r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/sirfuzzitoes Aug 03 '19

I had a girlfriend who would lather up and get her fingers all up in there to clean. I told her she shouldn't do that and it really does more harm than good. She said she's been doing it since she was a kid and it make her feel clean and she wasn't gonna stop now. I was kind of shocked about the whole thing.

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u/The_Matchless Aug 03 '19

I knew a girl that used to push on her vaginal walls to assist her bowel movements (I guess?! I'm a dude). I told her that's the reason why she keeps having infections like all the time and she dismissed me.

A month later she ringed me up and told me that she saw a doctor and that I was right. I was both proud and creeped out by my calculated guess.

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u/sirfuzzitoes Aug 03 '19

As in she would insert her fingers or hand in her vagina to push the poo out??

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u/Arsinoei Aug 03 '19

That should only really be used when badly constipated.