Many people cringe at the thought of toilet-related activities. But defecation and urination are vital excretory processes to get rid of the by-products of digestion and filtration of blood.

Since urine and stools are supposed to be dirty, the typical mentality of people is that toilets are meant to be dirty and needn’t be fussed over.

A report in http://www.healthizen.com/blog regretted that even the lower animals do their stuff and kick up the soil to cover it up, instinctively knowing that if they leave their feces exposed, they could trigger a spate of diseases, but human beings happily leave their display theirs.

If you don’t wash your hands with soap and water after your brief sojourn in the restroom, you would be loading your hands with an army of e. coli, vibrio cholera, salmonella typhosa, shigella, giardia lamblia, and epatitis A, D, and E – biological weapons to attack friends and foes alike.

Toilets need not be glamour rooms but they don’t have to be torture chambers either. The day we realize this and learn some toilet manners and pretty potty practices, at least the world will have one thing less to worry about.

Other toilet hazards

Genital injuries are fairly common in young males, occurring when the toilet seat falls down during use. Drowning in small children is also possible. For adults, the most common injuries involve bruised, or broken, hips and tail bones.

Slippery floors around the toilet can also contribute to injury, as well as the toilet itself collapsing under the weight of the user. Poorly maintained toilets, such as those with cracked plastic seats, or other worn parts, can cause pinch injuries.