Is Natures Platform really necessary? Couldn someone just climb up on the toilet seat and use the squatting position?
Someone who is very flexible and agile might be able to do that, but there are two factors to bear in mind. The first is comfort. In over 3 years of testing with hundreds of individuals, the unanimous verdict was that Nature’s Platform is much more comfortable, stable and easy to use than balancing on the toilet seat or the rim of the bowl. Even people who had been doing that for decades said they intend to purchase Nature’s Platform as soon as it becomes available. One tester put it this way: “I never realized I was living in a hut until I had a glimpse of the palace.” The second factor is safety. Using a toilet in this way can dislodge the bolts that hold it to the floor. Once the seal between the toilet and the drainpipe is broken, toxic methane gas can leak into the house. Toilet bowls are not designed to bear the concentrated strain of someone squatting (especially someone heavy.) They have been known to collapse, causing severe injury from pieces of jagged porcelain. One addition
Someone who is very flexible and agile might be able to do that, but there are two factors to bear in mind. The first is comfort. In over 3 years of testing with hundreds of individuals, the unanimous verdict was that Nature’s Platform is much more comfortable, stable and easy to use than balancing on the toilet seat or the rim of the bowl. Even people who had been doing that for decades said they intend to purchase Nature’s Platform as soon as it becomes available. One tester put it this way: “I never realized I was living in a hut until I had a glimpse of the palace.” The second factor is safety. Using a toilet in this way can dislodge the bolts that hold it to the floor. Once the seal between the toilet and the drainpipe is broken, toxic methane gas can leak into the house. Toilet bowls are not designed to bear the concentrated strain of someone squatting (especially someone heavy.) They have been known to collapse, causing severe injury from pieces of jagged porcelain. One addition
