Alright, you got me with the poop shelf. As an American, I've watched way too many of these and never been put into a coma. This one nearly did the trick.
It has its real use though! If you’re sick or something’s wrong going on with your body - you’ll be able to see it. It’s especially good to have for older people.
It is different, but as someone who has stuck my face far too close to my toilet bc I was having serious internal issues, the shelf would've been nice😂
Are you using the toilet correctly to take a sir harington, though? Facing the tank so you can sit your chocolate milk and books on to read and don’t have to see your poop
@@v1Broadcasternot if you're an American it's not😅 at least not if you make less than $100,000 a year😂 you can't even walk past the Walmart without ending up with something genetically modified in your blood
As a medic, I'll tell you they got this right. Your BMs tell you alot about your health. Fatty poo floats more, protein rich sinks, red indicates a possible GI bleed, Yellow can mean liver/kidney issues or celiac disease, etc...
You don’t need a poo shelf for this though😂 this was created out of need for the lack of accessible health care for Germany and Northern Europe at the time. These toilets are no longer needed
@@tonydelgado915 yeah, likely a scenario where the juice is no longer worth the squeeze so to speak. Otherwise we’d likely see this system implemented across the globe or at least beyond the 4 nations that they are in
As a scottish person who calls the whole room a ‘toilet’ this really confused me for a good 20 secs on why you would have a shelf in the toilet/bathroom for inspecting it- like why would you take it out of the actual toilet in the first place
I'm American and we usually use "toilet" for the actual stool and "bathroom/restroom" for the room as a whole, but I'm so used to European videos I also thought he meant the room not the stool. I was so confused why he thought it was weird for there to be a shelf in the toilet. Lots of toilets have shelving and decor, after all. Then the rest made me very concerned about the Dutch for a moment. 😂
@@gonkillua14 in plaats van dat je poep direct in het water plonst, valt je poep op de 'shelf', en als je doorspoelt gaat het pas naar het water. google plateau wc of vlakspoeler
it's true, although now they are just a normal toilet to us and we don't really think about. The original idea was indeed so you could look at your poop to see if you had diseases that showed in your poop.
Also you should get like a "dry" sample of your poo for Tests if you do a health check that requires it, it shouldn't Touch the toilet water or it could mess with the results
@@yukiyuukichan5771 it sits on the plateau/platform/shelf with mjnim water in it. Stool samples are usually just a little scoop, a normal turd would have enough to not come it in contact with the toilet water so it's definitely a dry sample 😂
You don’t need a shelf to inspect it. A good gauge of how good of an idea something is, is to see how many countries use it. Almost no one uses these toilets so that’s a good indicator its probably not useful😂 and it’s 2024 so its not like we don’t have instant communication or the excuse of lack of travel and not knowing about it
The shelf also prevents water from splashing you while dropping logs. Americans avoid splashes by floating a few squares of TP on the water surface, especially when using public toilets.
As an American honestly this is shocking but SO useful, your poop can say a lot about your health and for some they have to check regularly because of medical conditions this is so smart
I always look because I have ulcerative colitis. I need to see if I have “normal” amount of blood or an excessive amount of. Its awesome!! I’m winning at life right now! 🤬
@@Sammythat_B chron's here, do the same, but i dont have blood all the time, just most the time, so i have to check on the consistency and blood content(if such is there) to make sure nothings going on. it got really bad one time with both blood and the consistency being very liquid, went to the hospital and was positive for C. Diff. inspecting your poo seems quite weird, but in reality just about everyone should do it, colon cancer shows up in your poo as well. 🤷♂️
Wait don't we get a picture of the poop shelf (preferably without poop)? I can't picture it in my head how that would work. Do you have to somehow pick up the poop and put it on the shelf to inspect it? Or does it automatically catch it, and then you have to roll it off into the water? I need answers!
It’s less of a “shelf” and more that the actual bowl of the toilet is flatter, with the hole towards the front. So when you poop it lands on the back flat part and then when you flush it all goes down the hole towards the front.
If you google “dutch toilet” it comes up in a picture and then it works the way the other person said. I’d say our toilets are better than “straight to the water” toilets to keep track of your gut health to be honest.
looking it up made it make a lot more sense. i expected like a piece of wood in the middle of the toilet. but looking at the actual thing makes sense. being able to inspect your poop is pretty vital to your health in some cases. wish we had those.
Wouldn't we also have to have an education system that teaches what people are inspecting for? Lots of things can tell you lots of things if you know what you're looking for. Unfortunately, most of us who aren't in the medical industry don't have any idea what we'd be looking for because it's only taught if you can pay for the info
The shelf in Dutch toilets is called an inspection shelf or vlakspoel toilet. It's a small step or platform just before the bottom of the toilet bowl that allows the user to examine their stool before flushing.
