Taking A Dump

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To be perfectly honest i kind of do a version of that now. Heard that the way you sit helps you poop better so now i kind of lean forward toward my legs and poop almost at an angle. Never thought i'd be talking about this but thanks for the laugh.
does it make a difference? you are the first person I know that has admitted this - so I have to ask. I know you are supposed to pull your knees up to keep everything alined ... I just may have to try it :)
 

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does it make a difference? you are the first person I know that has admitted this - so I have to ask. I know you are supposed to pull your knees up to keep everything alined ... I just may have to try it :)

Strange enough yeah it works. I haven't had any serious pooping trouble for a while now. Then again i have been trying to eat better too. So that might be more of why it works but yeah. Kind of embarrassing to admit but i also sit like that at my desk. Not full on or anything but i try to have my legs elevated a bit while leaning over and keeping my back straight. Seems to help too.
 
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There's plenty of sense to this conversation. There's a device made (basically a foot stool -- no pun intended) that raises your feet up while you are taking a dump. It's called a Squatty Potty and if you google it you'll find it. And yes, diet makes a huge difference in how your logs come out... consistency and size... which will reduce straining which is NOT good for you.
 
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Also, it is not uncommon to see and use squat toilets in Asia. They can be as primitive as a hole in the ground, to much more sophisticated setups with tile floors, foot rests indicating where to place your feet, etc. When squatting, it's a more natural position for your body to easily push out the stool log.
 

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Also, it is not uncommon to see and use squat toilets in Asia. They can be as primitive as a hole in the ground, to much more sophisticated setups with tile floors, foot rests indicating where to place your feet, etc. When squatting, it's a more natural position for your body to easily push out the stool log.

Many of my Latino subcontractors on construction sites use the position in the OP's illustration (I only know because it creates a huge mess with both mud and poop on the seats in the porta-potties).

Also reminds me that a friend of a friend is an international public health researcher who has a rule of thumb: Countries that have bigger poops have smaller hospitals.

Now part of this is, without doubt, a matter of poverty in terms of money to build hospitals; but also, more beans and vegetables, less meat and processed food equals better intestinal health.
 

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There's plenty of sense to this conversation. There's a device made (basically a foot stool -- no pun intended) that raises your feet up while you are taking a dump. It's called a Squatty Potty and if you google it you'll find it. And yes, diet makes a huge difference in how your logs come out... consistency and size... which will reduce straining which is NOT good for you.
We've used one for a couple years now. I laughed at it when the wife bought it online. Highly recommend it. You feel very "complete" with it.
 
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Many of my Latino subcontractors on construction sites use the position in the OP's illustration (I only know because it creates a huge mess with both mud and poop on the seats in the porta-potties).

Also reminds me that a friend of a friend is an international public health researcher who has a rule of thumb: Countries that have bigger poops have smaller hospitals.

Now part of this is, without doubt, a matter of poverty in terms of money to build hospitals; but also, more beans and vegetables, less meat and processed food equals better intestinal health.
I am in complete agreement re: less meat and processed foods equal better intestinal health. I've stopped eating red meat and ever since, my scat logs barely smell and they form to a consistency that are more pleasant to push out.
 
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Not to belabor this point, but I also find that when I'm sitting on the toilet, if I put my right hand on my left knee and pull, causing my torso to twist towards the left, that causes a bit of massage pressure on the descending colon and helps keep things moving along better.
 

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Because there are ways to put less strain on your body. If you are pushing out too hard, it can cause problems, whereas different body postures can lessen the pressure.

Yeah I understand that bruh, I've heard about it before.
I was born in the UK and learned to use a conventional pan type flush toilet in the usual way, I have traveled all over the world in my lifetime and used holes in the floor or simply had to squat and shit on the ground, I understand what you're saying.
However if I've got a standard toilet to use then I'm sitting in the normal way, I won't even be attempting to climb on top of it I like comfort, in any case I'm a big guy and would probably bust the toilet if I tried climbing on top of it bruh
 
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Yeah I understand that bruh, I've heard about it before.
I was born in the UK and learned to use a conventional pan type flush toilet in the usual way, I have traveled all over the world in my lifetime and used holes in the floor or simply had to squat and shit on the ground, I understand what you're saying.
However if I've got a standard toilet to use then I'm sitting in the normal way, I won't even be attempting to climb on top of it I like comfort, in any case I'm a big guy and would probably bust the toilet if I tried climbing on top of it bruh
Nah, don't have to climb on top, just put your feet up on a step which simulates a squatting position while still seated. Also, squatting and pushing one out on the ground outdoors is incredibly primal.... where it all began. It can be a very freeing experience.
 

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Not to belabor this point, but I also find that when I'm sitting on the toilet, if I put my right hand on my left knee and pull, causing my torso to twist towards the left, that causes a bit of massage pressure on the descending colon and helps keep things moving along better.
now that is a new one - glad I came back to read and post
 

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and to add - my squatty potty came today - I have only used it once and I am on antibiotics so there has not been a real test yet - but I liked the way it felt either way and now I'll try this massage thing I read above. I agree about the health thing too. When I was younger I ate like very little meat and most vegetables and never had a problem. - as I have had health issues, I have been encouraged to eat at least some meat, so I do eat some. But since that time, things have not been as ... smooth.... in the bathroom as they were when I was on the basically vegetable diet.