Asian "Squat" Loo
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Holy sh8t! - even Wiki recommends squatting - though it does point out that the seated toilet is more hygienic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation_posture
Perhaps, switching between both positions would be ideal from a health perspective?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation_posture
Perhaps, switching between both positions would be ideal from a health perspective?
kerplunk said:
In traditional Asian and African cultures where squatting is the norm, colon cancer is virtually unknown!
That will be because the dysentery and cholera gets them first I presume. I wonder what spreads such diseases; didn’t we used to have them in the UK?We stopped having them just after decent sanitation was introduced, which is an amazing coincidence.
The Victorians put in a system of sewers. They rely upon a sufficient flow of water to work properly. If we suddenly put in a load of holes that use little water then we may experience areas with insufficient flow in the sewers to maintain public hygiene.
If we want to be politically correct then we need to make holes in the ground suitable for the disabled; perhaps if we put some kind of seat on to the hole....
Finally, if people want to use water then either fit a proper bidet or a bidet seat. You can buy a replacement toilet seat with water pump, two jets and even a warm air dryer.
kerplunk said:
"Not a good piece of design from any angle I'm afraid."
Oncologists have observed that 80% of colon cancers occur in the caecum and the sigmoid colon, the two areas that are not fully evacuated in the sitting posture. This causes fecal stagnation and probably explains why colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. In traditional Asian and African cultures where squatting is the norm, colon cancer is virtually unknown!
http://www.relfe.com/toilet_seat_constipation.html
Can I recommend that said learned oncologists research the traditional British habit of indulging in a few British Beers of an evening, combined with a British Lamb Phall, ideally with a spicy spinach side-dish, and possibly - and we're doing fusion cookery here - some admirable West Indian Scotch Bonnet peppers (I'd like to know if they're known as Jamaican Bonnets in Glasgow) finely chopped, and thrown into the mix.Oncologists have observed that 80% of colon cancers occur in the caecum and the sigmoid colon, the two areas that are not fully evacuated in the sitting posture. This causes fecal stagnation and probably explains why colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. In traditional Asian and African cultures where squatting is the norm, colon cancer is virtually unknown!
http://www.relfe.com/toilet_seat_constipation.html
I don't know what the big red paper clip around the digestive canal in the diagrams above is supposed to mean, but in the face of a proper tear your face off British curry, it doesn't stand a chance. The net effect, however, is akin to a fuel-air explosion in a Nutella factory, which, in turn, mandates the use of a traditional British crapper (possibly with some kevlar ballistic armour around the bowl) as opposed to the squat-over-a-hole approach, which in the Phall scenario, may well mean the blowback and associated shrapnel could sever your feet at the ankles.
Squat Bogs. Just say No. Safety First.
HOGEPH said:
On a related note, whatever happened to bidets? Seemed to be a 70's fashion.
My whole bidet experience revolves around their superb usefulness as a vomit recepticle when one is sat on the toilet next to it, emptying the other end after a particularly nasty night on the beer/curry/whisky/kebab/you get the picture.andy400 said:
HOGEPH said:
On a related note, whatever happened to bidets? Seemed to be a 70's fashion.
My whole bidet experience revolves around their superb usefulness as a vomit recepticle when one is sat on the toilet next to it, emptying the other end after a particularly nasty night on the beer/curry/whisky/kebab/you get the picture.If you want to use it for the other end then perhaps you should keep a toothbrush and paste nearby.
What a load of balls.
So sitting causes cancer, squatting causes strokes.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/u6w77756847tq8...
I'll stay sitting thanks. The rest of the world can feel free to stay in the dark ages.
So sitting causes cancer, squatting causes strokes.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/u6w77756847tq8...
I'll stay sitting thanks. The rest of the world can feel free to stay in the dark ages.
Edited by Rusty Arches on Monday 19th July 11:24
jmorgan said:
They will need a camera for aiming.
That's one of nature's worst design flaws. There's just no rearward vision. God and his pearly design dept. have let us down badly on this one. A macro eyeball in the lower cleft of the buttocks (which would, I suppose, need a bifocal monacle as we grew older), or even the biologically evolved equivalant of reversing sensors would do the trick. Once, when preparing for a "sit-down" I'm absolutely sure a big bluebottle flew out of my ar**hole. A little disconcerting, I think you'll agree, and although I'm 99% sure about it, I really would have liked to have been the complete 100% before going to see my GP about it.
fido said:
Holy sh8t! - even Wiki recommends squatting - though it does point out that the seated toilet is more hygienic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation_posture
Perhaps, switching between both positions would be ideal from a health perspective?
Sounds a bit messy to me... better to choose one or the other, I think?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defecation_posture
Perhaps, switching between both positions would be ideal from a health perspective?
HundredthIdiot said:
Scraggles said:
met a cleaner who had to clean poo stuck to the back of the european bog, all over the seats as well, courtesy of the ethnic's at his work place 
"Ethnics"? FFS.f
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