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What's the best way to go to the toilet – squatting or sitting?

  • Written by: Vincent Ho, Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
imageThe process of passing a bowel motion is more complicated that you might think.Chakrapong Zyn/Shutterstock

Pauline Hanson’s concern about the Australian Tax Office installing squat toilets to cater for its increasingly diverse workforce has prompted debate about the best way to go to the toilet: sitting or squatting.

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