Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A douche (/doosh/) generally describes a stream of water or a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or "sanitary" reasons. In this sense, it is similar to an enema, however the term is used colloquially to apply to the use in the vagina for women. This practice, which is a potential source of infection, is largely restricted to North America. A douche bag is a piece of equipment for douching. The term "douche bag" is also a popular derogatory term of insult or ridicule. (See: sexual slang) It should be noted that douching after sexual intercourse is not effective as a means of contraception. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. See also: bidet This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.