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Posted 6/20/2015 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
I finally found some place local to purchase so I bought 2 of them today (I have 3 bathrooms at home and son has a place out of town where him and hubby are working, which I go out to every other shift usually to cook and clean for them) this way I can take one with me for the out of town trips I take with them....I'm really hoping this will improve the constipation issues I've been having, it's gotten a bit better since seeing the dietitian (whom I'll be seeing at the end of this month again) but as usual my expectations are too high I guess cuz I hoped that by now things would have gotten much better....so I thought well maybe since I found the squatty potty locally I mine as well give it a try, can't hurt anyway and might be helpful for others in the household too if they need it.

Has anyone else got the squatty potty? Just curious if you find it helpful or not.
Posted 6/20/2015 12:18 AM (GMT 0)
I have one.

I got it right around the time I was diagnosed with UC. I haven't been constipated with UC. Figured it couldn't hurt overall.

I think it helps with getting everything out at once which is a struggle we all deal with.
Posted 6/20/2015 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, I have one. It helps with my serial pooping. I can get more out per sit, instead of having to sit back down right after I wash my hands.
Posted 6/20/2015 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
it does help. not as much as I had hoped. got mine at bed-bath-beyond
Posted 6/20/2015 1:07 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys! Good to know it seems to be helping all of you in some way at least...I expect to be using it at some point tonight before bed lol. I found them at "Showcase" "as seen on TV" at the mall today, I thought about bed bath and beyond too but that store isn't in the mall I was at today so I'm glad I found it at "Showcase".
Posted 6/20/2015 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
I got to try my squatty potty this morning (shocked I didn't have a bm urge after I bought it yesterday up until I went to bed (only had 4 bm's the whole day) I was expecting to have at least one or two more bm's (thankful for only having 4 though) but I used it this morning and I thought it was great, so much came out at once rather than just a bit and then maybe 20 minutes or half an hour later a bit more (seems to be a big part of my issue not being able to always get much out each bm) but this felt great, I felt I got much more volume than usual out first time this morning....should be interesting to see how many bm's a day I'll have now, I'm hoping less....and there was no struggle which was so nice for a change.
Posted 6/20/2015 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
I recently got a Lilipad, which I ordered from New Zealand where it's made. It allows you to really squat, as opposed to just lifting your knees as the squatty potty does, and I am liking it a lot. My BMs seem to come out in a way that feels a lot easier, as if the path was more direct -- it's hard to explain. Also, the thighs pushing on the abdomen really help get things out.
Posted 6/20/2015 7:05 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Camille, I find the squatty potty works well for putting me into the squatting position quite well actually, it brings my knees right under my armpits when I lean forward on it (as directed to do so in the you tube videos for the squatty potty) and the position it puts me in also has my thighs pushing on my abdomen as well and it all came out so nice and easy and I also know it's working cuz I don't usually have such a large volume as I did 2 times this morning and so far no more bm's which is pretty uncommon for me, by now I would have had at least 3-4 bm's...both movements this morning were good volume.

You can also get different heights of the squatty potty based on your toilet height so that's nice because not all toilets oddly are the same height.

I'm glad you're also having success with your Lillipad (lol, much cuter name than squatty potty haha)...if only it was universal for them to build toilets properly so we didn't need to use such devices to do something so naturally that our bodies are designed to do.
Posted 6/20/2015 7:35 PM (GMT 0)
That's great to hear and you're right, of course it depends on the height of your toilet. Mine is pretty high so the squatty potty would only serve as a little stool (no pun intended!) lifting my feet and possibly helping my three year old climb onto the toilet. :)
Posted 6/20/2015 8:11 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, mine are all 15" high and I purchased the 7" medium height one and it works great!
LOL, "little stool" hahahaha, my granddaughter is 2 yrs old and short, she limbs up on the toilet to do her things so I'm not sure if her little dangling feet will reach the squatty potty or not guess we'll find out next time they're over but I hope it helps her, sadly she's been exhibiting bowel issues soon after she was born and to this day (breaks my heart) so I hope it helps her at this point.
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