this.
Also, I’m fascinated with why, in one generation, things have
changed so drastically. With why pooping is not only such a big
ordeal, but is in fact becoming even more troublesome with each
passing year. So I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time dissecting
the poop problem. I will be sharing only the highlights because,
seriously . . . no one wants to hear everything I have to say about
poops.
Sir Thomas Crapper
This guy is credited with inventing the flushing toilet in the 1800s.
Actually, he was a plumber and eventually bought the patent. The
real inventor was Sir John Harrington, who invented his first toilet
was in 1596. Still, that’s pretty useless information, and I’m sticking
with Sir Crapper as the dude who invented the potty. It just sounds
better. Anyway, the toilet has been around for a pretty long while.
Now, I’ve traveled the globe and have been in countries where
squatting and squat toilets are the norm. Let me tell you: squatting is
a better way to poop. It turns out there’s a reason for this. The
anorectal angle (the angle of the tunnel that carries your poop to
your anus) gets kinked up upon sitting. When you’re squatting or
standing, though, there’s no kinking. This makes evacuation more
than easy; it’s almost effortless.
I believe the fact that we (culturally) sit to poop is part of the
problem with kids and pooping. We adults have grown very used to it
and can deal with it, but for kids, the transition from squatting or