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Volume 8 Issue 11 (November, 2020)

Review Articles

Squatting or Western Toilet- A Review
Dr. Hitender Suri, Dr. Deepika Suri, Dr. Kamalpreet Bansal

It is an unfortunate fact that many adults living in Western countries have experienced problems when passing stools and with their gastrointestinal health in general. Among the most common of the digestion-related conditions are hemorrhoids, with around half of the American population suffering from symptoms of this ailment which include soreness and bleeding from the rectum. Constipation is another problem that afflicts many people living in economically well-developed countries. In short, people with access to modern bathroom facilities often appear afflicted with complaints that were not so often seen in the past and are not often widespread in less developed areas of the world. This has led some experts to speculate that the widespread adoption of the modern Western toilet has contributed to the prevalence of digestive disorders in affluent countries. Keywords: squatting, western toilet, Indian toilet.

 
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