by barryoilbegone » Thu Dec 30, 2021 1:07 pm
Glad somebody posted this - it happens more often than people might think, if you're whole food plant based especially!
One issue, as you've probably gathered, is a lot of toilets (especially the older models) are designed unfortunately around fiber deficient people. They didn't pass as much faecal stool mass as they should - aka, folks on the standard Western diet. With more modern toilets, they tend to be designed with a more international feel and technology, and can handle with more efficient design and suction a wider variety of stool sizes.
If replacing or upgrading the toilet right now isn't an option, or installing suitable water saving devices, because of cash: do you have any publicly available toilets near you that you can use, that are newer, some of the time? Otherwise, it's probably a case of spending a bit more time in crushing up the stool mechanically first, so it's more fluidic and flushable in one, with a toilet brush or similar. Icky, but I've done that on a number of occasions. You can pour a bit of water extra into the basin in most toilets, if it makes this easier, if necessary. However, obviously check beforehand that by doing so, any extra water won't lead to overflow when trying to flush.
One thing is - don't feel at all ashamed, at larger stools. It's obviously a health saver, and could save much larger bills in health care down the road. Pity that more people aren't thinking about this - they're thinking about haemorrhoids and varicose veins instead! :S
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Gertrude Louise Cheney