If you sit down on a toilet seat to go to the toilet did you know you may be making things more complicated for yourself? When you sit to open your bowels the anal canal is un-straightened. If you can use a squatting posture the anal canal straightens and your bowels will open more effectively. This could well be a key to helping prevent or overcome constipation and Image of the relaxed, natural squatting postureproblems with haemorrhoids for example.

Most sufferers usually notice significant comfort improvement within 7 -14 days of making this simple change of habit. You could benefit too simply by allowing your body wastes to pass through the straightened anal canal.

How can you squat when the design of the toilet makes it almost impossible?

There are several ways you can manage to turn your present toilet into one where you can squat but they normally involve adding some kind of platform or steps to raise the level of your feet so you can assume a squatting position. Manifest Health are looking into suppliers to helpl modify western toilets to allow for the squatting position - contact us if you would like us to let you know when we have found a suitable product, or if you have a product you feel you could recommend.