I’ve been flushing the toilet and catching it with my hand, and/or using the water in the bowl, then I clean my anus with my fingertips, flush again and repeat if needed, and occasionally use a cloth to wipe dry my anus (I would then wash the cloth under the spray of a tap), and wash my hands thoroughly afterwards with detergent. Maybe there are better solutions that I haven’t tried, but this is simple and effective, and quicker and cleaner than using toilet paper. I started doing this about 8 months ago when I moved into my own studio, and decided against buying toilet paper to help the environment, my time, and my savings.

I’ve been chuckling to myself when I read about the toilet paper shortages due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and also when I saw no toilet paper, just empty shelves at Woolworths Mascot.