How Your Toilet Posture Affects Piles and Constipation

Few of us think about our toilet posture. But have you ever considered that the position you sit in on the toilet can have a major impact on your digestive health, particularly when it comes to piles (haemorrhoids) and constipation?

In the piles clinic of Dr. Kamthe, we have come across hundreds of cases where small changes in their toilet habits resulted in momentous relief incarnate in these patients. Let’s break down how posture factors in — and how you can fix it.

Western Vs Indian Toilet Posture

Western Toilets (Sitting Position):

The person is sitting with a 90 degree angle. This puts stress on the rectum and stool has a harder time passing through it freely.

1) Squatting (Indian toilets) It inclines your body in a 35 degree angle thus straightening rectum and relaxing the puborectalis muscle thus making your bowel movements smooth and easy.

👉 Many studies suggest that squatting is the healthier and more natural position for complete bowel emptying.

How Sitting Posture Can Exacerbate Piles and Constipation

Pushing: The sitting position sometimes brings about unnecessary pushing. This puts pressure on the lower rectum and it can either cause or exacerbate piles and anal fissures.

Incomplete Evacuation: If you’re feeling like you never get empty after going to the restroom, you may not be in the right position for elimination. It’s this that causes #chronicconstipation.

It means that mobile phones are used typically while sitting which increases stay time on the toilet that also worsens piles.

Bathroom Tips These tips will help you make the most of your toilet time.

Even if you’re using a Western toilet, you can approximate the squat by game-playing a few tricks:

Employ a Footstool: Place your feet higher on a small footstool at the base of the toilet while having a bowel movement. This replicates the squatting position by altering the angle of your body.

Lean Forward: When you do, keep your knees above your hips, and lean forward slightly.

Don’t Strain: If you don’t feel the urge, don’t force yourself to have a bowel movement.

Be Focused in Toilet: Do not spend more than 5 minutes in toilet.

Bonus Tip: What Works to Reduce Salt in the Diet

Consume high-fiber diet (fruits, vegetables, whole grains)
Drink plenty of water.
Walk or exercise regularly.
Do not suppress the stool When you have the urge to pass stool, never ignore it.

When to See a Specialist?

If you’ve been experiencing bleeding during movement, as well as pain, itching, swelling and repeated episodes of constipation, it’s time to see a specialist.

At Dr. Kamthe’s Piles Clinic You can expect state of the art non-surgical treatment for;

Piles (मुळव्याध)

Fissure (फिशर)

Fistula (भगंदर)

Constipation

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Healthy toilet etiquette = Happy Gut!

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