I’m a 22-year-old woman and I spend an HOUR wiping after I poop – I know it’s disgusting but I don’t know how to stop

A woman has revealed that she spends an hour wiping after defecating because she suffers from ‘endless wipe syndrome’ and is ‘anxious’ when it comes to defecating.

The unnamed 22-year-old shared on Reddit that she spent an extreme amount of time in the bathroom so she could make sure she was squeaky clean.

She confessed to “swiping in a cubicle for 50 minutes,” and while she aggressively tried to clean her butt, she never felt like it was enough.

The Redditor conceded that she carried wet wipes and a travel bidet with her, but still spent much of her time in the bathroom.

Early in the post, the anonymous woman, who shared her confession in the True Off My Chest subreddit, said, “I feel like my fear of pooping has made my life miserable.”

She added: “For some reason, whenever I don’t use a bidet to wash my bum, I suffer from endless wiping syndrome — without a bidet, it literally takes 40 minutes to an hour of consistent wiping before the toilet paper comes back clean.” .

“After the first few wipes, the toilet paper comes back with a thin brown line (aka the brown crayon) for the next thirty minutes. I don’t understand how that is even possible.

And before anyone asks, yes, I use wet wipes. And yes, even with the wet wipes I’m still stuck in the toilet.’

The concerned pooper noted that she had a bidet at home — a bowl made to sit on to wash your genitals, perineum, inside of the buttocks, and anus — but when she was forced to live in a dorm and share a bathroom with others, share, she hated having to “poop for almost an hour.”

She added: “I later bought an electric travel bidet, which I still use when I have to travel. For those of you unfamiliar with these things, you basically fill the water tank at a tap before you leave, and usually people can get their homes clean with one tank’s washes.

‘I don’t, though. Even with the travel bidet, I feel like I have to refill it ten times before my wet wipes come back squeaky clean.

“Again, I don’t know how it’s even possible – is my a** just built differently? This will sound strange, but my problem with defecating and wiping has caused me so much pain that I have resorted to self-harm several times and even contemplated suicide at one point.”

She explained that she had always found the thought of contamination “really disgusting” and that she had now taken “extreme measures to get clean after defecating.”

The unnamed woman added, “I will first wash with the bidet for about 20 minutes, wipe with a wet wipe, wash again if there is even the tiniest hint of yellow stuff on the wipe, wipe a few more times until the wet wipes consistently comes back looking absolutely clean.

“After that I have to wipe my whole ass and take a shower.”

She noted that she had seen a psychiatrist and a psychologist and that she was taking medication for her mental health.

However, she found it difficult to talk about her brushing habits to anyone because she was afraid they would find her “disgusting.”

In the post, the scared pooper also shared how her constant wiping affected her travel plans.

She explained, “I also live in a region where bidets aren’t that common, so traveling really makes me anxious. In fact, I’m going to stay with a friend for the next few days, but I’m extremely apprehensive about the prospect of pooping.

“Yes, I will have my travel bidet/wet wipes with me, but I’m afraid my boyfriend will notice I take those things with me when I go to shit and feel bad about the fact that I’m spending what feels like a million years wash and clean myself in the toilet.’

At the end of the post, she confessed that she felt like a “disgusting human being.”

People on the social media platform flooded the comment section, with many of them offering their advice to the woman with a fear of pooping.

One person said, “It looks like your pelvic floor is too tense, you have to support your knees as if you were squatting and blow gently as you push.”

‘A pelvic floor therapist may also be able to help you.’

Someone else wrote: ‘How about a few baby wipes to use when you’re away from home. Do not flush them as they are terrible for your pipes! Or maybe a little more fiber in your diet. Good luck.’

“This sounds weird, but it’s something I learned from watching my toddler go to the toilet. He straddled the chair to poop, and when he jumped off, there was no poop on his bottom for me to clean. So I suggest you straddle the toilet and see if you’re feeling better,” said one social media user.

“Next time, record yourself. And then watch the whole thing. It may seem a bit ridiculous,” another user added.

Someone else said, “I’m pretty IBS and it usually lasts 15 minutes in the bathroom but that’s because I haven’t finished pooping after the ‘first wave’ so I’ll chill and wait so I don’t Don’t wipe too early, you’ll have to poop right away.

“I’ve found that increasing my fiber and fruit intake and eating only breakfast and evening meals have dramatically reduced my irritable bowel bloating and the need to go to the bathroom three times a day.” In addition, using wipes reduces wiping, as does avoiding greasy foods. I hope this helps.’

Others took the post as a joke.

‘That’s what I think. She must be walking around with some serious Taco Bell heat all the time,” one wrote.

Someone else added, “I’m sorry, but I was laughing this entire post.”

According to HealthlineIf you feel like you constantly need to wipe your butt after you poop, you may have an underlying health condition, such as an anal gland infection, intestinal leaks, or hemorrhoids.

You may also be wiping consistently because you haven’t finished defecating and are wiping in between bowel movements.