These products, called potty stools or squatty potties, may help angle your body in an ideal position for pooping. A small 2019 study found that a toilet modification device that elevated the hip ...

Defecation posture modification devices (DPMDs) such as the Squatty Potty are footstools that supposedly ease a person’s bowel movements by having their legs be lifted into a squatting position ...

giving me not as much height as the Squatty Potty, but at least it was better than the original sitting position. Using yoga blocks as a DIY Squatty Potty can work somewhat in reducing any strain ...