I turned 30 and almost immediately tweaked my back.
--I had heard you start to fall apart, but I didn't expect it to happen so fast 😅. Anywho, the exact motion which was causing problems was the "wiping the butt" motion. I already have problems doing this because of a surgically-fused spine, but these back problems were really putting a damper on my toilet time. I had been curious about bidets and though maybe a bidet was my solution.

I looked on Amazon and found this one. I ordered it and it was delivered ASAP--necessary given my current predicament--and a housemate installed it. My seat was old and the screws were rusty, but installation looked simple enough and took almost no time at all, just as advertised.

My only complaint is that my toilet is in an alcove (a problem with my toilet, not the product), and so it needed to be installed off to one side. Even in this configuration it works perfectly--no more tweaked back!

After using this thing I am never going back to toilet paper. It's convenient, easy, cuts down on time in the bathroom and was cheap, to boot! Basically, I'll be getting these for every toilet in the house.

Thanks Astor!*

*I wasn't paid for this review; I just received a kind email from the seller asking if I'd review. It's an American product, and I'm honestly just super enthusiastic about not being in pain wiping my butt--a pretty low point in my life if I do say so myself.

I love my bidet. Yes, love. I'm an American who never knew the pleasure of a truly clean bum. For the last two and a half years, I've had a painful rash that bled down below. The doctors I saw said nothing could be done apart from losing a lot of weight. This is fine and dandy, except walking or jogging often made me bleed more, and caused terrible pain. I ruined more than one set of good undies this way. I tried so many things, from creams, steroids, essential oils (BAD idea... Especially the peppermint.. ouch.), Wipes... I was basically resigned to a life of stinging, painful sitting, walking, laying down, existing, etc...

Now what has this to do with a bidet? Finally, I was reading yet another article that claimed to have a solution. It suggested a bidet. I cautiously bought one, thinking it couldn't hurt...
Oooooooohhh man. The first time I used my Astor Bidet, my bum informed me that I had a new bestie. This last month has been the lowest pain I've experienced in two and a half years.
Now for the review of the product:
Easy to install. Took me less than 5 minutes.
It does raise your toilet seat up. Mine is plastic, no big deal. Were my throne cover ceramic, I would need spacers.
The two lowest settings don't do anything. It's about the third click that the wonderful stream starts. Top setting feels like a forceful enema from a shotgun.
Even though the clicks designate the settings, the in betweens are just fine, and you can easily adjust between them.
I don't really have a downside, this is my first bidet, so I'm not terribly versed in all the frills... One that dries might be nice one day, but for now, my bum is happy.
My wife refuses to try it lol. I love it, and won't poop without it... Which she is strangely OK with.. something about me pooping in my own bathroom while she has her private one upstairs....

We became acquainted with bidets at the home of an acquaintance, so decided to get some for ourselves. We purchased one for each bathroom from Astor, after reading the information and reviews, and are happy we did. They arrived right on time, a friend of ours installed them for us and they work perfectly. I feel clean and fresh after bowel movements and use a lot less toilet paper, and therefore flush less. So this is good for the environment as well as being good for us! The low setting is what I recommend as being strong enough to do the job.

This is one great product! My husband just had back surgery so he can't twist or bend over which causes a real issue when he goes to the bathroom. Our son-in-law found the bidet on Amazon and ordered it, we got it quickly and he installed it in less then 15 minutes. You get a range of water pressure (as my husband puts it " from garden hose to fire hose." ) I love it too, it makes me feel clean and fresh.

This has been a game changer in my day to day life; in retrospect I may have spent more for the fancier ones on Amazon but this is worth the price and was easy to install and I have no wish to part this until it breaks or I get a place with a second toilet.