The Proper Toilet Posture
Squatting position in toilet
The ideal posture for evacuation is the squatting position, with the thighs flexed upon the abdomen.
In this way the capacity of the abdominal cavity is greatly diminished and intra-abdominal pressure
is increased, thus encouraging expulsion.
Sitting, on the other hand, obstructs the passage of waste through the colon. Elimination is difficult, requires straining and can never be complete...
Many people today remain unaware that their sitting toilet might have an affect to their health and well-being.
These are the advantages of squat toilet:
- Squatting might help to build the required exhaust pressure more comfortably and quickly
- Squatting makes elimination faster, easier and more complete.
- Elimination in squatting posture protects the nerves that control the prostate, bladder and uterus from becoming stretched and damaged.
- Squatting relaxes the puborectalis muscle which normally chokes the rectum in order to maintain continence.
- Squatting securely seals the ileocecal valve, between the colon and the small intestine. In the conventional sitting position, this valve is unsupported and often leaks during evacuation.
- For pregnant women, squatting avoids pressure on the uterus when using the toilet. Daily squatting helps prepare the mother-to-be for a more natural delivery.
- Squatting may reduce the occurrence or severity of hemorrhoids and possibly other colorectal disorders such as diverticulosis and appendicitis
The best way, if you want to adopt the squatting position for your bowel movements, is to install a
squat toilet.
If this is not an option, you could consider to convert your sitting toilet by using a toilet
squatting platform.
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