Do you wash your hands when you use a public restroom?

[darcey]

As has been noted, the handles one must touch are better breeding grounds for germs that ones own body. Yet, I still wash my hands after nature calls (or sometimes screams) & use paper towels, napkins, t/p when touching the handles. As to simply holding it til one is in a non-public toilet, I'ld suggest one check w/ their doctor,as it isn't "harmless" to ignore your bodys requests if done too often. Guess none of us like rest stop toilets either.

 

[winterknight]

Err... why wouldn't you?

And anyone who thinks holding on to it is a good idea needs to look up how Tycho Brahe died.

 

[Javito1987]

of course i do wash my hands after that! I wash my hands all day long :S (about 20 times per day) :S

 

[BlueD]

Err... why wouldn't you?

And anyone who thinks holding on to it is a good idea needs to look up how Tycho Brahe died.

I know about him! I learn about him in Astronomy, which is a very interesting class.

Anyway, for the question, of course, I always wash my hands, more than necessary usually (because I used to work at a restaurant, and clean hands is a must.)

 

[Berbenli]

I try my best not to use public restrooms, but if I do, I'll scrub those hands until they're red.

 

[operafan]

I pee a lot and I wash my hands after every time (#2 goes without saying). I have the chapped hands to prove it.

 

[FREDDIE187]

No I don't.

But I don't touch anything, not the door handles, the taps, the walls, nothing. Only my zip and my cock which is cleaner than my hands anyway.

When I want to enter I wait for someone to open the door and slip in quickly, same when I exit.

You wash your hands then you close the tap. Then you touch the doorhandle and exit. That tap and doorhandle has more germs on them than a 1000 gay guys cocks. juuugh!!!!

People just have not thought about it. It is a stupid ritual.

 

[smirnoff-ice]

of course always...

 

[winterknight]

I know about him! I learn about him in Astronomy, which is a very interesting class.

He also had a very interesting nose.

 

[BlueD]

He also had a very interesting nose.

Heard he had a dwarf too...that's cool

I thought it was determined he died of mercury poisoning and not from a bladder infection?

And I wonder if HE washed his hands after using a public washroom?

Was there a public washroom back then?

 

[ronboy]

Sir Ron always washes his hands after urinating and/or defacating. And I am just as guilty as many others here of using the paper towel to open the door afterwards.

 

[gabriel1]

always and then use another paper towel to open the door. If the urinal has a flush handle I use towel for that and the toilet I use my foot to flush it.

 

[FREDDIE187]

always and then use another paper towel to open the door. If the urinal has a flush handle I use towel for that and the toilet I use my foot to flush it.

I do all the paper towel things as well.

So what made your dity germy hands so dirty, your cock? But nearly everybody will gladly suck on it.

Think about it..............................................think

We should wash or disinfect our cocks not our hands after touching it.

 

[Diego_Ryan]

I never use public restrooms. They're a breeding ground for disease, bacteria and germs. In my opinion, you do your body less damage if you hold it in.

If I'm ever forced to use public restrooms - like if I eat take away and need to wash the oil off my hands - I'll always take in a handfull of paper towels or napkins to use to open/close the door and turn on/off the taps.

So you hold it in school for 7-8 hours? Or do you drive home to use the restroom like the guy in American Pie? Also, it's unhealthy to hold it in. You could get intestinal blockage later on or your bladder could rupture or you can get a urinary track infection (so I don’t see how it’s safer to hold it in).

 

[dpnice]

..............So what made your dity germy hands so dirty, your cock? But nearly everybody will gladly suck on it.

Think about it..............................................think

We should wash or disinfect our cocks not our hands after touching it.

A significant observation!

No I don't wash my hands after using a public toilet. I avoid them if possible and if I really have to then I touch absolutely nothing in there.

I really do consider my cock cleaner than a public toilet used by thousands of other people.

But obviously if using a private one then hands are washed thoroughly.

 

[Pushyourluck]

always and then use another paper towel to open the door. If the urinal has a flush handle I use towel for that and the toilet I use my foot to flush it.

Oh so you're the reason i've never got any paper towels left when I go to public bathrooms are ya?

I try to make my friends go to more trendy, therefore expensive bars where the bathrooms are kept more clean than my flat but it doesn't seem to work because they're all skint and just want to dance.

I like a nice clean sink and some expensive liquid soap after I do my business. Is that so much to ask for?

 

[wundersteve]

Always!

It is a good practice to wash your hands multiple times a day anyway, not just after using a toilet. But after using a toilet or a urinal, hand washing should be considered obligatory.

As for urine being sterile - it is while inside the body, but once outside, it is exposed to bacterial action and decomposes. Hence the foul ammonia smell around alleys etc where street people urinate.

Many of the airports and college campuses have these great new bathroom where the entry is a curved hall with no door, and all toilets/sinks/handdryers are motion-activated. You don't have to touch anything.

 

[silversmith1213]

I'm a horrible germophobe. Not only do I wash my hands with warm water and soap after using the restroom, but I wash about every hour or two, just because my hands start to feel dirty. I don't touch door handles, steering wheels (except my own), hand rails, you name it; and if I have to, I wash my hands the first chance I get. In winter months, I usually wash my hands enough for the air to make them dry, cracked, and bloody. Its not uncommon for my knuckles to split daily. And yes, I DO dry them well with a towel!

 

[darcey]

I'm a horrible germophobe. Not only do I wash my hands with warm water and soap after using the restroom, but I wash about every hour or two, just because my hands start to feel dirty. I don't touch door handles, steering wheels (except my own), hand rails, you name it; and if I have to, I wash my hands the first chance I get. In winter months, I usually wash my hands enough for the air to make them dry, cracked, and bloody. Its not uncommon for my knuckles to split daily. And yes, I DO dry them well with a towel!

I praise your hygiene, but worry about your poor hands. Anyone who washes frequently should know about lotions (many options from super cheap to organic) & USE them ! Applying lotion before going to bed might overcome the drying effects of soap to some degree. Good luck!

 

[rollex_2000]

I wash my hands not only after going to public restroom but I wash them before and after any kind of restroom....
I also wash them before and after eating.

Also I may just wash them for sake of washing...