Dunno about the squatting thing. I'm tall and long legged. Normal toilets are a problem for me. Stuff doesn't seem to move and body parts go numb. My whole life I had always went for the handicapped stalls because of their chair height seating. I now own one of my own that I actually moved with me when we moved into this house. I took the old blue bowl from here back to the old place.
I don't squat at all for anything.
Frank, I believe you have answered one of the great mysteries of my and my Hubbys life.
We worked together for 22 years at the plant and we had one question about the other workers that we could not answer.
Why was it that when a temp agency sent in workers that were not from America did we suddenly find sneaker prints on the toilet seats in both mens and woman's rooms.
This may also explain why people our age from a 3 rd. world country were more energetic then us and could work at 3 jobs 7 days a week.
Could it be this simple that voiding is as important as ingesting.?
I know the down fall of Napoleon was hemorrhoids, he could not sit his horse at Waterloo.
Interesting topic Frank, It would make sense that people with bowl syndromes that cause them to void 3-4 times in a couple of hours may in fact be caused by some kink of the bowel by the posture of the person.
Lots of us with knee or weight problems would find it difficult to squat, so the poster that suggested a foot stool may be on to something.
It is certainly worth a try if one has any kind of stomach, bowel or bladder problems.
For us that craft this could be a challenge to of how to construct a foot riser that is Pee proof for the men.
Have to be light enough and small enough to move for cleaning purposes, something that will hug the toilet itself.
What the Hell Frank, when you have a tummy ache life is miserable.
If a simple change in posture will help more then expensive drugs---get on your thinking cap and find a way to experiment.
