**Disclaimer, I received a sample to facilitate this review. All opinions are 100% my own**
What’s the deal with the squatty potty? Well, basically the squatty potty is a very cleverly designed stool. It allows you to raise your knees high enough that your body is in a squatting position even though you’re still sitting on the toilet (you can actually properly squat and hover if you prefer). I borrowed the graphic below from the squatty potty website to show how this change in position changes the internal alignment. It means that a) gravity is working for you, and b) everything is lined up so you aren’t trying to push around a corner.
Squatting is a natural position for, well, many things. It’s actually one of the things that Mark Sisson talks about in his (completely awesome) new book: The Primal Connection. Before chairs, people would squat to relax, to eat, to chat. Squatting is a natural position for giving birth. And of course, before the invention of the toilet, squatting was the only position available. After all the natural childbirth education I went through before having my daughters, you’d think I would have drawn the connection between squatting as a birth position to help push out a baby and squatting as a poop position. Well, better late than never. Suffice it to say, squatting is a natural position for pooping.
So, what is my personal experience with the squatty potty? I’ve been using it for about a week and I am impressed. It really is more comfortable and easier to go from a squatting position. But I did notice the other day it went missing……My sister took it to her bathroom so apparently they whole family loves the squatty potty.
So, where can you get a squatty potty? You can buy them direct from www.squattypotty.com and you can buy them off amazon. The 9” squatty potty is better if you are tall, are fairly flexible, or have a higher toilet. The 7” squatty potty is better if you are shorter, less flexible or have a lower toilet. It even comes in bamboo if you think that utilitarian white won’t match your bathroom.
