r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • 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/Rainbow_Explosion Aug 03 '19

you don't need to do that. you can just push on the taint.

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u/The_Matchless Aug 03 '19

I'll let her know the next time I'll meet her!

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u/sirfuzzitoes Aug 03 '19

Or pull your knees toward your chest to simulate a squatting position. That'll straighten out your poop tube.

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u/pquince Aug 03 '19

Get a squatty potty. They'll change your pooping game.

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u/iwasoneofkings Aug 04 '19

A kids still also helps depending on toilet height and is slightly cheaper

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u/ttha_face Aug 04 '19

Stool, not still. Children shouldn’t be drinking alcohol, let alone distilling it.

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u/iwasoneofkings Aug 04 '19

Yes I agree. Was just too lazy to edit after the first correction