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Somewhat oversharing, down the way, but here goes:

<< Ancient India had diapers, there are references to a river in their mythos
where Krishna's diapers were washed. >>

I had this Indian boyfriend who wasn't circumcised. Surprisingly, he
reappears in this forum so soon! He had two much brothers 12, 14 years
younger. When they were little he and the mom and other kids had been in
India while the dad was in Toronto studying physics. He said the babies
didn't wear diapers, just little kurtas, the long white shirts. In India
they have floor-hole toilets, and he said the mom taught the little guys to
poop by squatting or sitting and making a little potty-seat with her feet,
like heels together, feet arched, toes together, outsides of feet toward the
floor, and setting the baby on her feet and the baby would poop and then
she'd flush it (if it was in the toilet) or just clean it up (if it had been
on the ground, or on paper or whatever--that I wasn't clear on).

He was just noting that the little potty-chairs Americans use are not
efficient for helping babies poop because squatting is the way anyway, knees
up, butt down. He was pre-med and ended up going off elsewhere and becoming
a doctor, and he was interested in some of the dumb things Americans thought
were good and right, like chair-style toilets.

I still remember the first time I passed by and saw him squatted up on the
toilet seat, reading a magazine.

And even now, sometimes if I'm having a difficult time pooping I squat and it
really does help.

This clever friend said we would have WAY fewer health problems if we didn't
strain ourselves to try to push poop out with muscles which weren't intended
for that, and if we'd use the natural position all would be better.

Sandra

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Saga

<<This clever friend said we would have WAY fewer health problems if we
didn't
strain ourselves to try to push poop out with muscles which weren't intended
for that, and if we'd use the natural position all would be better.>>

I had read in one of the Bradley Method books that hemmorhoids are basically
unheard of in countries that squat instead of using a toilet like ours.
There was reference to an Indian doctor who would perch up on the toilet to
squat.

-Kristi