What did people use instead of toilet paper prior to the 19th century? Was there standard materials that were used or was it just whatever was available?

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Hello. Not to discourage further answers, but you may find these answers valuable. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4gbom3/before_toilet_paper_how_did_people_through/. Adding ping for /u/mynameaintjerry.