DOUCHE.
The douche has been a great device
for irrigating in a precise
way, usually using water to
cleanse ourselves of smell and goo.
Women have used douches, so they
can cleanse vaginas in a way
that leaves them feeling much more clean
than they might otherwise have been.
I used a rectal douche when I
was incontinent, whereby
I needed to be cleansed of shit
and this was what got rid of it.
When my stoma came along
I could not see anything wrong
with douching it to get it clean
for the sake of good hygiene.
We called it irrigation, and
for those who may not understand,
this was and is a great technique,
which has become, far from unique.
It’s so effective that I chose
to squirt some water up my nose
at times when it got blocked with snot
as hayfever was what I’d got.
Over the years, I’ve had no fears
in squirting water in my ears
to cleanse myself of earwax, which
would tend to block and make me itch.
Thus, douching can take many forms
and not always conform to norms
yet, nonetheless, it seems to be
effective to a large degree.
B. Withers 2024
