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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

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Post by _fs »

standardUser wrote: post #26

On 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?…

> I've been thrilled by the rapid adoption of bidets and rarely see a friend's bathroom that doesn't have one

You are living in a bubble.

Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn

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Post by teaearlgraycold »

standardUser wrote: post #26

On 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?…

It’s strange. I’ve only seen one restaurant in the US that had a bidet.

Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn

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Post by eth0up »

hilbert42 wrote: post #11

Leaving aside health issues to those involved, people who use smartphones whilst there pose health risks to others especially when preparing food. These people are likely to wash their hands afterwards then think nothing of answering their smartphones when preparing food. I'm surprised that health officials don't make a much bigger deal of the fact.

You just kicked at least one elephant in the room, smack in the nads. I sincerely think this is an underestimated issue. It reminds me of the Jewish family afflicted with neurocysticercosis - a disease normally precluded from those not partaking in infected porcine products, but rather normal if the folks handling the food do while neglecting hygiene. I presume grooming, particularly what remains under the fingernails, is the culprit. Tapeworms are quite adhesive.

Anyway, if you wish to inflame your cellphone hygiene nightmare, look no further and behold: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199209033271004

Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn

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Post by OutOfHere »

Western toilets seriously weaken the pelvic and hip muscles. Squat on them, either directly, or using a stand, or using an Asian style squat toilet instead. There is no other alternative. Weak pelvic and hip muscles can be painful.

In addition, there is also the issue of worsening constipation and making it needlessly harder to produce output.

Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn

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Post by MrGuts »

genter wrote: post #23
discardedrefuse wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

If one were to sit on a toilet and read a book in its entirety, that would certainly be the book to read. Vonnegut includes a crude drawing of an asshole in it.

Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn

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Post by [deleted] »

tunesmith wrote: post #16

2.7 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?

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Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn

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Post by underseacables »

standardUser wrote: post #26

On 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?…

I have never seen a public bidet anywhere in America, and I've traveled quite a bit. Are they more popular in certain areas?

Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn

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Post by OutOfHere »

scrapcode wrote: post #8
fhfjfk wrote: post #5

Don't sit on the toilet. Period. Resting squats fixed my knees.

You climb up on it or what?

Yes, do it. It's doable if you're not a very large person. Just position yourself accurately so the output goes in the exit, not in front of it or behind it.

Or if you're in Asia, just get an Asian style squat toilet.

Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn

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Post by shawn_w »

prepend wrote: post #27
_12yv wrote: post #19

So 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.

That's a great way to spend even more time on the porcelain throne.
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