That's why Dr. Chan also notes that it may be beneficial to stand in situations where you are in a public restroom and want to do your best to avoid germs.
Then when you sit on the toilet, bacteria and viruses can easily transfer onto your skin. Especially now, during the coronavirus COVID pandemic, bacteria and viruses can likely spread as there are particles that fall on both surfaces and remain airborne.
A study found that after flushing a toilet, these bacteria particles spiked in the air and that a high concentration may remain for more than 30 minutes past when you flush. Pro tip: Close the lid before you flush. Overall, whatever works for you is perfectly fine! As long as you take your time to wipe, you do you, boo! Plus, as Dr. Glowiak says, "Just remember that this is perhaps yet another thing that makes you unique. Home Lifestyle Is This Normal? Is This Normal? Dyana Goldman. FB Tweet More.
Credit: Getty Images. All rights reserved. You can also use wipes , sprays , or other helpful liquids to get clean, but again, personal preference. For now, there doesn't seem to be a solid answer as to who exactly wins the debate of sit vs. Luckily, this is a no judgment zone either way. To quote another age-old saying, don't knock 'till you try it.
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Some people remain sitting, while others stand up to the task. Whisper conducted a survey of people, split equally between men and women. Sitters argue that standing to perform the task is more effort than necessary. Another pro to keeping your cheeks on the pot is that, in that position, the aforementioned cheeks stay spread, preventing any cheek-on-cheek smearing.
That means easy cleaning access. The primary pro to standing, according to standers, is that your hand never goes anywhere near a toilet bowl. Fair enough, those things can be gross. Nobody wants a poopie thigh. Standers say the primary negative to sitting is the proximity that your hand comes to the toilet.
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