My Aunt (who is Dutch) explained to me that you have to put a piece of toilet paper on the "shelf", so the poo does not stick to the ceramic and just slides right off when you flush. She also told me the shelf is there so you don't splash your a** when dropping a number two.
Yeah and I think they really should tell newbies that before they have to use the toilet. The toiletbrush is for cleaning not for hurrying to poo along, haha
@@-Annn- Haha, it's a flat plateau, so it's gravity. maybe if you always had a deep flusher you have no idea that poop comes in all kinds of ways. Healthy or unhealthy. Even just from hormone changes.
It's more like a plateau in the middle of your "normal" toilet bowl. It lands on there and when you go to flush it just slides down into the hole you're used too. We don't take it out, come on man 😂 Why its still useful: - If you have a resorption problem, your stool will stick to the bowl. So skid marks are helpful information: it tells you about potential vitamin deficiencies - possibility of ulcers/cancer (blood in stool) - color matters - parasites like worms - consistency: too much fat or proteine intake etc. People with gut issues can tell a lot by looking at it. It's especially helpful for people who care for the elderly, small children, disabled people, people with low IQ and such. Those people can have problems with letting you know what's going on with their bodies :) I actually dislike toilets without them because the splashback and not being able to see what's going on since its under the water 😅
Thank you for explaining. As an American, I was confused like most. But this actually makes sense and isn’t anymore “gross” than standard American toilets. It’s just smarter and more functional.
@@michellelunnbeazley5700people really underestimate how important gut health is so they never even look at their own poops, we do everyday it isn’t gross or weird it’s normal for us to take a look🤷🏼♀️😂 I had ibs for a long time so it was very handy
They had those in Austria and Germany when I visited. Instead of dropping straight into the bowl, it lands on a shelf and gets washed in when you flush.
I have one and the real plus side is I don't get violated by poseidon's kiss every time I do a number two. Edit: Thanks for all the likes! I hope you think of me next time it happens. 😂😘
@@gamingbypix Great questions! If you sit normally it's gonna gently land on the shelf. It will stay on the shelf until you flush. The water is what pushes it off the shelf into the drain. The drain part has sitting water and is more to the front of the bowl, so you would have to do some weird balancing act on the tip of the seat if you wanted it to land there. I hope that explained it? 😂
@@katrichards3890 why you even holding in turds long enough or being sick often enough for this to even be a problem? 😂 You people need some probiotics and a schedule to shit. I've always wondered how someone sh**s their pants before incontinence ever sets in....
I like my “shelved” toilet far better than the straight to the water toilets. You can actually inspect your poop, if you need a bit of it to send to the doctors you also don’t need to fish around in there, you can track your bowel movements properly (see color, texture etc.) so you can better invest in gut health and there’s no nasty water splashing up your ass. Can you tell I’m someone with stomach problems? 😂
If you’re ever in the US, just ask the pharmacist at the regular drugstore or grocery store for a couple toilet “hats” (just their shape) that you insert between the lid and the toilet. You use these if you need to get a sample or take a closer look. If you do have stomach issues, I can see the benefit of the shelf for sure, but after caring for my elderly parents, I know have all kinds of gadgets that help with health.
I'm from the Netherlands, a lot of toilets aren't like this anymore though (modern toilets aren't). Fun to know this is strange to Americans, i had never really thought about it lol
it's not a literal shelf. just instead of shitting right into water to get splashed there's a curve to break the fall. it's also made in a way to not get stained (so you almost never need a brush) and to prevent pee splashing on the walls and your head
I'm almost on the point where I want to start a campaign that everyone get these. It seems like half of my (Dutch) patients don't have this shelf and they suddenly don't know what their poo looks like and your be surprised how often I ask that and it is important information for me as a doctor in emergency medicine and internal medicine. Please let us doctors be able to help you well and do look around every once in a while 🙏😅
Not all Dutch toilets are like this, though. Most public and office bathrooms are without shelfs. You lock in the smell better when it's straight to water, but you also get a splash sometimes.
Funniest part I think most people don't know is we all at this point call it a Dutch toilet but actually an Englishman developed it! It didn't take off in the UK, apparently we prefer the splash on our tooshies but they became popular in the Netherlands ages ago. Some people say they're only common in old buildings but I live in a new build here and I have the toilet shelf. Takes a little getting used to, anybody squeamish would hate it, but it is nice for my toosh to stay dry!
I'm confused. It's called the German toilette. Made from by an English engineer and now it's called the Dutch toilette? What a wonderful international product!
@@miles5600 That may be the case but I was just sharing something interesting and like I said, I live in a new build and have one. Building was only finished last year in the April and all the apartments have the same toilet.
