[1] Additionally, douching is associated with a number of health problems, including cervical cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, and increased risk of sexually transmitted infections.

Douche came into English via French, from Italian: doccia "conduit pipe" and docciare "pour by drops" to douche, from doccia water pipe, probably back-formation from doccione conduit, from Latin: duction-, ductio means of conveying water, from ducere to lead.

[5] Due to this, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services strongly discourages douching, citing the risks of irritation, bacterial vaginosis, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

Women were randomly assigned to use either a newly designed and marketed douche product or a soft cloth towelette.

There was little or no indication of a greater risk of PID among women assigned to use the douche product (versus soft cloth towelette).

[12] Douchebag and its variants, or simply douche,[13][14] are pejorative terms[14] referring to an arrogant, obnoxious, or despicable person.