It appears that we may be pooping wrong. And it might be the cause of colitis, constipation, and hemorrhoids.
kathy
kathy
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Love it! Of course we have spent our lives trying to rebuild the wheel...making toilets more 'comfortable' and less functional...here they are bringing back the Turkish toilets because it is more hygenic (?) in some public places ...you don't pose your tender backside on the same spot that the last person did but hang it percariously over a hole in the ground...the more comfortable people are the longer they stay put...on Turkish toilets comfort is not an issue especially if you have knee problems...you get in and out fast.
Not an issue for us k pouchers though...it is hell to do it on a Turkish toilet...balancing tube, syringe, aim etc while squatting needs circus training!
Sharon
Not an issue for us k pouchers though...it is hell to do it on a Turkish toilet...balancing tube, syringe, aim etc while squatting needs circus training!
Sharon
The problem I've had with squat toilets is concern about "overspray." When gas mixes with non-solid stool, I can cover some distance. I've worried that I'll nail my shoes.
When they did the Gracillis muscle flap surgery on me to reconstruct the anal sphincter the doctor gave me 2 instructions...raise your feet up on a step-stool and point your toes inwards.
It worked extremely well.
sharon
It worked extremely well.
sharon
The squatty potty looks great (though I don't find that I need to squat). It would be tough to cart it around Asia, though. My point was about the potential mess when the only thing available is a hole in the ground. I haven't seen a solution to *that* problem.
Oh Kathy! 
I ordered 2, one 7" and 9" Long ago I use a small stool for my feet, but after the pouch surg.forgot about it. I remember the little wooden stool being very compfy to use. I'm also having thoughts about how I would sit on the toilet having a BM smoking a cigaret with my feet on the stool.Quit smoking and colon bit the dust, truthfully.
When these stools arrive I will see how they work with a J, and let you know.
When these stools arrive I will see how they work with a J, and let you know.
I recived the squatty potties, I really can't say theres any difference for me as I have no problem going. For people with a colon it might just help and if they are constipated. So far in two days I can not say theres a difference, maybe my pouch is positioned at a little diferent angle.
We have inflammatory bowel disease...it is an disease of the immune system... it has nothing to do with how we use the bathroom. People around the world squat to bm and that does not lower the incidence of UC or crohns disease.