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Bidet Benefits

Why Mini-Shower
The Mini-Shower is a Patent Pending Technology and unique from all other Bidets, Hand Held Showers and Spray Wands because of it's mini-size, adjustable length clear hose and quick-connect state-of-the-art push-in hose fitting, which make it easy to install with out plumbers and usually with out tools.

Bidet Benefits

Feminine Hygiene:
Most physicians agree that products such as feminine hygiene deodorants and moist cloth towelettes may potentially be harmful and irritate the delicate tissues of the urinary meatus and vaginal opening causing infection. Cleansing with fresh running water daily by using a Bidet is the most effected way to achieve the highest level of personal hygiene.

Sexual Intercourse:
Cleansing with fresh running water before and after intercourse plays an important role in preventing infections and keeping you fresh and clean naturally. Rinsing with the Mini-Shower Bidet after intercourse is also very important in preventing infections and maintaining the highest level of personal hygiene possible, naturally.

Vaginal Discharge:
During the reproductive years it is normal for women to experience some mucous secretion from the walls of the vagina and neck of the cervix. This varies amongst women and at different times during the menstrual cycle making it more difficult to achieve good Menstrual Freshness. Birth control pills can increase or decrease the discharge and secretions and are particularly greater during pregnancy. Sexual stimulation, with or without intercourse, also produces increased vaginal discharge. All of these secretions and discharges can be offensive. Daily use of the bidet will dramatically reduce discomfort and most importantly held eliminate offensive odors especially in warmer weather.

Chronic Urinary Tract Infection:
The bidet provides fresh water wash on a non-irritating, thorough cleansing and additional therapeutic benefits for the rectum, fabina, and urethra. Avoiding contamination of the urethra is recommended as a preventive measure when dealing with Cystitis and Urethritis. The bidet provides a fresh water wash and cleansing not achievable through the use of dry paper.

Pregnancy and Postpartum Hygiene:
As soon as the woman is pregnant, her systems and bodily functions start changing, more so the need for the Mini-Shower Bidet's intimate cleansing and therapeutic benefits to keep her fresh, clean and odor-free. Giving birth is a painful process, especially when there's an Episiotomy involved. The Mini-Shower is a simply solution that easily connects to commode, faucets or showers so new Mothers can soothe her various perineal afflictions during the post partum recovery period.

Hemorrhoids Treatment Relief and Cleansing:
Maintaining good hygiene and keeping the hemorrhoids clean without wiping with abrasive tissue papers is the most important part of treating bleeding, painful and the itching associated with hemorrhoids. Multiple daily cleansing with fresh running water is the most soothing effective way to eliminate the use of messy creams and suppositories, which are unpleasant to use and are often ineffective. Doctors also recommend cleansing with a bidet over the use of moist pads because the ingredients in moist pads can sometimes produce an allergic reaction, which adds to the irritation and discomfort of hemorrhoids. Some physicians also believe that scents and inks in decorative toilet papers may cause irritation.

Constipation:
The upward stream of water, provided by the bidet, directly into the rectum in a steady stream serves to relax the internal and external sphincter muscles controlling the anus, thus permitting contraction of the muscular walls of the rectum, causing feces to be more easily passed without straining. The bidet' cleansing nozzle stimulates a bowel movement by relaxing the sphincters and lubricating the anus. An 8-10 second application of direct warm water flow is recommended prior to attempting to defecate. Increasing the water pressure with the pressure control valve allows the water to penetrate much in the same way as an enema and brings about a gentle, comfortable, more natural elimination. Daily use of the Bidet for this purpose gradually teaches the user how to relax thus relieving constipation through a natural habit.

Diarrhea and Dysentery:
Both debilitating ailments have things in common, several being: Constant trips to the toilet and subsequent need to wipe the anus causes painful friction of the rectum, which is especially painful for young children. Body fluids excreted when suffering from diarrhea or dysentery irritate, the rectum due to their acidic toxic discharge. Again, wiping the anus exacerbates the problem causing much pain and discomfort. When suffering from either ailment, the bidet smoothing and cleansing actions utilizing its cool water flow is literally a "godsend" to those afflicted souls. The bidet cleansing nozzles prevent irritation as well as flushing away bodily fluids discharged as a result of these ailments. Pat drying with soft towel eliminates the resultant wetness causing no irritation, no matter how many trips to the toilet.

