squat toilet

continuing my research on toilets etc(remember my habit of net browsing), I came up with an astonishing fact. I had always thought that there is no benefit of squat toilets in our society, (can have hygiene problems) and they are one of major causes of knee pain (especially in women and generally overweight persons). but, in this article, they have scientifically showed that Hemorrhoids (piles) are very rare in nations where people squat to defecate and it has been shown that less straining is required to defecate in the squatting position. cool, man, now I am happy of myself being used to squat toilet in pakistan..:D..

p.s.: if you are still wondering what and how to use squat toilet (or if you plan to visit asia sometime in your life), here is an article of how to use squat toilet