The Squatty Potty: Have you been pooping wrong your whole life?

The winter of 2015 saw a very strange object become a po(o)pular Christmas present in America; the squatty potty. This footstool, placed in front of your toilet, makes you do your number two business in a squatting position instead of a sitting one.

But why would you possibly do this? Well, the Squatty Potty company says that this position helps preventing hemorrhoids and constipation to mention just a few claims, and they also claim the potty will more than half the normal amount of time you spend pooping.

The company now has a UK website to serve British squat enthusiasts, but are we open to this new way of pooping? With around 10% of the UK population suffering from constipation, perhaps we should give it a go. Afraid to try it? Don’t fret, we had one of our British reporters, Adham, squat on the toilet to see if the potty really is all that.