Me reading this while on the toilet.
Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
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Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squat_toilet
that looks like a recipe for crapping in your pants... like seriously how would you not?? Do you need to depants before, uh, engaging??
something like half the world successfully defecates this way. The linked wikipedia article explains it in detail.
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#23Worth it. That's sacred ritual time right there.
About 25 (maybe 30) years ago I had a family member who required hemorrhoid surgery because they used to read novels on the toilet. It was a long and painful road for them. Do not recommend.
When I was a kid, my dad had some Kurt Vonnegut book (I think Breakfast of Champions) in the bathroom. I sat on the toilet for a couple of hours while I read the entire book. And that is how I got introduced to Kurt Vonnegut.
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#242.7 liters to 3.7 liters of water per day?? That's got to include the water we get from food, right? Is anyone here seriously drinking 128 ounces of water per day? I'd always heard 64 ounces as a guideline, but that's like half. How could the guidelines vary by that much?
I typically drink 2.3-3.4 liters of water a day, in addition to the water in food I eat.
I imagine that recommendation does take into account water content in food, though.
Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#25Yes, rather we should relieve ourselves on the street like our ancestors. Very powerfully written article.
Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#26On the topic of toilets, is there an explanation for the continued lack of dual flush toilets in the US? It's been common in Europe for as long as I can remember and now Latin America seems to have lapped us.
Separately, but still related, I've been thrilled by the rapid adoption of bidets and rarely see a friend's bathroom that doesn't have one. What are the chances we start to get bidets in hotels and restaurants? What the hold up?
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#27So what ARE we supposed to do for the recommended 5 to 10 minutes on the toilet? Focus on the... miracle of life?
Books?
I fondly remember the tradition of a stack of books on the back of the toilet.
Sort of the same issue with phones, but every book or magazine has a distinct end.
Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squat_toilet
that looks like a recipe for crapping in your pants... like seriously how would you not?? Do you need to depants before, uh, engaging??
Pull your pants down to your knees; your knees are in front of you when squatting and your pelvis rotates, so the feces will land behind your heels. Maybe wearing very baggy pants there might be a problem, so don't do it if you're a teenager and the year is 1994?
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#29"If you’ve had these symptoms of constipation or sitting on the toilet for a long time for more than three weeks, Monzur said it might be time to bring your concerns to your doctor."
I've never sat for more than three weeks on the toilet, so I'm good.
Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#30Worth it. That's sacred ritual time right there.
About 25 (maybe 30) years ago I had a family member who required hemorrhoid surgery because they used to read novels on the toilet. It was a long and painful road for them. Do not recommend.
In my family, we read novels on the toilet. It’s worked out well for 60 years or so with nary a hemorrhoid. Maybe lucky genetics or something.