I rode the KC Metro bus across town to get to 4th grade, including a bus change downtown. My mom had moved yet again and wanted me to finish the year at that school. But one of the teachers saw me waiting at the bus stop to go home and ratted me out.
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Just read this:
"I would generally recommend trying to limit bowel movements to 10-15 minutes at most to reduce the risk of hemorrhoids,ā Schwarzbaum said. āI also counsel them to avoid scrolling on phones or reading for prolonged periods on the toilet. If you need a break from the rest of the world, sit on top of the toilet seat.ā
Do people really sit on the toilet for that longāand not only to perform bowel movements but read and scroll on their phones?
Donāt think Iāve ever sat on a toilet longer than the shortest interval necessary to take care of business and be goneāusually 3-5 minutes max? Why on earth would I want to?
I used to work at a place where our company computers were monitored and we were not allowed to have cellphones out at our desks, so everyone took more frequent and longer ābathroom breaksā in order to check personal email/texts/etc.
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My longest time in the bathroom is probably north of two hours. Not everybody is blessed with the 3 minute max lifestyle you have unfortunately.
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Iām more interested in how you ālimit bowel movementsā to X time. Iām also an under 3 min bro under most circumstances. But there are definitely times when it takes longer (e.g. food poisoning, constipation for some reason). Those things are rare (for me) fortunately, but when they happen, itās not like Iām in control of whatās going on. Iām in no position to ālimitā anything. Itās entirely up to my bowels.
Eat some kashi bro
Unfortunately not that simple when you have severe bowel inflamation and ulceration
Not at all trying to be smart, but in cases where itās clearly not happening right away, is there any reason to not just abort the current mission and wait until itās clearly time?
I think what sheās referring to in this case is limiting your leisurely reading/scrolling atop the toilet seat time (which is what Iāve just learned is a thing), not the desperately trying to move a bowel but am unable to time, which our friend Coaster is apparently dealing with.
So ummm, valid question but youāre thinking on the wrong end of the spectrum. Sometimes things are moving, violently and painfully, for two hours. Crohnās disease is so much more than just a ābathroomā disease, but I wonāt shy away from the fact that it certainly invloves plenty of unpleasant bathroom visits on both the constipated and very much not constipated ends of the spectrum.
ETA: also, in the cases you mention they are often accompanied by literal debilitating pain, and then at a moments notice everything starts moving. So its best to just stay put at those times.
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This is apparently a thing, and Iāve heard it before. Something to do with the way toilets position your body and the business end of it that can lead to issues.
Thanks for the explanation, and sorry you have to go through that.
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So whatās the theory behind the longer BM/hemorrhoid thing? Like if Iām ever sitting on the toilet for that long, which is rare, itās because Iām waiting for something to percolate and hopefully come out. Does that foster hemorrhoids somehow?
In hindsight it seems like there was a big war between my parents over whether to be helicopter or free range, and/or they changed their minds several times
Like there were summers where Iād just be in the woods all day every day with the other kids until the streetlights came on, and there were years where I couldnāt do anything without an adult present
Hereās the article I got the quote from, which has some insight into your question:
āOne common cause is due to sitting on the toilet for a prolonged time. This is because when oneās bottom is in the space of the toilet seat, the blood will pool in the lowest point and cause increased pressure in the blood vessels in the anus, leading to hemorrhoids.ā
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Then why would they recommend this an alternative
Seems like it would have the same effect (whatever that may be).
It would have the same effect as sitting on a chair. Which according to the expert in the article, isnāt the same thing as sitting on a frame with a cut-out circle so your buttocks hang down more than they would on a flat surface.
āOne common cause is due to sitting on the toilet for a prolonged time. This is because when oneās bottom is in the space of the toilet seat, the blood will pool in the lowest point and cause increased pressure in the blood vessels in the anus, leading to hemorrhoids.ā
***I think the source of confusion here is that she wrote āsit on top of the seatā but actually means āsit on top of the closed lid.ā
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When youāre alive, you can do anything, you know? You can sit in a chairā¦ you can wear a hat, you can eat at a Dennyās.
- Norm Macdonald
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Can proudly say Iāve done all of those things. I have lived a full life.
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