OK so this post is about pooping...bear with me cos it does make sense. I just got this footstool for my shitter and it has revolutionised my bowel movements. Basically the weird thing underneath the seat of my bog allows you to poop in a position that is way more healthy, less time consuming too.
I took this pic of a toilet in Thailand because I thought it was ridiculous..but that was before I used it. This design forces you to squat lower than on a traditional western style toilet and after using it once I was sold. Yes the bowl in the basin of water is for cleaning your ass.
Studies state that a squat-like position with the knees positioned above the hips is better for naturally moving the bowels. Empirical evidence indicates that a squat-like position allows the colon to extend more fully, reducing the kinking-effect that can happen when seated on a modern toilet with knees positioned at a 90 degree angle to the torso. The placement of feet on top of a step stool while seated on the toilet can aid you in achieving a more squat-like position to help support more natural movement of the bowels.
When you're sitting, the angle is “kinked”, which puts upward pressure on the rectum and keeps your poop inside. Not only does this create straining and constipation, but it also inhibits complete elimination – which means that you can literally have old feces just hanging around in your lower digestive tract which can cause all kinds of health issues.
This is something else the Thai people get right...the asshole power shower...it reduces wiping which means less paper...better for the environment..plus it’s cleaner than just doing what I call the “western dry wipe”.