Squat toilets - Great for me. You too? Never tried one?

The first time I 'encountered' one in Paris, I didn't know that in order to turn on the light you had to lock the door...but if you closed the door you were in the dark so I didn't dare close it...Which sort of led me to squatting, peeing on my foot and nearly falling in.

I have a k pouch so squatty potty is a really nightmarish eventuality.

But there are a lot of studies explaining what that is the most natural position for people with a natural exit...

The next best thing is to use a short step stool to raise your leg/feet higher and put your body into the correct position for optimal output.

Sharon

I first encountered a squat toilet in Thailand on an all-day bicycle trip, perhaps three years after my J-pouch surgery.  It was my only opportunity to poop all day, but I became convinced that a gas-fueled explosion would splort all over my shoes. So I held it in, finished the trip, rode back to Bangkok on the train, walked to my hotel, and finally found relief. It was quite uncomfortable, but also heartening to know that I really could go all day without a toilet, when necessary. 

I've had some worse experiences. Like, in Hong Kong and parts of Singapore.

If I have a lot to get rid of, though, I've never had any cleanliness issues. Biggest issue is I feel like an old man trying to stand back up. That's a perk, though. If you're using a squat toilet so often, it builds up some extra knee strength.

My bm's are bit too ... explosive (apologies for the graphic nature of that description) ... for me to feel comfortable to use the sort of toilet that is in the floor.  I also went looking for western style ones in the East.  Sometimes I succeeded (usually it was a handicap toilet) but sometimes i just had to deal with it (which I hated).

I am huge fan of squatty potty.  I know they sell an inflatable one but I have not tried that.  I travel quite a bit and when necessary (in the comfort of my hotel room), I take my suitcase into the toilet and lie it flat at the base of the toilet.  The height of it is very close to the squatty potty.  If it's a small bathroom, it can be a pain but worth it.