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Title: Turns out we’ve been pooping all wrong, according to science
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URL Source: http://www.sciencealert.com/turns-o ... all-wrong-according-to-science
Published: May 22, 2015
Author: KATIE SILVER
Post Date: 2015-05-22 07:20:29 by Tatarewicz
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Views: 199
Comments: 11

ScienceAlert...

Poop is something of a faux pas in most conversations. It’s gross, unsavoury, and yet, there’s always someone who insists on bringing up the subject when you’re trying to dinner. But it turns out we should probably be talking about it more, because research suggests that all these years we’ve been sitting when we should have been squatting.

"[The] 1.2 billion people around the world who squat have almost no incidence of diverticulosis and fewer problems with piles," German microbiologist Giulia Enders tells The Guardian’s Annalisa Barbieri. "We in the west, on the other hand, squeeze our gut tissue until it comes out of our bottoms."

Diverticulosis occurs when small pouches - about 5 to 10 millimetres - form in the colon, while piles are swelled blood vessels that occur around the anus. Both are caused by straining to push out a hard poo.

Israeli doctor Dov Sikirov tested the squat/sit debate for a 2003 study. Volunteers were asked to do one or the other while Sikirov took note. Turns out the squatters took an average of 50 seconds and reported a feeling of full bowel emptying, while the sitters took 130 seconds and rated the experience as less satisfactory.

Enders told Barbieri that squatting puts less pressure on our bottoms than standing or sitting. She says our gut isn’t supposed to open completely when we’re sitting down or standing up. The closure mechanism of our gut acts like a kinked hose so that when you’re looking to let it all out (or get it all out), the stool has to turn a corner in your rectum. "Just like a car on the highway, turning a corner means our faeces have to put on the brakes," she says.

When we’re not pooping though, this closure mechanism "acts an extra insurance policy, in addition to our old friends, the sphincters," she writes in her book, Charming Bowels. For those who are less familiar with the mechanics of all this - we have two sphincters. One is the outer one that we can consciously control, while the other one - the ani internus - controls whether it’s 'safe' to pass wind or poop.

Another important aspect of bowel health involves bacteria. Some two kilos of the stuff live in our guts, fighting pathogens, digesting our food, extracting energy and producing hormones. Gastroenterologist Ayesha Akbar, from St Mark’s Hospital and Academic Institute in London, told The Guardian:

"There is a huge number of gut bacteria which, in health, maintain a balance. However, an imbalance has been linked to many chronic disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease and obesity. There is a suggestion that they may also be linked to psychiatric disorders and mood, with the majority of evidence coming from animal studies. Further research needs to be performed in humans in this area."

And research has suggested that the state of our gut bacteria could affect our psychological health as well.

So what to do? Enders says we can open up our guts by placing a little chair beneath our feet and leaning forward. The other option is to squat atop the toilet seat and see how you go. "It might be fun!" she says.

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Larry King is promoting a pooping potty accessory on American networks.

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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)

We were on this subject not long ago. Anybody who eats enough fiber and avoids dyspooptic stuff like white bread should have no trouble regardless of position.

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2015-05-22   7:41:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: NeoconsNailed, Tatarewicz, christine, lod, katniss (#1)

When my wife & I visited China, we took the sleeper train from shenghai to bejing. The "bathroom" was a real shocker. Well first I should note that we were able to buy the tcket without ID, which is more than you can do at amtrak in the ussa, very telling that red china offers more freedom to travel than amurika, eh?

Anyway, the "restroom" was a room with simply a hole in the floor. To squat and shit, which would then land outside on the trrack. They sold paper to throw out with it, on to the landscape as well. Speechless and amazing, nasty stuff. That is the norm and nobody blinked an eye. I feel sorry for the people who live in shantys along those tracks. I got vid of it somewhere, maybe some day ill dig it out.

(On the plus side, at least they squat, since there's no place to sit!

"Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you". Sirach 4:28

Artisan  posted on  2015-05-22   11:48:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Artisan (#2)

When I was in Korea I did the kimchee squat more than a few times. I was certain to make sure my wallet didn't fall into the hole.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2015-05-22   12:32:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Artisan (#2)

Falling from a bullet train at 250 mph, it probably vanishes into thin air before reaching the tracks :-)

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2015-05-22   12:38:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: NeoconsNailed (#4)

Falling from a bullet train at 250 mph, it probably vanishes into thin air before reaching the tracks :-)

The bullet train, which we took another time, is not the same train as the sleeper train which is a 13 hour trip. The bullet is much cleaner & nicer with just regular seats, not cabins. I didn't notice any restrooms at all on the bullet.

"Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you". Sirach 4:28

Artisan  posted on  2015-05-22   13:08:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Artisan (#5)

No rest rooms!?! What do people do? Knowing the Chinese I'm afraid to ask :-)

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2015-05-22   13:42:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Artisan (#2)

When my wife & I visited China, we took the sleeper train from shenghai to bejing. The "bathroom" was a real shocker. Well first I should note that we were able to buy the tcket without ID, which is more than you can do at amtrak in the ussa, very telling that red china offers more freedom to travel than amurika, eh?

Anyway, the "restroom" was a room with simply a hole in the floor. To squat and shit, which would then land outside on the trrack. They sold paper to throw out with it, on to the landscape as well. Speechless and amazing, nasty stuff. That is the norm and nobody blinked an eye. I feel sorry for the people who live in shantys along those tracks. I got vid of it somewhere, maybe some day ill dig it out.

Same in Europe. While the actual toilet may look "Prettier," it still empties onto the track. At least it did not that long ago. Not sure whether they changed that.

I noticed it one day while traveling with my parents. Had my head out the window and commented on the nice mist, on a non-rainy day, that I though had emanated from ground water underneath the train. My dad tells me it's from the commodes flushing out onto the tracks.

He got a big kick out of it.

Katniss  posted on  2015-05-22   14:02:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Tatarewicz (#0)

But it turns out we should probably be talking about it more, because research suggests that all these years we’ve been sitting when we should have been squatting.

I've never had any problems over it.

We're also not supposed to sit for long stretches either, as in at a desk/in a cubicle, which is far worse.

Funny how that's become the American standard for the ideal work, sitting at a desk.

Katniss  posted on  2015-05-22   14:04:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Tatarewicz (#0)

Where is the boundary between humans and animals? Open defecation might be it, with Afreaka! and Wogistan failing the test.

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“With the exception of Whites, the rule among the peoples of the world, whether residing in their homelands or settled in Western democracies, is ethnocentrism and moral particularism: they stick together and good means what is good for their ethnic group."
-Alex Kurtagic

X-15  posted on  2015-05-22   21:58:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: X-15 (#9)

Do you want an honest answer?

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2015-05-22   22:19:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: NeoconsNailed (#10)

Take your poo to the loo:

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“With the exception of Whites, the rule among the peoples of the world, whether residing in their homelands or settled in Western democracies, is ethnocentrism and moral particularism: they stick together and good means what is good for their ethnic group."
-Alex Kurtagic

X-15  posted on  2015-05-22   22:30:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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