" the germs on your hands, but then you have dead germs on your hands. I want those germs OFF of my hands, and rinsed down the drain. Especially at school, some teachers take their whole class to the hall bathrooms, and then give each kid a squirt. They just rub it in. No rinsing. If some kid went poop, and they got some on their hands, isn't there still some poop there? Dead poop - but poop none the less?? Ewww! That's like the e coli they find in hamburger meat - "It's okay to eat cow poop in your hamburgers, you just have to cook it to the right temperature." EWWW!!!

09-05-2008, 01:27 AM	#11
My Butt Hurts Squeals-a-lot! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,886	Husband's friends. 'Nuff said! A fraction of a pinky getting clean would be more than I could hope for . And THEY actually touch "it". At least we girls have a toilet paper barrier!

09-05-2008, 04:58 AM	#14
RHOV Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 739	I think you're supposed to sing the birthday song twice while washing your hands to get them completely clean... I wash every single time. I also carry hand sanitizer with me too, in case I need to clean my hands and don't have access to a sink. Whenever I use it in class I give some to all my friends too, because they aren't germophobic like I am! When I took biology, we took samples from the inside door handles of the girls and boys bathrooms. Guess which grew more bacteria in the petri dish? Boys, by a LONG shot!

09-05-2008, 07:59 AM	#15
Agent X20 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 1,297	I once knew a guy who was so proud of his "old chap" that he swore he washed his hands BEFORE he had a pee! __________________ Steve J

09-08-2008, 03:31 AM	#16
ladyB Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 891	Let's get a gallon of bleach over here.... __________________ molly http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/...8093921&v=wall

09-08-2008, 01:58 PM	#17
Babe123 Guest Posts: n/a	i either wash my hands or use hand sanitizer all the time x

10-04-2008, 04:22 AM	#18
Chelu915 New Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 24	being a Nurse Im kinda brain washed when I go in the bathroom I wash before i leave. Ive caught myself Going in the bathroom to get a Qtip cause my ear itched, grabbe a qtip tickled my ear then washed my hands?

10-04-2008, 10:55 PM	#19
Wiles Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada. Posts: 547	Men's bathrooms are disgusting. I don't even feel clean after washing my hands in them. First thing I do when I get home is wash my hands. I consciously try to remember not to touch my face all day for fear that my hands are full of germs. I hate buses, stair railings and pretty much anything else where I end up touching things that I know a lot of other people are touching.

10-06-2008, 04:48 PM	#20
merrywidow mum with a dogdy tum Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: eastbourne england Posts: 3,113	over washing can be as bad as not washing, if you constantly washing, you are washing away "good germs" as well as all the bad ones. sharon xx