Which is healthier, squatting or sitting? Different people have different toileting habits, some are used to squatting and some are used to bidet. Putting aside personal preferences, it is best to choose the healthier way of toileting under the conditions of choice. Which is healthier, squatting or sitting stool? This issue should be distinguished from the view, if from the beneficial defecation, it is of course squatting better. Because squatting, the body’s anus is most likely to open, more conducive to fecal discharge. But for those who are old and frail, knee joints, hip joints are not good, of course, sitting stool is more conducive to health. From a hygienic point of view, which is more hygienic, squatting or sitting stool? If it is at home, squatting and sitting can be clean and hygienic. But public places, squatting and sitting on the stool is very different, of course, squatting is more hygienic, because squatting can not touch the toilet, while sitting on the toilet need to contact the toilet, increasing our chances of infection bacteria. So in public bathrooms it is best to choose the squatting toilet is better. For women For women should choose squatting toilets, because squatting toilets for women’s health has a very big help. The first is that when squatting toilets can make defecation easier, in addition to during menstruation menstrual blood will be more clean elimination, so as to avoid bacterial infections. Because women are squatting whether it is urine or stool, so if you use the toilet, you will inevitably be contaminated with viruses or bacteria, so women are health-wise, it is better to use the squatting toilet. Sitting is suitable for the elderly The elderly are frailer and less mobile, so it is more suitable to use a sitting toilet. If you use a squat toilet, it is easy to get up with dizziness, dizziness, numbness in the hands and feet to prevent accidents. How can you achieve the effect of squatting while sitting in the toilet? Here is a little trick, is to sit in the stool under the feet of a small stool about 15 cm high, when the lower limbs are raised, will also improve the angle of the rectum, more conducive to defecation. Look at the phone or newspaper is not conducive to defecation Many people defecate, the habit of reading the newspaper or reading the phone, in fact, this is not a healthy way to defecate. Whether squatting or sitting, to defecate smoothly, there are four points to pay special attention to. When the feeling of defecation is obvious to immediately use the toilet, holding it is not good. Do not go to the toilet while reading the newspaper or playing with the phone, otherwise it will affect the defecation because of distraction. Do not squat the toilet for a long time. If you squat on the toilet for more than 5 minutes and still have no desire to defecate, you should end it. Especially some people sit on the toilet, there has been no intention to stool, but still waiting, which is actually more detrimental to defecation. Defecation should not be too hard when defecating should slowly increase the force, homeopathic force. If constipation, defecation difficulties, force is not only detrimental to defecation, but may increase the cardiovascular pressure, many heart attack patients in the toilet suddenly, is because of improper force, the stool did not come down, the blood vessels first burst. Defecation is not smooth, appropriate anal lifting more effective.