Why do my in laws ALWAYS desecrate my toilet?!

Bleach, brush and airfreshner.

Marking their territory.

What about when you go on holiday?

I had an in-law that would do this even if ‘popping-in’ for a short visit! Could hear ‘it’ through 2 doors 😳
In their case I think it was a ‘… you, Frankie’ 😁

@sydneyprescott lock the door from the outside so they cannot access it and tell them it is broken and awaiting the plumber!

No, it’s not just me. It’s most people, surely. It doesn’t have to be the morning but most people ‘train’ their bowels. ‘Train’ is probably the wrong word there as it might be subconscious, but you move from being a young child and having desperate urges to poo (often because you’ve ignored subtle signs before) and having to rush off to go in the middle of things, to going at regular times in a controlled way. Again, barring age, medical conditions, illness and so on.

Some people can get up and go immediately; some go after a coffee; some need to give their bowel a little time to wake up but still go prior to leaving, etc.

Coffee and getting up earlier, leaving yourself plenty of time can help.

I think bathrooms should be left clean other than that I can't see a problem.

It's fine as long as they leave it clean.

People that leave the toilet with marks are absolutely disgusting.

I absolutely hate it when people use my toilet. I realize that's eccentric but can't help it.

Have had more than usual workers & visitors lately and the number of them pooing has been agonizing. I have to give the whole room a wipe down before I feel ok using it again.

OP does the room have a window?

This. Or tell them it's out of order and they need to use the service station down the road.

My MIL does this but I know the medication she is on gives her the runs so she has no choice. Do you think it could be a similar issue?

Have you tried that vipoo spray? I find it helps

Wait till you see a post about workmen/cleaners needing the loo whilst working in the house 🤣

You're not making them coffee when they arrive are you? That can cause a lot of people to need to go pretty rapidly.

Erm, possibly because you generally go on holiday for more than eight hours?

I have a condition where when need to go I can often have then than 2 minutes notice before it's urgent. So I'm used to not being embarrassed about using people's toilets. I always, always open a window (at least whilst I'm in there) and use any cleaning products and room sprays that are left in there, so I leave it as clean (or cleaner) than how I found it.

Ooh look let's start a thread about poo and get people to share lots of shitting stories and vanish
perfectly normal behaviour

I wouldn't mind them using the toilet if they need it and find the whole "I couldn't possibly go outside my home" a bit precious.

But I would expect it to be left in a decent state. We have toilet brush and bleach in an obviously place in our toilet and people still leave it with marks, drives me mad!

Are you the OP's MIL? If not, what has the fact you have bowel disease got to do with anything?

My FIL does exactly the same. When they come over from another country they stay in a hotel about 400 metres from our house. They walk over each morning from across the road and stay all day. That's fine. Within 5 mins of arriving he takes a dump in the downstairs loo. Absolutely gross 🤢🤢🤢

ExBIL used to do this but he didn't use our downstairs toilet - he'd use the guest bedroom which had an en-suite. I didn't realise at first, then when I was making the bed for friends to stay one weekend, I asked ExH if he was using that toilet as it was minging! He said no (and tbf he did use another one normally so I believed him) and it remained a mystery until I caught ExBIL on his way upstairs another time - asked him why (no need to be going upstairs on a visit) and he told me... so I told him to either leave it as he found it, or use a different toilet. It was honestly so disgusting, the way he'd leave it. He did look a bit embarrassed when I told him to clean up properly, so obviously knew he'd left it a mess! He was quite young at the time (early 20s) so hopefully the embarrassment has scarred him for life into cleaning up after himself!

The smell

OP I would just bleach and flush and wipe down the top, make it look presentable and clean after.
We have a lot of visitors most days to ours (kids friends mostly and they poop whenever wherever) and we have proper clean 1x a week in all bathroom etc and spot clean daily. Spot clean, make it look presentable, clean once they are gone.
Wouldn't get worked up about family using the loo, if anything personally I am always proud that everyone sees my home as comfortable and uses my kitchen, bathrooms etc as they see fit. People being comfortable and happy is the most important IMHO.

Although the state of the toilets after big gatherings like birthdays and Christmas...sometimes it does surprise me. It's a high turnover then though. 😂

Absolute nonsense. This may be how your body works but we're all different. I'd love to go in the morning but I can't. My bowels simply don't wake up until late morning/early afternoon so I always have to go at work. I hate it but I'm physically incapable of going earlier or holding it in until I get home.

That’s me. I don’t hold it in, I just don’t need to go unless I’m at home. There must be a strong psychological connection between my brain and my bowels.

I’ve never once had to shit at work, on a day trip, at a friend’s house... We’re all different.