Elderly Health Care and Physically Challenged Hygiene and Cleansing:
Personal hygiene does not stop with menopause, it goes on for life. Unfortunately for some getting older brings with it excess baggage as a measure of aches, pains and ailments. Maintaining personal cleanliness is extremely difficult for many arthritic and handicapped people, continuous daily use of the bidet brings benefits that make life measurably more comfortable and pleasant and in some instances eliminating difficult or painful disrobing for bathing. For bed ridden patients, the Mini-Shower can be attached to a bathroom faucet and fitted with a 20 ? 30 ft. hose so care givers can rinse bowel movements off in the bed pan. Or, used with inflatable bathtub and hair washing system for patients in bed.

Ringing up baby: What infants really cost

By Ryan D'Agostino, Money Magazine senior editor

Money Magazine) -- When you're expecting a baby, as my wife and I are, you get a lot of advice. Grandparents-to-be, co-workers, affectionately nosy old ladies on the bus -everyone has ideas.

Some are helpful (tips about the best swaddling blankets, say). Some are questionable (read to the baby before it's born?).

As the bromides add up, it's clear we have a lot to learn. That's okay when we're experimenting with blankets and mobiles, but the financial advice has me a tad worried.

I'm not talking about the basics. I already know I have to buy more life insurance, write a will and start a college fund as soon as the little bugger has a Social Security number.

What scares me is the stuff I don't know I don't know. My wife (our CFO) is due to give birth this month, and while we've thought a lot about the color of the walls in the nursery - we're going with Prescott Green - we didn't realize we'd need to raid our savings to furnish it, as one friend warned us.

Nor did we know what to say during a recent dinner-party debate about whether it's gauche to register for baby supplies. And we were blindsided when an acquaintance suggested we slash our 401(k) contributions to make sure we have cash for diapers and burp cloths.

These peripheral bits of advice have us wondering if we really do have our financial ducks in a row. Plenty of expectant parents apparently share our worries.

A 2005 survey found that 87 percent of people with a baby on the way fear being stressed out by the expenses. Worse, 81 percent of new parents confirm those fears.

To better prepare us, I sifted through some of the tips we've gotten to determine which are helpful and which are useless. My conclusion: While a few financial changes are inevitable when you have another mouth to feed, a newborn doesn't have to turn your finances upside down. Only your sleep schedule.

Conventional wisdom: "Be prepared to spend a small fortune on baby stuff"

The verdict: True - to a point.

The typical new mom and dad spend $6,200 outfitting their baby in the first year, from cribs and car seats to clothing and formula.

Sure, infants need a lot of equipment. But the $7.1 billion baby products industry is also very good at selling unnecessary, overpriced paraphernalia to inexperienced parents who don't know any better, warns Alan Fields, co-author of "Baby Bargains," a consumer guide.

The key to not overspending, says Fields, is to focus on your primary job: creating a safe place for your baby to sleep, cry and soil diapers.

Stuffed animals and mobiles are fine, but only after you've covered essentials like a sturdy crib and practical onesies. And steel yourself against the hard sell.

"When you buy a crib, the store might try to sell you a bedding set with a quilt, pillows and frilly accessories," says Fields. "But a sheet and cotton blanket are all a baby really needs." In fact, quilts and pillows are a health hazard, increasing the risk of suffocation.

Conventional wisdom: "Registering is tacky"

The verdict: False

People are going to buy you gifts anyway, so give them a little guidance on the items you'd appreciate most.

When people ask you what you want for the baby, by all means tell them -honestly. Otherwise, Fields says, you'll find your baby with a closet full of unworn sailor suits.

Conventional wisdom: "You'll have to slash your 401(k)"

The verdict: False: The impulse to cut retirement contributions to free up cash before you have a baby is understandable: This tiny new person's life depends on you, so socking away greens fees for the year 2037 seems a little selfish.

It's not.

Getting in the habit of reducing contributions every time a new financial undertaking (like having a baby) comes along makes it difficult to restore your allocation to pre-baby levels, says Scott Kahan, financial planner and father of two.

Conventional wisdom: "Disposable diapers are the best deal"

The verdict: False

If there's a financial winner, it's cloth, although it might be a wash. (Heh.)

Consider: If you change your baby eight to 10 times a day, that would add up to 7,000 to 9,000 diaper changes from birth to age 2½. At an average price of 25¢ per disposable diaper, you'd spend $1,750 to $2,250.

A diaper service, meanwhile, might charge $15 a week for cloth diaper delivery and laundering. The tab to age 2½: $1,950.

Washing cloth yourself? Cheaper still, but gross.

Of course, cloth is also better for the environment. And that counts too. After all, you want this planet to be safe for your baby's babies.  

The mini shower would be a perfect solution to washing off your baby and rinsing out the diapers in the toilet.

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