Wash Your Hands!

I once 'chased' a nurse in our local hospital and demanded that she returned to the loos to wash her hands. I'd been in there at the same time as her and was standing at the sinks washing my hands when she came out of her cubicle and walked straight out of the door!
I didn't tell her quietly either, she deserved to be humiliated in front of patients, visitors and other staff, it was her punishment for being a dirty so and so!
Is it really any wonder that MRSA etc take hold in hospitals if the staff are so lax about hygiene?

I'm probably about to gross a lot of you out - as I was when I heard this and it changed the way I use public loos. A friend of a friend ( isn't it always ! ) Was telling me about how they don't like to touch the toilet handle when they flush so she uses the paper she has just used and flushes it down the toilet ! I now use a (clean sheet ) to flush and open the lock on the door and Chuck it in the bin before washing my hands. Grim.

I read some interesting research some time ago - some team or other had investigated the bacteria on loo seats, door handles, taps etc in public toilets. The surprising thing they discovered was that the cleanest cubicle was the one nearest the entrance. Made me think - I always avoid that one as I assume it is used the most, but it seems everybody thinks that! Now I always choose it!

ALWAYS wash hands, then use a tissue to open the door on the way out, which I can they throw away. When I come home from anywhere, the first thing I do is wash my hands. Shopping the other day, I saw a man sneeze loudly into his hands, then pick up fruit to examine it! Gross!
Showergel, no wonder he's your ex!

I've been trying to find a suitable answer to Nannyandgrampy - and just can't find words which won't be hurtful. So won't. But honestly- it's just not acceptable, sorry.

My grandson is the only person I know who can wash his hands and leave a completely dry sink, towel and soap! He gets chased back upstairs again to do things properly. Why are people so adverse to cleaning their hands after using the toilet? I have never eaten bar snacks since I was a teenager after a friend pointed out to me how many men were using the toilets and not washing their hands then digging around in the bowls looking for their favourite snacks!

Granjura ... But what is NandG supposed to do if she can't stand? Wipes are surely better than doing nothing!

Antibacterial wipes are absolutely fine. Or hand gel. As good as or better than hand washing if the soap isn't antibacterial, surely?

The best public toilet I have ver been to was in an hotel in St. Moritz. Apart from the luxurious surroundings, in the cubicle was a hand sanitizer to use before opening the door when leaving.

The washbasins were as expected, with disposable towels, but then there was another hand sanitizer by the door to the corridor.

I certainly felt germ free when leaving!

Other than that I try to avoid using public loos.

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I always use a tissue to open toilet door after washing hands ----the difficulty is there is not always a convenient bin to put it in afterwards .

When the grandsons leave the bathroom and claim to have washed their hands, I check for damp hands - back they go if not and I have to wash my hands too. Interestingly DGD never has to be reminded.

Hello,
My husband, who is a retired public health lecturer, made a film on how to wash your hands. Unfortunately it is no longer available to watch online, but here's what was demonstrated:

Wet hands and use the soap (where available)
Lather backs of hands well
Circle thumb and fingers around wrists and rotate several times
Circle fingers around thumbs and rotate
Lace fingers together and slide up and down a few times
Put nails together and rub them on each palm in a circular movement several times
Rub palms together
Rinse
Dry

You should now have pristine hands.....

Getting out of the loo is a problem but I usually hold a tissue!
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Willow500. I'm another one!

I always wash my hands coming out of a toilet. I instilled this practice in my children and grandchildren. Recently I was called to my grandsons nursery to pick him up early he wasn't too well. When I got there he was in the toilet where there was a big notice showing the children how to wash their hands when they come out of the toilet. Even though he wasn't feeling too good he still stopped to wash his hands without any prompting. He's 4 yrs old. My granddaughter who is 9yrs old at her school there are big signs up telling them to wash their hands, and little diagrams of bugs that live on your hands especially after the toilet. Education that's what we need, hand washing is a basic necessity after the toilet.

My aunt was a professional cook. At home she always washed all hard fruits in Milton solution, before rinsing, drying and putting in the fruit bowl. I always thought she was a bit obsessive about it. But now, thinking of all those unknown and questionable hands they must have passed through, in all parts of the world, I think how wise she was all those years ago.

My niece and her husband are very tardy when it comes to hygiene. If you go to the loo at theirs it's never clean and the kitchen could massively do with a scrub. None of them, including the four year old and the two year old, ever seem to wash their hands. The four year old takes himself off to the toilet but doesn't wash his hands. Hand washing before meals never happens. I'm quite revolted by it to be honest yet, guess what? None of them are ever ill!

When unpacking my shopping I always wipe milk bottles etc with antibacterial liquid before putting in the fridge? These days of self service everything is handled many times. Shopping bags are often put on the ground and then on work surface to unpack them. There are germs everywhere!!!

If I'm not happy with washing facilities, for example our local beach has a contraption to soap, wet and dry your hands and just doesn't do it. I use a bacterial wash, I always have one on me. I'm a bit OCD in that regard. In my final job we could always tell which men hadn't washed their hands. As they were still 'adjusting their dress ' when leaving the toilet. Disgusting as you don't know who has and hasn't. And that's why I never eat loose peanuts in a dish in a bar.

A bit off the thread but several years ago on holiday in Las Vegas I was amazed at the public loos in our hotel. There was a button the wall that you activated on entering which made a paper covering move around the seat. I was quite alarmed at first until I understood what it was. There was a notice asking you not to activate it as you left so the next person could activate it and know it was a clean covering. It also said that the used coverings were not like roller towels and once used did not reappear.

I have noticed in some places the exit doors of public toilets open automatically or they have hand towels and a bin next to the door so you don't have to touch anything. Why isn't this common practice in all public loos?

I wash my hands. My husband washes his hands. We are constantly amazed at witnessing kitchen staff (both here in the UK, and the States & Oz when we visit) using the same public toilet and just walking straight out without washing their hands.

Always makes me a bit uncomfortable about eating out now!

I don't see what the problem is Granjura I use antibacterial hand wipes or antibacterial gel it's not as though I don't do anything !If I'm in a disabled toilet then I wash my hands but needs must I'm afraid .

It's not like I'm wiping my hands on my pants now is it and judging by a lot of comments I'm probably picking up more germs as I leave by opening the door!

We have two cubicles where I work and it never ceases to amaze me how many ladies come out of the toilet and walk straight out of the door and never wash their hands .

Some science survey recently in news which claimed high-powered hand dryers make matters worse by spraying germs from wet hands everywhere. You can't win!

Foxyferret why on earth wash your hands TWICE?

Yep, paper towels are better to dry your hands with.