@@miles5600 yes, near Rotterdam. It's not a wall hung toilet. I'm guessing it was slightly cheaper for them to use the shelf ones if they are as rare to find these days.
What in the world ? Who would want to inspect that unless you are in the hospital and went in a bed pan and the humiliation of having to save it for the nurse or the handsome doctor to see it. Which he'll never look at you quite the same way again i might add. I know that was a bad week to have been eating corn on the cob.
It's NOT the shelf that is often on the wall for little decorations and stuff. It's a "shelf" within the toilet itself. Basically a flat surface that it drops on before you flush instead of it going straight down into the water. So don't worry. They are NOT physically picking up their poop and laying it on a wall-hung shelf (or any for that matter) to inspect it.
Also in Germany, when you go to the doctor, he often asks for a faeces sample - checks for all sorts of things including bowel cancer, worms (especially in kids) and stomach ulcers - the shelf is really useful 👍
As a Dutch native, I always considered them male and female toilets. Women sit down, the urine comes out and "shoots" towards the front of the toilet bowl. So that's where we need said shelf, because making splash noises is extremely rude. Men tend to stand up peeing, aiming towards the back of the toilet bowl. For them, ideally, the shelf needs to be in the back to avoid splash sounds. I never considered number 2 inspections though.
Honestly, I wouldn't be mad. Inspecting your poo is very important to gut health, and I hate it when I'm trying a new diet or feeling unwell and I'm unable to see it to help identify the issues/when they've resolved.
I'm ngl, I moved into the netherlands on February and the first visit to the throne was a jumpscare. I hadn't noticed that it was different until I stood up and I guess I wasn't expecting the vision 😂 you get used to it and I guess the reasoning makes sense. Poop can be an indicator of many health issues.
For those wondering, this "shelf" is inside the toilet no need for touching 😂 Imagine how you normally have just a hole it slides in, now this "shelf" is just a flat part next to it where you drop off the kids and inspect them to see if they are showing any signs of illness PLUS the water don't splash back at you Most modern toilets in the Netherlands don't have this anymore
It also saves your phone from drowning. Except when it falls into the tiny water hole, then have fun trying to get it out again. I'm speaking from experience.
Yes! I hate when I have a ghost poop and don't get to see it cuz it sunk too quickly. Gotta make sure I'm consistent. Specially if I'm trying new probiotics
It would make getting a smear for that test for blood in your feces easier. Also, I need to know if there is mucus on the poo. It's the 1st sign that a problem is developing. (I'm 67)
@@lynniebOfc not, we don't stare at it for hours. It's just a fraction of second as you get up to wipe your ass. You get used to what it looks like normally, so you just notice when it looks off. Then down it goes and you can finish wiping after if you like and just flush again. Doubt the smell is really that much worse vs the time it spends dangling before it drops anyway😜
@@CitizenMio Thank you so much for the visuals! 😂😂😂I can see that it would be a benefit to your health to be able to see if your bowel movements are looking normal or not. I just have what my husband calls a bionic nose. Everything is so strong to me. For one week, when I had Covid, I couldn’t smell anything and it was glorious. I wouldn’t want that to go on forever but it was a nice break. Strong smells give me migraine headaches. It’s annoying.
@lynnieb Happy to help 😆 But yeah I get how that could be a problem. No real pleasant way to desensitise to that particular brand of smell no. I actually have the opposite, I was born without a sense of smell. Which I didn't actually really notice until around highschool. Cuz smell wasn't one of the senses that was taught anything with back then at least. It was just very easy to play along with the expected ooh that smells nice for mom's food and fruity for any fruit. Or pinch my nose and go ewww for junk, socks, farts and poo. So I just figured that was what everyone else was doing too. Does make me appear biased on this particular flushing issue I know. ;) But I know my relatives act the same and I also react much stronger to visual unpleasantness. So hopefully it balances out a bit in favour of our model of porcelain throne😜
My mom was a nurse who dealt with colon cancer. She told me that your poop can tell you a lot about your health. I look at mine now all the time before I flush.
