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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 ffsm8 »

fsckboy wrote: post #76
SAI_Peregrinus wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You spray. Everything is removed, leaving just water. Then you wipe with toilet paper or a washable towel.

hate to break it to you, but if you are spraying poop off, you are aerosolizing poop. full stop (except for the poop, which you have not stopped, you have sprayed). No shit? no, shit. (and it would no longer be aerosol, it would be pooposol)

Bidets aren't high pressure cleaners, so no.

If this was true, you'd also not clean your hands by washing them, only aerosolizing the dirt from your hands

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

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Post by OutOfHere »

FooBarBizBazz wrote: post #65
OutOfHere wrote: post #34

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.

Yes, this trend of tall toilets is at odds with human anatomy. The full-on squat toilet may be excessive (and has its own problems), but at least the Western toilet should be low enough that the hips and knees are at acute angles. I keep seeing the opposite.

What problem does the squat toilet have? We pooped in the squat position from before we were humans.

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

#93

Post by FooBarBizBazz »

OutOfHere wrote: post #92
FooBarBizBazz wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, this trend of tall toilets is at odds with human anatomy. The full-on squat toilet may be excessive (and has its own problems), but at least the Western toilet should be low enough that the hips and knees are at acute angles. I keep seeing the opposite.

What problem does the squat toilet have? We pooped in the squat position from before we were humans.

Not enough separation between the hole and the feet. You never know what you're stepping in.

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

#94

Post by phaedrus441 »

standardUser wrote: post #51
_fs wrote: post #31

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> 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.

I live in a big city. But I've seen them at friend's houses in lots of places in the US. You can order one on Amazon for like $40 and install it in about 30 minutes.

This doesn't change the fact that bidets in the US are only in a vanishingly small percentage of homes. As an example, while not at all scientific, open up Zillow or Redfin and look at any random property and see if there's a bidet.

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

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Post by conductr »

soco wrote: post #85
conductr wrote: post #55

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I have 4 dual flushes that get fully flushed each use. The low flow option doesn’t even move enough water to clear the bowl of a single bladder full of urine. That is to say, it doesn’t flush. So we don’t like them. I also heard women tend to really dislike them, something about the flush mechanism is gross. Pushing a button I suppose.

So you mean, US women rather won't flush? How's that less gross? Or I'm misreading you?

I don’t know if they refuse flushing but they don’t want them in their house is what I’ve found out. I put them in our house without consulting my wife and apparently everyone we’ve discussed it with is of the opinion of “eww gross, why would you do that”. It’s usually a funny story to tell if we get asked about our house and building process, almost without fail a man will see it as no big deal “efficiency good” and women don’t like it “buttons gross”

I imagine they may use a piece of paper to avoid pushing the buttons directly.

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

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Post by al_borland »

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 seen some dual flush toilets in the US, though rare. My dad has one, and I don't think he went out of his way.

My assumption is that the lack of awareness would be part of the reason for public toilets to not use them. It's often not clear which button to use, so people just push one at random. We have a hard enough time getting people to flush at all, so adding decisions into the mix doesn't great.

In men's bathrooms, the assumption is probably that a urinal will be used for #1, so it's a safe bet that the stalls are mostly used for #2 (at least by design of the overall bathroom). With this in mind, having a dual flush seems like an unnecessary extra cost.

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

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Post by red-iron-pine »

tomcam wrote: post #79
hoppyhoppy2 wrote: post #41

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Who is "they"?

Big Bidet

given the stunning regularity of pro-bidet discussions on reddit and HN, I'm wouldn't be surprised if Big Bidet is a thing and is pushing aggressively via online marketing

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

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Post by red-iron-pine »

aidenn0 wrote: post #28
_12yv wrote: post #15

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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?

the big baggy pants are coming back. viva la Jnco

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

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Post by Izkata »

al_borland wrote: post #96
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 seen some dual flush toilets in the US, though rare. My dad has one, and I don't think he went out of his way. My assumption is that the lack of awareness would be part of the reason for public toilets to not use them. It's often not clear which button to use, so people just push one at random. We have a hard enough time getting people to flush at all, so adding decisions into the mix doesn't great. In men's bat…

> My assumption is that the lack of awareness would be part of the reason for public toilets to not use them. It's often not clear which button to use

Instead of having two buttons, there are designs that do the smaller flush by lifting the handle instead of pushing it down. That way people who don't know about it always get a full flush and the people that do can use the smaller one.

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

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Post by soco »

conductr wrote: post #95
soco wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you mean, US women rather won't flush? How's that less gross? Or I'm misreading you?

I don’t know if they refuse flushing but they don’t want them in their house is what I’ve found out. I put them in our house without consulting my wife and apparently everyone we’ve discussed it with is of the opinion of “eww gross, why would you do that”. It’s usually a funny story to tell if we get asked about our house and building process, almost without fail a man will see it as no big deal “efficiency good” and…

Wait wait, you mean they despise flushing in general? Is every US house fitted with flush triggers? Or how else can you flush, if no button? You mean maybe those women are simply fine with the smell? You only managed to confuse me more :)
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