What did people use before toilet paper or bidets?

Question

What did people use before toilet paper or bidets?

Answer 1

the same things some people use today such as leaves, grass, water out of a canteen. the custom of washing ones a**s is long established and in muslim countries it must be done with the left hand since the right hand is used to eat with, the left being unclean. those who have lost the left hand are in deep dodo. pun intended.

Answer 2

Sorry, but if this is an anthropological question, do please let me know to what particular people exactly you refer. Only then could I try to answer your question.

Answer 3

the romans used rag on the end of a stick just kept washing it and using it again.

Answer 4

If you travel the middle east, it disgusts them to see someone use their left hand for eating.  Frankly it disgusts me that it would disgust them but they have thier reasons as one previous answer suggested.  That is one reason that cutting off the right hand is considered a very serious punishment.  Yuk

Answer 5

leaves

Answer 6

Leaves or newspaper

Answer 7

When convenient, many people in Asia defecate near water, and splash themselves until washed clean...

When inconvenient, a small bowl or cup, of water, in some places called a 'charpy', is used to perform cleansing in a similar fashion...sort of a portable bidet!

This requires preparation, prior to nature calling...

Answer 8

Catalogues, newspaper and before that leaves, moss etc.

Answer 9

Their hand, and still do in most of India.

Answer 10

Sears Roebuck catalogues were great , except for the slick colored sheets .

Answer 11

some people used there hand -.- wow