REMEMBER THE FOUR Ps

Dear Heloise : Recently, someone wrote in to warn about discarding dental floss in the toilet. A plumbing expert said to never put anything in the toilet except the “four Ps,” which are: pee, poop, puke and (toilet) paper. No gum, tampons or even facial tissues. And absolutely no flushable wipes! Only toilet paper is specially made to break down sufficiently enough and avoid clogging the pipes.

I personally know about flushable wipes. A few years ago, they caused a blockage in our pipe that required a big plumbing job with our lawn and cement walkway having to get dug up. It was expensive and yucky! -- Kathleen Puglia, in New Orleans

FLOSSING PROTOCOL

Dear Heloise: Before using string floss, wash your hands and, most importantly, use hand sanitizer because you ar

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