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The reluctance of children to use primary school toilets appears to
contribute to withholding of defaecation and so to the development of
chronic constipation in some children. (Ref. DTB, Managing Constipation in
Children, Vol 38, No 8 57-60, and the associated Treatment Notes, Helping
children with constipation)
Accordingly, improved standards of cleanliness, comfort and privacy -
including clean, undamaged toilet seats, lockable doors and a supply of
soft toilet paper - should be added to any national standard for school
loos.
Going for a poo at school matters too.
The reluctance of children to use primary school toilets appears to
contribute to withholding of defaecation and so to the development of
chronic constipation in some children. (Ref. DTB, Managing Constipation in
Children, Vol 38, No 8 57-60, and the associated Treatment Notes, Helping
children with constipation)
Accordingly, improved standards of cleanliness, comfort and privacy -
including clean, undamaged toilet seats, lockable doors and a supply of
soft toilet paper - should be added to any national standard for school
loos.
Competing interests: No competing interests