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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
#42On 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?…
We installed several dual-flush, including an aftermarket kit, at our place. I haven’t seen them at the hardware stores yet.
IME the home ones can be finicky in terms of reliably resetting and fail more easily, but i still like the water savings.
Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#43On 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.
Same. In San Francisco. Make of that what you will.
Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#442.7 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?
From the linked article:
"This recommendation includes all fluids and water-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables and soups"
Most people get 20-30% of their water intake from food. But they never seem to explain this in articles. It's a great example of how health/science journalism has been failing us for generations.
Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#45Western 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.
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Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#46Bet the danger isn't present in low gravity like the ISS or planets with lower gravity.
Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#47On 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.
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Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#48On 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?…
1. they are increasingly seen in the US, i see them all the time
2. if where you live does not have a "water cycle shortage", it's really not necessary. North America is huge and nowhere near as densely populated as Europe or Japan.
when I visited Hong Kong a loooong time ago, we were told that the water system for the toilets used salt/ocean water. Hong Kong is a small island, that was driven by their need. if you don't need it, you don't need it.
rapid adoption of bidets might increase public health/comfort by some measures, but it actually also increases water use. I feel you are influenced as much by familiarity/fashion as by a coherent water usage strategy
Re: Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
#49So 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.
My current bathroom read is "Ayoade on Ayoade: a cinematic Odyssey"
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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??
Ah, these are sommon in parts of the middle east I've lived. I've always done a few minutes of slavic squatting a day just to make sure I'll never crap my pants if I find myself constrained to using one of these.