@intertravel said:
@Weng said:I find it quite worrying that I was thinking of posting something similar. Surely there aren't two people in every dozen or so on average who not only know these things, but are comfortable discussing them with strangers...@blakeyrat said:
@stratos said:Actually, squat toilets are more anatomically correct. There's a muscle that's supposed to help keep the poop in when you're sitting upright or standing, and the poop chute makes a bit of a bend. Both of these things get out of the way when you're squatting. In order to poop on a throne toilet, you have to use some abdominal muscles to prettymuch straight up overpower those two pieces of biology - potentially damaging them in the process. A particularly fierce poop under power like that is actually enough to do tearing damage.What's freaky are the types of toilets you find in south europe like in franceSquat toilets. Also found in Russia, much of Asia (Japan has something of a campaign to get rid of them, from my understanding.)
And yeah, uck.
At any rate, you can achieve the benefits of a squat toilet on a standard throne toilet by lifting your knees. The closer you get them to your chest, the better. Use footstool, or something. All the biological benefits with none of the "if I don't pinch this off and aim very precisely, I'm going to get poo on my feet and/or shoes" squick.
Anyway, Indian toilets FTW:
Lolz