Looking Out for Number Two by Bryan Vartabedian M.D

Author:Bryan Vartabedian, M.D.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2017-04-28T04:00:00+00:00

POSITIONING FOR THE PERFECT POO

Have you ever tried to poo standing up? Okay, that was a weird question, but it brings up an important point: positioning is important. And as it turns out, for stool to make its final passage into the light of day (or the darkness of a diaper), things have to be aligned just right.

There’s a sharp turn between the rectum and anal canal, or the final segment before the anus. When you’re out and about, walking and running, this angle plus the job done by the external sphincter muscles helps to keep things in where they belong.

Squatting, flexing the hips (pulling them up), or pulling the legs up straightens out the angle between the rectum and the anal canal, making it easier for the poo to pass. Babies, like dogs, instinctively know this. Or at least they figure it out pretty quickly.

And as you may find out in a couple of years, toddlers who don’t want to poop learn that stiffening the legs and arching their bodies and backs is a good way to avoid dealing with number two.

Just remember: Poo flows best with knees to chest. And you can’t poo standing up.

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