No Toilet Paper? A Bidet Might Transform Your Bathroom Break.

Both the butt of jokes in many rom-coms and a cause for genuine curiosity in fancy hotel bathrooms, there’s always been a bit of mystery swirling around the bidet.

Although they’re popular in many parts of the world, particularly Europe and Japan, bidets have never been able to make a splash in the United States — until now, at least.

Searches for bidets have soared over the past couple of days as people search for alternatives to toilet paper. One popular bidet brand, TUSHY, has seen sales 10 times what they were when people first started worrying about a potential toilet paper shortage, according to company founder Miki Agrawal.

The problem isn’t that there’s really a toilet paper shortage. In fact, the U.S. is flush with toilet paper. The problem is that toilet paper manufacturers are having a hard time getting the product to stores before it sells out.

Because it’s clear there’s growing interest in and demand for bidet intel, we pulled together all of your need-to-know questions about bidets, from how to install one to whether you should still use toilet paper.

All of your pressing bidets questions, answered: