Before the invention of paper, how did ancient people wipe their bottoms when they went to the toilet?

We can know from watching TV that ancient paper is very precious, and ordinary families can't afford it at all, so it is impossible to wipe their ass with paper in ancient times. There were three main ways to wipe your ass in ancient times.

One is toilet financing.

We should have seen some ancient novels, especially when traveling through novels. The novels are about toilets, and ancient emperors used toilets to go to the toilet.

The toilet is actually a piece of bamboo, similar to the bamboo slips used by the ancients to write, but the toilet needs to be polished around and the surface should be smooth to the touch.

If the toilet is not cleaned, the barb on it will stick to your ass when you wipe your ass. It will hurt for several days, and I dare not go to the toilet.

The second method is to use leaves or grass, because many people used to go to the toilet outside in ancient times, and there was no toilet at home, so they would pick a few big leaves to wipe their bottoms before going to the toilet.

But if there are no leaves, grass is ok, but at this time you need to use a handful of grass, otherwise it is not clean and easy to get.

But you can't use hay, because hay falls off easily. If you use it to wipe your ass, it may not be clean, and the residue will stay on your ass, which is very uncomfortable.

The third method is to use stones, but this is not the earliest method, especially when marching and fighting, the environment is very bad, and they have to wipe their bottoms directly on the ground with stones.

However, you must choose a smooth stone to wipe your ass, or you will be afraid to go to the toilet for several days like a barbed toilet.