Who spends an hour having a poo?

[Beaverdam100]

Partner spends and hour having a poo. My father is the same and actually takes a book in there.

If my partner has had a busy day, he will tell me he hasnt been to the toilet as if its a big deal. When i go to the toilet, I'm done in 2 mins at the most. I don't even think about the last time i went or remember any of it but he acts like it has a big deal and a very important element of his day.

Is this a man thing?

I'm sure it was on here that I first saw the phrase 'leisure poo' for the act of male defecation!

Gawd, there is nothing more ghastly than perching on a warm toilet seat after the someone has claimed the throne for an hour of quiete contemplation.🤢

Growing up, my friends father used to make a ritual of his time in the little room. As a large family with 1 toilet, ones urgency had to be perfectly timed. I suspect this is why ensuites became popular

They are not pooing not for a hour he will be scrolling through his phone or watching YouTube an just can't b bothered moving. I read an article not long ago about younger people suffering piles due to sitting on toilet to long looking at phone.

Oh and it is not a fibre thing in DH's case. he went vegan 3 years ago and it made no difference to the time spent. (Although it apparently did to volume I was told - we have been married a long time)

Do you have kids? If so, I can see why he spends an hour having a poo!

Yesterday I thought I was going to have to wee in the cat’s litter tray because my DP was in the loo for so long. I think he sees doing a poo in the same way I view having a bath - as a relaxing leisure activity, as opposed to something functional, like having a shower.

@marveloustimeruiningeverything

It's always men. They're hiding from taking responsibility for anything at home, kids, chores, etc.

I've never known a woman to do this. Just men.

I’ll admit that I do it sometimes, mostly because I’m on my iPad... 😬

@GlummyMcGlummerson

Here's a secret they don't tell you:

They don't need to take an hour to do a poo really they're using the time to get away, especially if they're expected to do something. Because I bet you anything they don't go for an hour long poo at work

My ex husband used to spend 45 minutes pooping at work. And this was before smart phones. No apparent medical condition either.

My partner takes his phone or iPad in there. I wish he wouldn't. I've told him how vile his devices probably are. And he's in there for so long. Piles? Yes, probably because you sit on the toilet for an hour!

I have bowel issues and use the loo a lot, but even when I've got chronic runs or a difficult backlog, I'm still out sooner than he is.

my former H also used to say he would wait for his poo to fall out rather than push it out. Hence the wait. It baffles me.

I'm done in 30 seconds tops

We do have kids but we both love neing around them and he goes for his hour long dump when theyre asleep or occupied. I'm not demanding if his time either.

He's been like this since we first got together. It must just be a special time for him.

I thought my Fiance was bad at half an hour!

I also read that thing about women pushing poo out but men letting it make its own way out.

I generally bear down to push out any poo EVERY time I go to the toilet. A hangover from having IBS where I'd get pain if my poo sat in my rectum too long and dried out.

But I DO enjoy a relaxed 20 min poo on occasion. And I have no children from whom to escape.

The only time I have taken ages is after surgery when I've had morphine which I find hampers my normal efficient 'digestion'.

All the men in my family do it too.

It's definitely a 'leisure poo' thing...

yes mine does this too. i dont get it at all, sometimes i do think hes doing it to get away and get quiet time.

Just asked my dh is he pushes his poo or let's it fall out.... He looked at me as if I had two heads.

Once I had explained this thread, he was was adamant that no human is able to just

let a poo fall out.

All men!

I think some men do push though.

Because I saw an X-files episode YEARS ago where the man had an anuerysm on the toilet and The Goddess Dana Scully said that it was common due to straining too hard.

And that, my friends, is why I am known as the font of useless popular culture-based knowledge at work [bows]

DH is the same. He sets the alarm half an hour earlier than it needs to be in the morning (waking us both up) so he can spend that time on the toilet.

And the way he says ‘I’m just popping to the loo’ so casually, when we’re about to head out with the kids, or start putting them to bed... it drives me absolutely nuts!

Over the years I have encouraged him to eat more fibre or see a doctor but he refuses to consider he is not normal!

why a pork pie ?

... so you don't bite your tongue or crack your teeth when you clench your muscles - whilst you are under stress.

Not to interrupt the non-stop hilarity, but you do all realise that most if not all of these men are having a wank?

Tell him that he’s keeping his colon kinked so you’ve solved it by getting this www.squattypotty.co.uk/

Not my DH. He is reading Private eye. I just carry about my bathroom-related duties when he is there including showering and makeup and general chats.

(That was in response to the wanking idea)

anyway to my knowledge DH's wanking takes MUCH less time.

My husband. It’s to get out of doing housework and to read his phone in peace. Drives me mad.

There was a great thread on here once called something like ‘men who poo to shirk duties’. It’s a thing.

@TeachesOfPeaches

I read somewhere that women push their poo out while men wait for it to fall out which is why they take so long

That's reminded me that the only time I've taken a long time to have a dump was when I had broken ribs. It was so painful to push that I had to just sit there and wait for it to fall out. And I was on shedloads of codeine, so it wasn't very willing to fall out either!