My dad has an obsession with wiping himself. He starts as soon as he sits down. He uses enormous amounts of paper, two rolls in 8 hours, overnight. He thinks he has to go to the potty at least once an hour 24/7. Has been caught tearing the cardboard roll in little pieces and flushing that, too! He has already plugged the toilet! What can we do?
-Remove the extra TP, and limit the amount available.
-Disconnect the flushing mechanism. If he is likely to be able to reconnect it then take the chain or the handle away completely.
-Invest in a bidet toilet seat (if you haven't heard of them you can check it out on youtube), no TP needed there at all.
I would supervise his bathroom needs, especially, if you limit the paper. I have a couple of friends who had parents with bathroom issues and it got really bad. They had to hire professional cleaners to clean up the apt. They smeared on the walls, counter tops, etc. No reason, just their cognitive decline. They didn't know why they did it.
Has he been showing any other odd behavior?