The Vagina Whisperer On The Squatty Potty
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Tonight, we're going to chat about poop posture, pelvic floors, and why a humble stool in your bathroom could be an extremely useful medical device. We're going to get into what the squatty potty is and why the default way you sit on la toilette was never meant to be the way that humans sat when nature called. I am here with board-certified pelvic health therapist, Dr. Sarah Reardon, who you can find on social media at The Vagina Whisperer to discuss. Sarah, my goodness, I'm so glad you're here.
I'm happy to be here, David.
So you posted on the internet that there's not a bathroom in your house without the squatty potty. I guess you're a fan of this thing. I suppose it's you're an unpaid brand ambassador.
I am an unpaid brand ambassador, but I'm also a pelvic floor physical therapist. And we teach folks how to do things to optimize their pelvic floor health. So peeing without pushing, pooping without straining, all of the things to kind of make sure that we keep our pee and poop in our whole lives and can have comfortable pain-free sex. So along with that is teaching people how to properly poop using a squatty potty.
A lot of people have bad pooping habits. They're constipated all the time and they just think I'm kind of one of them. I have IBS and I refuse to change my diet, but that's a conversation for someone else. The fact is people just think, oh, constipation or things like that are just a part of my life. I struggle in the bathroom. That's just a part of my life. I'm not going to talk to anyone about it. I'll just suffer. What do you say to someone like that?
Well, straining with bowel movements and constipation can weaken your pelvic floor muscles over time. So these muscles help keep urine and stool in until an appropriate time. Then we can relax them to empty. They support your pelvic organs. They relax for... sexual intercourse.
What is the Squatty Potty and how does it relate to pelvic health?
They contract and relax for orgasms. They support our spine. So they're super important. And if they weaken over time, particularly in women, this can lead to leakage of urine, leakage of stool, pelvic organ prolapse. So the number one thing I teach people is how to poop properly because I don't want them straining. And again, straining just weakens these muscles over time. But this is something we're never taught. Nobody teaches us how to properly poop until you find me on social media or you have me on your show.
No, I think it's great.
Why is proper pooping posture important for pelvic floor health?
I think it's we all think we know how to do it properly because we're taught it at a very young age and we do it very often. And we don't like we're taught with sex education. I would hope in most places, some people it's a little spotty, but we're taught about sex. We're taught about all kinds of things, even online, like makeup tutorials, how to shampoo. We're taught all these things. No one teaches us how to do number two, which I think leads into my next question. How do we do number two? Give me a lesson, please. I'm begging you.
So the best way to relax your pelvic floor muscles is in a squatting position. So historically, when people used to go to the bathroom, there were outhouses in the backyard and you would squat over a hole in the ground. As we became more civilized and had more resources, we moved bathrooms inside and then we put a chair or a, you know, a toilet over this hole in the ground, which is how we got to modern day pooping posture. But again, to recreate that squatting position, putting a stool under your feet elevates your feet and puts you into that squat and that relaxes your pelvic floor muscles. So you sit down, feet on the stool, lean forward, and instead of holding your breath to push out as you're pooping, I tell you to exhale like you're blowing out 50 birthday candles.
So that prevents you from holding your breath, which again can weaken your muscles and lead to incomplete emptying.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–2:17
2
What is the Squatty Potty and how does it relate to pelvic health?
2:17–2:48
3
Why is proper pooping posture important for pelvic floor health?
2:48–7:44
4
How can straining during bowel movements affect pelvic floor muscles?
7:44–12:29
5
What are the best techniques for using a Squatty Potty effectively?
12:29–18:12
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