| Personal Hygiene fanatics vs. Those who don't put much thought into it
Posted: 11/17/2007 12:37:52 PM | Um, I never get sick, and I'm sooooooooo not a germophobe. I have an immune system for a reason. Use it or lose it they say...
I don't understand the compulsive handwashing. All that soap dries out the skin, all that alcohol kills nerve endings... Personally, I think latex gloves would be more appropriate. I wouldn't think anyone wierder for wearing them than for compulsively washing hands... | |
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| Personal Hygiene fanatics vs. Those who don't put much thought into it
Posted: 11/26/2007 2:01:37 PM | Personal hygiene fanatics would love dating health care professionals like doctors, nurses, dentists, etc...
It was drummed into our heads during our training-- Hours and hours of lectures on infection control. All health care professionals are required to be compulsive handwashers. Women who complain of dishwasher hands have nothing on us. On a typical day when I work on 10 patients, I probably wash my hands around 15 times or so. Surprised my hands still have a layer of skin on them!  | |
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| Personal Hygiene fanatics vs. Those who don't put much thought into it
Posted: 11/26/2007 10:08:37 PM | You'll love this, I am in the Army, I think the longest I have gone without a shower for is something like 3 weeks, in the same set of clothes. I started to chafe after a week so got a knife and cut off my jocks. This was in 35 deg celcius (110 F) heat, I could smell myself and my clothes were like cardboard. When you ge a chance to shower you need to have 3 -4 showers the first day to get the dirt out of your skin.
I think people go overboard with the germ thing, there is no need to wipe everything down with disinfectant. Although I shower twice a day when I am home.
Look at how people in third world countries live. | |
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| Personal Hygiene fanatics vs. Those who don't put much thought into it
Posted: 11/27/2007 9:26:40 PM | | Studies suggest that part of the reason so many kids have deadly allergies and why there are more super bugs and diseases that are becoming resistant to treatment, and things like SARS is because we are too germophobic and sanitize everything 24/7. Now I'm not saying we should go around never showering or cutting veggies on the same cutting board we just used to cut up chicken or not wash our hands after using the bathroom, but some people take it too far. My ex used to carry around a can of lysol hard surface sanitizer and would spray everything before he touched it. When he went out he carried a few sanitizing wipes in a baggie in his pocket, along with hand sanitizer. And don't even get me started on what I had to do before I had sex with him. It was actually really annoying. Even if I showered before he came over and my hair was still wet from my shower he made me shower again using anti bacterial soap that made my skin break out. At one point he stopped coming over to my house because my cats were unsanitary and left germs everywhere. I'm surprised he didn't make me put on a complete surgical outfit before going in his house or car. After a few weeks I told him he had to ease up or break up. Not that there's anything wrong with being clean, but he was excessive about it. | |
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| Personal Hygiene fanatics vs. Those who don't put much thought into it
Posted: 11/30/2007 8:19:36 AM | Personal Hygiene is a life essential must, expected of yourself & expected of others
...However...
There are degress of Personal Hygiene , in so much that , anumber oe men & women would't disagree with you on items such as sharing a toothbrush.
Furthermore If someon's is doing labourwork all day I'm unlkely to expect them to be smelling of Dolce & Gabbana
Laslty, If i was performing voluntary work in the deepest amazon or the southern sahara, I really would give a coco channel if I was sharing someoné toothbrush or not
...the questions of society, upbringin, even etiquette..just gets diluted to the root of someone..their personality
[ by-the-way Men are NOT only species known not to wash there hands ] | |
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| Personal Hygiene fanatics vs. Those who don't put much thought into it
Posted: 12/1/2007 11:11:45 AM | | I think there's a happy, sensible medium. I'm not interested in the person who does nothing about their own stench or health, but I'm equally not interested in the person who insists they have to shower 3x every day and refuses to use public restrooms. | |
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| Personal Hygiene fanatics vs. Those who don't put much thought into it
Posted: 12/3/2007 10:27:34 PM | I agree with bassgirl. A daily shower (maybe two, if you shower in the morning and work out in the afternoon or get very sweaty doing something), washing hands after using the bathroom and before eating, brushing your teeth, using deoderant should be enough in terms of personal hygiene. When it comes to food, simple things like thawing meat in the fridge, not using the same cutting board for meat and other foods, washing hands before preparing food, cleaning the counter before and after.
I do have to admit, I do carry hand sanitizer in my school bag and in my purse, but that's because I often find that public restrooms are lacking soap and/or something with which to dry ones hands. This is pretty much the only time I use it, except for if I'm going to be eating something and I'm not near a restroom. | |
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| Personal Hygiene fanatics vs. Those who don't put much thought into it
Posted: 12/9/2007 4:01:55 AM |
It was drummed into our heads during our training-- Hours and hours of lectures on infection control. All health care professionals are required to be compulsive handwashers. Women who complain of dishwasher hands have nothing on us. On a typical day when I work on 10 patients, I probably wash my hands around 15 times or so. Surprised my hands still have a layer of skin on them!
Isnt THAT the truth!!
I think if you are in Healthcare you have a diffrent perspective. The leading cause of Nosocromial infections ( those that appear 48 hrs after being admitted and up to 30 days after you are discharged) are from healthcare workers NOT WASHING their hands. Drs are THE worse. They go from patient to patient without washing in between, then share their pen, use the phone, shake hands with family members or colleagues. Even if you wear gloves one still needs to wash their hands.
Someone mentioned having "good bacteria" on the skin. That is true to a point. Its your normal flora and its only harmless to YOU.
There are a numerous amount of - not so nice - infections and diseases one can aquire from not washing after using the restroom. I shudder at the thought.
When I was young I had a habit of nail biting , that today I would never dream of doing. ewwww
Today I work in surgery , and if that is not a job where you are confronted with the nastiest and smelliest germs, viruses and bacteria on a daily basis..I dont know what is. I cannot even begin to count the number of times a day I wash my hands..even after removing gloves. Depending on my day, I also shower before going home, I never wear the shoes home that I wear at work - cant wear heels anyway - and even though I dont wear shoes in my house, I still leave them in a locker.
To the poster that mentioned shopping carts - they now have antibacterial wipes for them at the door. - smart!
As far as the other areas of personal hygiene - Its truly amazing how many people are lacking in this department. We get to see you in all your glory if you ever need surgery, and there is no area that is not inspected. Unfortunately our finds are not pleasant, so I will spare you the details.
Just do yourselves a favor and PLEASE take a shower before coming to surgery and clean your belly buttons.!!!!!!..I for one am tired of having to use an instrument to dig out the potatoes that grow in some.
I just love soap. | |
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