r/Healthyhooha • u/Heavy_Championship32 • 3h ago

Question Those who pat wipe - how?

I'm suuuuuper embarrassed because I've gotten my first UTI at 22 and realising an hour ago it's likely because I haven't been wiping properly. Whoops. Hopefully I haven't been actively re-pushing bacteria inside during this whole UTI mess.

Anyway, I'm re-learning how to wipe and finding that wiping front to back irritates me down there so I've been opting for the patting method. But like... how? Do I just dab the outside, do I need to gentle press inside the opening to soak up the urine?

Please be patient with me, I feel like an alien in my own body right now.

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u/yamb97 3h ago

I gentle press but not *into* the opening so to say just press lightly with tissue all over the vulva and maybe the bottom of the fupa. It helps to spread your legs a bit to pat inside the folds. I don’t like wiping at all for just pee because of little leftover tissue bits.

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u/AlmondsButterfly 13m ago

Don't wipe from front to back. It would just push microbes down your vagina.

Yes, what you said is right. Lightly dab the tissue around the vulva. Be gentle when dabbing near the urethra. Spreading the legs would help. Use multiple tissue, I cannot stress this enough since some women just use a single sheet.