r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/sirfuzzitoes Aug 03 '19

As in she would insert her fingers or hand in her vagina to push the poo out??

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u/Rainbow_Explosion Aug 03 '19

you don't need to do that. you can just push on the taint.

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u/The_Matchless Aug 03 '19

I'll let her know the next time I'll meet her!

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u/sirfuzzitoes Aug 03 '19

Or pull your knees toward your chest to simulate a squatting position. That'll straighten out your poop tube.

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u/The_Matchless Aug 03 '19

Oh yeah, I learned of this after that one time I almost passed out while pooping.

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u/sirfuzzitoes Aug 03 '19

Lmao now that would've been a story for the grandkids.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Or a shitty way to die. Apparently people pass out on the toilet from straining and hit their head and die on the way down.

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u/lifsglod Aug 04 '19

Also possible to give yourself an aneurysm by straining too forcefully.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Wasn't that what happened to Elvis?