Squat toilet
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A squat toilet is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. This means that the posture for defecation and urination is to place one foot on each side of the toilet drain or hole and to squat o
Squat toilet (flush toilet) with water cistern for flushing (Cape Town, South Africa)
Side view of a ceramic squat toilet in Japan before installation
How to use a squat toilet correctly (sign in a toilet cubicle in Japan)
Squat toilet at a motorway service station near Toulouse, France. In areas of Europe where squat toilets are used, they are usually public toilets
Anal hygiene
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Anal hygiene refers to practices that are performed on the anus to maintain personal hygiene, usually immediately or shortly after defecation. Anal cleansing may also occur while showering or bathing.
Squat toilet
…all over the world, but are particularly common in some Asian and African nations, as well as in some Muslim countries. In many of those countries, anal cleansing with water is also the cultural norm and easier to perform than with toilets used in a sitting position. They are also occasionally found in some…
Anal cleansing instruments known as chūgi from the Nara period (710 to 784) in Japan. The modern rolls in the background are for size comparison.
Top view of a bidet
A bidet shower or "health faucet". It is commonly used in the Arab world and Asia.
A Japanese toilet with integrated bidet spraying water for cleaning. The water jet is used to wash the anus and buttocks after defecation.