It turns out that many people wipe their buttocks incorrectly, but this doctor is here to teach us the right way

You’ve heard that few things in life are certain other than death and taxes, but we’d like to add something to that list: cleaning the bathroom.

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So, since we have to do it, what is the best way?

The chosen method of wiping is “not wiping,” the world-renowned surgeon Dr. Evan Goldstein told us – Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, HuffPost’s contributors. Am I Doing It Wrong? podcast – when we just talked to him.

“When you’re looking at someone else’s business [anus]on the left and on the right there are these folds ― like a chorion. It opens. It closes,” said Goldstein, who is also the CEO and founder of Bespoke Surgical.

“Front and back ― towards the genitals, the genitals and the pubic bone, or the tailbone, the skin there is not wrinkled. It is very thin. Where do we wipe when we wipe? Usually front to back – thin skin! We all wipe a lot, so what happens over time? People tear the skin. It gets angry. It makes us angry.”

Instead of wiping, Goldstein suggested cleaning the area without toilet paper. “I’m a big bidet [fan],” he told us, because it can really wash the nose without harming it. He also suggested a quick shower or rinse if you don’t have a bidet. “You always want to make sure you’re drying yourself,” he added, because moisture in that area can cause irritation.

This is also one of the reasons why they are strong anti-wet wipes.

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“They’re terrible — not just for the environment, but for your hole,” he said. “There are many companies out there that throw towels and I think they should all be banned. I see 90 people a week [in my surgical office]and I would say that one third of all the people who are coming are coming from the problems caused by the water.

That’s because using them can change the microbiome of that part of the body.

“Think about it – we have good bacteria, we have bad bacteria, but they’re in homeostasis. They’re in balance. The moisture wipes that out in a very bad way,” Goldstein said. “I find dermatitis funny. [in my patients] … bacterial infections. … Now that you’ve disrupted that microbiome, it’s causing a lot of problems.

If you’re going to wipe using toilet paper, he recommended more of a “blot” than wiping and doing it in a “standing squat,” because there’s less blood flowing to that part of the body when you’re standing. And that means less can cause trouble—causing pressure on a narrower area.

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“If you sit in a bowl, the blood will increase [down there]the more you wipe, the more irritated it gets. The body feels that,” said Goldstein. Instead, we need to rise again quickly to remove that pressure. “So, you dirt, wipe once or twice [while seated]finish getting up. How come? Blood starts to flow [when you stand up]. The mechanics begin to return to normal, day by day [position],” said Goldstein.

“For some people it is even more difficult [to wipe] when they are standing,” he said. “They don’t feel like they’re getting a full hole. … But we don’t all have to go up there. If you go up there, we have to go back to nutrition and fiber and pre- and probiotics, and think about a better way. I always say, ‘It’s not healthy; gut health.’ If you have a healthy gut, you will have healthy gums. “

Goldstein also talked to us about why squatting is the best position for pooping, what the perfect poop should look like and much more. Watch the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe Am I Doing It Wrong? so you don’t miss a single episode.

For more from Goldstein, visit his website or his Instagram page, and check out Future Method’s Butt & Gut Daily Fiber.This story first came out HuffPost.