Foldable bamboo toilet stool · Australian designed · 2026

The foldable bamboo toilet stool for easier, gentler mornings

If mornings have been harder than they should be, here is a simple, sensible fix, and the reason it works.

By the GoTime team · Updated September 2026 · 6 min read
GoTime foldable bamboo toilet stool set up in front of a toilet in a bathroom
The short version

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.

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Most toilets ask your body to do it the hard way

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.

Feet flat on the floor
90°
The passage stays kinked, so it takes more effort.
Feet raised
35°
The passage straightens, so 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.

Gastroenterological Society of Australia Australia's gastroenterologists point the same way. Their constipation handout for patients says to keep your knees bent above the level of your hips, and that a small footstool under your feet may be needed to get the best position.
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Why it matters if mornings have been harder than they should be

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.

  • No pills, powders or changes to your diet
  • No new routine to learn
  • Just a better position, every morning

Easier, gentler mornings can start with where you put your feet.

Make my mornings easier
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What happens when other people try it

In a 2019 trial at Ohio State University, healthy volunteers used a toilet stool for four weeks and reported what they noticed.

9 in 10reported less straining*
7 in 10said going was quicker*
4 weeksof using a toilet stool*

*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.

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Why GoTime: it feels solid under your feet

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.

The GoTime bamboo stool in front of a toilet, in daily use

Solid bamboo you can trust under your feet, every single morning.

Give me a steadier start
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It folds away, and it fits your bathroom

A 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.

  • Made to fit standard toilets, rented or owned
  • Ready to use, with no assembly
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Made to last, as a bonus rather than the reason to buy

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.

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How it compares
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
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Try it for 30 days. If it does not help, send it back

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.

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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.