The *Actual* Benefits of the Squatty Potty, According to Experts

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The *Actual* Benefits of the Squatty Potty, According to Experts
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Rumored to be the number-one tool to go number two, the Squatty Potty is meant to fix your posture when sitting on the toilet.

on the toilet so you can put the days of painful pushing behind you. But does the Squatty Potty really give you "the best poop of your life," as the unicorn in the commercial promised? Here's everything you need to know about the Squatty Potty.

Funny as it sounds, don't knock it 'til you squat it. The stool has an impressive cult following, with tens of thousands of rave"You will wonder how you got along without it all these years," wrote one reviewer. "After finishing, my lower abdomen is SO much more relaxed than a bowel movement without the Squatty. There is NONE of the strain/tightness/cramping I usually feel in my lower abdomen," wrote another.

So, the idea with the Squatty Potty is that by raising your feet, you can change the angle of the pelvic floor, notes Dr. Glatter. "[This] in turn relaxes the [abdominal] muscles, making it easier to go to the bathroom," he explains. (Related:

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