What if we told you you’ve been pooping the wrong way all along? Here’s how squatting can save your life... and butt.
What if we told you you’ve been pooping the wrong way all along? Here’s how squatting can save your life... and butt.
Apparently, our new and improved “thrones” are actually inferior to their predecessor – the humble squat toilet – in terms of wellbeing. Many ailments like constipation, haemorrhoids and colon disease could be prevented if we squatted instead of sat while doing the deed. How so? Mainly because our rectal tube is bent when we sit.
Raising your knees repositions your tailbone and effectively straightens out your, uhm, passage, thereby making it easier for your body to eliminate waste. This ageold wisdom is now becoming widespread again, and no, you don’t have to totally revamp your toilet - just try raising your knees with the help of a stool and voila, now you don’t have to resort to stepping on your toilet seat (ew) to poop more efficiently.
