The international space station toilet - we're so screwed!

Wow! That's pretty amazing. And just completely cements my resolve to never go there. Claustrophia. Yep. Check.

I loved how she was touching the [yellow] urine sucker thing with her bare hands. Yuck.

kathy

Ok, so am I allowed to use the yellow one for my k pouch??? It would be amazing! Have to talk to Dr C about installing one of those things in the post op section of the 8th floor...great for us k pouchers, No splatter!
Sharon

I would imagine that it would be a nightmare not just for j-pouchers, but for any of the astronauts who might develop a case of space diarrhea. I have to say that this doesn't make me any more enthusiastic about adopting life in zero gravity. On the upside, it doesn't appear that I'd have to go through my daily flat iron process or even comb my hair in space...

So, after seeing this video, who on this board is willing to take the challenge to officially become the first j-poucher to leave our earthly confines and venture into the final frontier?

I fear the day when planet earth has to be evacuated. *LOL*

Re: rough toilet paper. I find that rough t.p. cleans far better than the smooth, soft product. Of course, we pouchers can't use products like this at first but after awhile the type of t.p. we use doesn't matter as much as it does early on.

Not so sure how space food is for a j or k pouch? What would you do if you had a blockage up there? (and what in goodness do you do for gas? Do you have nasty gas bubbles hanging in the air?)
Sharon

Just for fun I sent a copy of our questions to the space station via NASA. I doubt I will receive a reply but it could be interesting.

ha, i can imagine their reaction - 'what the hell is a j or k pouch?'

It's worth noting that we couldn't come close to passing a medical for spaceflight. One can dream.

Thank you for posting the video. I always wondered about how things work up there so the tour really fascinated me.
And I love her hair!
Re the Russians' preference for rough toilet paper: I think it means that they were so used to whatever was available in Russia that some people couldn't adapt to new western, democratic tp. You'd think they be glad for something soft but maybe with something so intimate some people didn't want to make changes, which I can understand. They got soviet regulation rough stuff, sort of like crepe paper but even rougher and cheaper, and even that stuff was considered luxury. In airport bathrooms in Moscow and St. Petersburg, people tore newspaper, paper-bag paper and whatever kind of paper they could find. Not meant to scare anyone off about visiting Russia, just put a couple rolls in your suitcase. When I visit any of the former soviet countries like Poland and Czech Republic, I stash the small packs of kleenex everywhere, in all bags and pockets. (That was before the surgery-phase of my life.)

The toilet system up there is very high-tech. I think that if there is to be a first j-poucher in space, they would come with such a high-tech solution to accomodate j-poucher needs.

TP is my "sky's the limit" luxury. My wife was reluctant to buy the expensive TP I prefer, but I made it clear that my only regret is that we can't find even more expensive TP.

Thank you for posting this, it was really interesting! I'm going to watch it again with my 6-year-old son, as all things related to bodily functions are of the utmost fascination with him, ha ha!