If mornings have been harder than they should be, here is a simple, sensible fix, and the reason it works.
Raising your feet about 18 cm changes the angle your body sits at, and for many people that makes going easier and gentler. That is the whole idea, and the rest of this page explains why it works, why it matters, and what to look for in a stool.
A standard toilet has you sitting at about 90 degrees with your feet flat on the floor. In that position, a muscle around the bowel stays partly closed, so it takes more effort to go. Raise your feet about 18 cm and your knees come up above your hips. The muscle relaxes, the angle opens towards 35 degrees, and there is less to push against.
That is all a toilet stool does. It does not add anything to your body, and there is nothing to take or remember.
If you already look after the usual things, like fibre, water and staying active, position is the piece that is easy to miss. You can do everything else right and still be sitting in the position that makes it hardest.
It is also the gentlest thing to try. There is nothing to swallow, nothing to measure and nothing to keep buying. You change how you sit, and that is it.
Easier, gentler mornings can start with where you put your feet.
Make my mornings easierIn a 2019 trial at Ohio State University, healthy volunteers used a toilet stool for four weeks and reported what they noticed.
*2019 Ohio State University trial of healthy volunteers. Not GoTime customer data.
Those were healthy volunteers, not GoTime customers, so read it as a good reason to try one, not a promise.
You put your weight through a stool every morning, so it needs to feel steady. GoTime is solid bamboo with a sturdy, non-slip base, so it stays where you put it and feels steady underfoot.
A stool that feels unsteady stops getting used, and then the better position does nothing for you. This one is built to be stood on every day.
Solid bamboo you can trust under your feet, every single morning.
Give me a steadier startA stool that lives on the bathroom floor gets in the way. GoTime folds, so you can wipe it clean and stand it out of the way once you are done. At about 43 x 28 x 18 cm it is compact, and the natural bamboo finish looks like it belongs in a bathroom, not a clinic.
The reason to buy is the better position. On top of that, GoTime is solid bamboo, a fast-growing natural material, rather than moulded plastic. It is made for daily use, so it is one purchase rather than a run of replacements.
If what goes in the bin matters to you, that is a real bonus. If it does not, you still have a well-made, steady stool.
One sensible purchase, made once, and built for every morning after.
Improve my morning| Pills and powders | Cheap plastic stool | GoTime foldable bamboo stool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it changes | What you take in, not how you sit | How you sit, if it stays put | How you sit, on a sturdy non-slip base |
| Ongoing cost | Keeps costing | One-off | One-off |
| Made from | Not applicable | Moulded plastic | Solid bamboo |
| Folds away | Not applicable | Varies | Yes |
Give yourself a few mornings to get used to the position. If it has not made a difference within 30 days, send it back for your money back, no questions asked. The risk is ours, not yours.
A stool is not a treatment. If constipation is ongoing, or you notice pain or blood, please see your GP.
GoTime foldable bamboo toilet stool
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General information only, not medical advice. GoTime is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or condition. If you have a medical condition, or ongoing constipation, pain or bleeding, please speak to your GP before using it.
*From a 2019 Ohio State University trial of healthy volunteers, published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. Not GoTime-specific customer data.