I’d give it another try, with a simpler bidet. Japanese bidets are overcomplicated butthole spas, you might have used ithe wrong settings.
Never did a bidet, but I avoid paper to ass like a plague.
I mean, if I’m not home, I do it and whatever.
But I normally just go to shower and that’s it. Just clean it while showering.
When you are on a diarrhea and shitting multiple times a day, your ass starts getting irritated after so much paper. By simply cleaning it in the shower, you have no more irritation.
You just reinvented a bidet. It’s like a shower, but just for your butt, and you use it right there on the toilet - it only takes a few seconds!
Kinda. Because your ass gets wet, you can’t scrub it (which you do in the shower) and then you need to dry it with paper, causing what OP mentioned. Not for me.
I rinse with water while aiding with my hand to make sure it’s all clean and then use a dedicated towel to wipe it dry. I guess it’s slightly more inconvenient than just wiping but I’ve been doing this for well over 10 years and don’t really think about it.