Squatting toilet for Better Health

Bladder dysfunction may actually be reduced in various ways. One of them by reducing the consumption of beverages containing caffeine, alcohol, and drugs.

"Caffeine is a substance that can boost heart rate and increased urine production," said Mulyadi Tedjapranata, Medizone Clinic physicians in Apartment Taman Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.

According to Mulyadi, urinary disorders prevention efforts could be true as early as possible. Some ways you can do is get used to not resist the urge to urinate. For the kids, doing exercises urinating or even toileting assistance was to be done since the children aged below five years old or a toddler.

Another effective way is to avoid the use of the toilet seat. The use of the toilet seat in the long run will increase the risk of urinary tract infection that can lead to urinary problems. Because the surface of the toilet is generally to mediate the spread of germs. The use of squat toilets are even more better.

The reason is, this will make users not in direct contact with the surface so that more hygienic toilets. "Moreover, if you frequently use public toilet facilities, better squat toilets," he said.

Not only that, the use of the toilet seat also makes muscles of the urinary tract to work harder when twitched or remove the urine. In the mild stage, urinary tract infections are usually marked with "Anyang-anyangan" or discharge of urine which was completely, lower abdominal pain, and pain at the end of urination.

This condition would interfere with our activities. In fact, if allowed to go on, it can cause urinary tract infections, psychosocial disorders such as depression and sleep disorders.