Lose weight faster, work more productively, sleep better - there's hardly an area of our lives that the trend toward self-optimization hasn't reached. You probably know your calorie goals, various self-management tools and that you should fall asleep before midnight. But let's be honest: Have you ever thought about how to 🚽 properly?
Content:
- Why it is worth taking a closer look 💩 at
- The right diet for optimal 💩
- Sitting toilets are an ancient misconstruction
- Better 🚽 in squat position
- Stylish 🚽 with Stuul
1. why it's worth taking a closer look 💩 at
Digestive problems are a modern widespread disease that affects women in particular. Hasty eating, too many processed foods, too little fiber slow down digestion to the point of constipation. Stress and other emotional problems are often behind irritable stomach or irritable bowel syndrome. It is considered healthy to 🚽 between three times a day and three times a week.
People usually don't think about digestion until there are problems. Nobody really likes to talk about 💩 , yet the big deal is an important biomarker by which the health of the intestine can be read. When diagnosing intestinal health, the so-called Bristol Stool Shape Scale is used, which distinguishes seven 💩 shapes.
The scale ranges from hard and lumpy (type 1 + 2) to soft and watery (type 5 - 7). The ideal consistency is a soft coherent sausage (type 3 + 4). Not every unusual 💩 indicates a disease of the digestive tract. But the healthier the Gut, the more often the shape of the excreta should be in the middle of the scale.
2. the right diet for optimal 💩
Decisive for what comes out at the bottom is what goes in at the top. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains and plenty of water ensure regular, well-formed 💩. But why is that actually the case? Fruits and vegetables contain large amounts of dietary fiber. These plant fibers cannot be digested by humans. Instead, they swell in the digestive tract and loosen 💩.
The second advantage of dietary fiber is that it serves as food for our intestinal bacteria. As a metabolic product, they produce short-chain fatty acids, which in turn improve intestinal health, reduce inflammation in the body and have a positive effect on the immune system and metabolism.
3. sitting toilets are an ancient misconstruction
Comfortable sitting toilets have a remarkable history behind them. During excavations in what is now Pakistan, constructions dating back to the 3rd millennium (!) BC were discovered that are quite similar to our toilets today. Even then, toileting could be done comfortably, as if sitting on a chair.
What is good for the legs is not necessarily healthy for the Gut . The culprit is the so-called puborectalis muscle, which wraps around the last piece of the intestine like a horseshoe and kinks it. The kink in the Gut is important: It prevents 💩 from leaving the body involuntarily.
The catch here is that if the legs are positioned at right angles when sitting, the puborectalis muscle cannot be fully relaxed. The kink in the Gut remains and 💩 can only be transported out of the body by pressing. And regular pressing leads to hemorrhoids in the worst case.
4. better 🚽 in squat position
It would be better for bowel health in the Western world if the sitting toilet had never been invented. Because only in the squatting position can the puborectalis muscle be completely relaxed. And indeed: in rural areas of Asia and Africa, where squat toilets still predominate today, hemorrhoids are not a widespread disease.
But do not worry, this is not a plea to abandon the comfortable sitting toilet. It is enough to raise the feet 20 - 30 centimeters. As soon as the upper and lower leg describe an acute angle of about 35 degrees, the muscle can be loosened, the kink in the rectum disappears and 💩 can leave the body without further effort as if through a downpipe.
5. stylish 🚽 with stuul
The 🚽 hack has gotten around: In many bathrooms, you'll find small stools, upturned buckets, waste garbage cans moved closer, and other constructions to put your feet up when 🚽. Very few of these solutions are particularly stylish. Let alone have they earned a design award.
Quite different Stuul: The Stuul combines the health benefits of a traditional toilet stool with the visual appeal of a modern design object. The Stuul is made in Germany and consists of two symmetrical supports that are large enough to place one foot on each when 🚽 doing business. Once the business is done, the ingenious design allows the two stools to be joined together to form a multi-edged cuboid.
Stuul is made of extremely durable and lightweight plastic, which makes it possible to clean the object hygienically and even take it with you when traveling. The unusual design of Stuul was awarded three prestigious design prizes in 2019. Most importantly Stuul is convincing in the practical test: Since both footrests can be flexibly positioned, everyone is guaranteed to find the most comfortable posture for 🚽 themselves.
