I am obsessed with clean hygiene but am I going overboard?!
Question: I am obsessed with clean hygiene but am I going overboard!?
My family members tell me I am bacause I always tell them to wash their hands after they touch anything dirty or germy and if they touch their face after they touch something dirty, Well, I kinda freak a little but it's only bacause you wouldn't believe what kind of germs can get in your nails! And don't even let me get started on your mouth! If you don't brush at least twice a day you are doomed later on!. But I brush after every meal & so do my kids!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I am also obsessed with hygiene/cleanliness!. I wash my hands the second I come in from anywhere, after I touch a doorknob or faucet handle (unless I have a paper towel or tissue to act as a barrier), before I eat anything, etc!.
I try to make sure I don't get too crazy with it, but, as you said, it's really just good sense!. Most people don't wash their hands after using the bathroom (or not long enough to really get them clean) and they then touch handles and money and ATM machines and shopping carts and a zillion other things!. That means every time you touch those things, you are likely touching dirt, germs, feces, etc!. I'm not about to start wearing gloves everywhere, but I am going to be careful to wash my hands whenever possible and use Purell whenever it's not possible to wash!.
I just saw something online that 78% of lemon wedges (like you get in your soda/water/iced tea at a restaurant) are contaminated with feces!. Once you start really thinking about these things, it's hard to not obsess!. It's inevitable you'll ingest some nasty stuff, but there's no good reason to not make every reasonable effort to avoid those things!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I try to make sure I don't get too crazy with it, but, as you said, it's really just good sense!. Most people don't wash their hands after using the bathroom (or not long enough to really get them clean) and they then touch handles and money and ATM machines and shopping carts and a zillion other things!. That means every time you touch those things, you are likely touching dirt, germs, feces, etc!. I'm not about to start wearing gloves everywhere, but I am going to be careful to wash my hands whenever possible and use Purell whenever it's not possible to wash!.
I just saw something online that 78% of lemon wedges (like you get in your soda/water/iced tea at a restaurant) are contaminated with feces!. Once you start really thinking about these things, it's hard to not obsess!. It's inevitable you'll ingest some nasty stuff, but there's no good reason to not make every reasonable effort to avoid those things!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have germ-x hand sanitizer on my bedside drawer and a mini one in my purse, I too have to wash my hands after touching anything the least bit dirty like think about how many people touch doorknobs!. Brushing after every meal is recommended, don't forget to floss!.(I was a dental assistant)!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
yea ur bein a little too careful!. A little dirt never hurt anyone!. Children play in mud all the time and are always super dirty but they don't continiously get sick or die from it!. Sure you should wash your hands after you go to the bathroom or before you eat but not ALLL the time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you are washing every few minutes, its a problem!. Brushing after meals is wonderful!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Nope, you're not going overboard! That's just called being a good person that doesn't want other people to get sick with nasty germs! I'm just like you!Www@Answer-Health@Com
wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy overboard there is no way that you are going to be germ free!.!.!.products kill 99!.9 leaving 0!.01 %!.Air is dirty everythings is!.!.!.doorknobs,remotesWww@Answer-Health@Com