There are 3 primary positions (defecation posture ... They point out that it’s human nature to squat while emptying your bowels, and that sitting doesn’t allow your rectal muscles to relax ...
3.5 billion people still live without safely managed sanitation, including 419 million who practise open defecation ... or don’t exist – untreated human waste spreads in the environment ...
She noted that having safe toilets can end open defecation, which poses major health and environmental risks. “Human waste can carry millions of harmful germs that spread diseases like cholera ...