Reply to "About Poop on toilet seat and the health of others."

Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

I keep a bottle of Lysol All Purpose Spray next to my toilets. Any splatter that hits the bowl edge or seat gets sprayed and wiped with toilet paper before flushing. That keeps it as sanitary as possible. I used to use bleach spray, but I found I was getting bleach spots on my clothes from time to time. I don't like to use those premoistened wipes because they are not flushable (even if they say they are) and they dry out if you don't keep it perfectly sealed. Plus, if you toss them in the open wastebasket, the kids could get into it.

Hand washing is the single most important thing anyone can do to prevent cross contamination and passing of infections. But, we do not need to be in a sterile world and kids need exposure to everyday germs for their immune systems to develop. So, keep it clean, but don't make yourself crazy about it.

Jan

9/29/155:32 PM

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