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Haemorrhoids are caused by too much straining, which is caused by bad posture during defecation. The closer you're to a squatting position, the less straining you need. Use a footrest to raise your leg (or as I call it: a stool stool, hehehe).

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The toilet stool (Squatty Potty is probably the most well known brand name) is game changing. Highly recommend. That may be some of the lowest cost to benefit thing I've found for the home.

The only downside is that you'll miss it whenever nature calls outside the home.

I bought the folding one and take it on trips, I'm totally shameless about it.

I'm curious, is sitting up with the feet propped up on a stool, any different from leaning over (elbows on knees), with the feet on the ground?

Before getting a squatty potty I would lean over and it seemed to help. The stool does seem to help a little bit more and it's more comfortable.

Man that and bidets have changed my life. But it makes leaving home that much more difficult.

Plus one for bidets. What’s up with single ply being legal? Hurts so bad.

Just roll out a long strip and fold it twice, now you've got quad-ply. That’ll show em.

I’ve gone 16 ply and still ripped my bum!!

I actually prefer single-ply. I bunch it up (I'm not a folder) and it's far superior to that fluffy stuff that your fingers go right through and then sticks to your bum. Scott 1000-sheet + bidet + squatty potty is perfection to me.

Is it soft single ply? The stuff at the campground is so abrasive.

Wuss! Chuck Norris wipes his ass with sandpaper:

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=sandpaper+on+a+toilet+roll&...

Just leave for japan. It re-normalizes your view on toilets.

I transferred once in the Tokyo airport and honestly I just wanted to live there the rest of my life.

Not as "sanitary": https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8553346/

https://www.healthline.com/health/are-bidets-sanitary#resear...

Platform shoes!

Yes. At least in hotels I'm usually able to repurpose the bathroom trashcan for this.

Eating well is a game changer

For those of you who never saw it - Squatty Potty’s hilarious commercial:

https://youtu.be/YbYWhdLO43Q?si=GgltKs42SOX3WTi-

> The only downside

well, that and taking it up to the cashier. :)

Also a bad diet or possibly poor hydration. Defecating should not require strain.

Also, agitating the area with dry wiping vs. the soothing waterbeam of a bidet.

I have not had to strain since using a bidet. It’s like magic.

Insufficient hot sauce is usually the culprit.

I've had constipation maybe twice in my life.

Two double shots of espresso and straining is a thing of the past, regardless of diet.

Learning to relax your pelvic floor is helpful too. You should be opening the door, not pushing things through it :)

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