As an American.. I am shocked. Not because it's bad or doesn't make sense.. but shocked that it's not more common. Like.. we frequently use our pet's poop's appearance to judge if they need a vet visit.. so logically why wouldn't we have a way to make sure OUR poop is okay? 🤷🏻♀️
@@Dwayne_Bearup We don't "install a shelf"🤣 The porcelain is just shaped a bit like a bowl/plateau at the back and the hole is at the front of a fun slide instead of in the center of the toilet. You learn what it looks like normally, so you instantly spot when it's off as you get up to wipe. Then you flush and lots of water pushes it down and along its merry way. I think if you wanted to inspect it any other way and you don't have constant floaters, you'd be staring underwater longer than we give it thought. Like do you use a flashlight to stare into the abyss at your sunken treasure? xD
It's hygienic to wash afterwards rather than wipe a piece of paper a few times and put your underwear back on. Less yeast infections too. Try baby wipes to start and you could always get an attachment water gun
@@zee4188 I’ll keep choosing how I want to run my own household, feel free to do it your way at your house & shove your condescending attitude somewhere else
Baby wipes for after pooping is definitely a need! No poop residue in your parts or pants. Sniff the cushion of the chair you sit on regularly, you might change your mind about using wipes.
@@brentgroen3204je hebt wc's waar je kak direct in het water valt (plons wc) en wc's waar ze dat niet doen (plank wc) maar er zit niet letterlijk een plank in de wc. Google anders "dutch toilet" dan vind je het wel
Our toilets are just a bowl with a drain, he's saying in NL they have something in the toilet the poop falls on instead of going straight into the water.
The problem with a "shelf" is that it would hide some important characteristics of a stool, so it's a well-meaning addition that doesn't actually make much sense medically.
This is real. Btw, it also prevents a splash. No one likes the splash. Dont worry about stains, the shelf is always covered in a thin layer of water, so the poo slides down without making a mess. And yes, we can look at our poo. Thats not bad, its actually good to see the first signs of many disease and parasites.
Shelf in toilet actually means "in the toilet!" It is a board in the hole you poo in. Turds hit the shelf leaving a bit of poo thete so you can see it, and see if you have worms🤗 when you flush it washes off shelf🤗
It’s a moulded porcelain shelf inside of the toilet bowl. It (shit) sits on the shelf before going/sliding into the water when you flush. A typical toilet just has a drop to the water. Confusing the first time you see it 👍 They aren’t talking about a wall shelf for you to grab a handful 😂
Dutch guy here, i think there are more normal toilets then the shelved ones. But you definitely come across them. I did not know this was the reason.. i hate those toilets, they flush it all of the shelve when you are done but always leaves marks
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Alright, you got me with the poop shelf. As an American, I've watched way too many of these and never been put into a coma. This one nearly did the trick.
Saaame
I had to check the description to see if it was posted on April 1st 😂
It has its real use though! If you’re sick or something’s wrong going on with your body - you’ll be able to see it. It’s especially good to have for older people.
It is different, but as someone who has stuck my face far too close to my toilet bc I was having serious internal issues, the shelf would've been nice😂
It’s not really a shelf-shelf haha, it’s just a raised up platform in the toilet itself
i inspect mine free range n floatin like the founding fathers wanted
Organic And GMO free!
Amen brother
Are you using the toilet correctly to take a sir harington, though? Facing the tank so you can sit your chocolate milk and books on to read and don’t have to see your poop
@@v1Broadcasternot if you're an American it's not😅 at least not if you make less than $100,000 a year😂 you can't even walk past the Walmart without ending up with something genetically modified in your blood
But what about the sinkers?
As a medic, I'll tell you they got this right. Your BMs tell you alot about your health. Fatty poo floats more, protein rich sinks, red indicates a possible GI bleed, Yellow can mean liver/kidney issues or celiac disease, etc...
You don’t need a poo shelf for this though😂 this was created out of need for the lack of accessible health care for Germany and Northern Europe at the time. These toilets are no longer needed
@PedroOozeMan not necessarily needed, but it did make it easier
@@tonydelgado915 yeah, likely a scenario where the juice is no longer worth the squeeze so to speak. Otherwise we’d likely see this system implemented across the globe or at least beyond the 4 nations that they are in
Are you a medic 🤔 black means GI bleed. Red is most likely hemorrhoids
@@himom2319 black is typically a high GI bleed. Red is the lower. I've personally encountered more lower GI over upper GI
As a scottish person who calls the whole room a ‘toilet’ this really confused me for a good 20 secs on why you would have a shelf in the toilet/bathroom for inspecting it- like why would you take it out of the actual toilet in the first place
lol
The room is a latrine.
I'm glad it wasn't just me😂
Yea me too. It’s the same in german. The Toilet is the whole room.
I'm American and we usually use "toilet" for the actual stool and "bathroom/restroom" for the room as a whole, but I'm so used to European videos I also thought he meant the room not the stool. I was so confused why he thought it was weird for there to be a shelf in the toilet. Lots of toilets have shelving and decor, after all. Then the rest made me very concerned about the Dutch for a moment. 😂
Wait so do you call both the room and the toilet “toilet”?
To help avoid Poseidon's kiss😂
a piece of TP floating on the target zone will do that just fine
@@ShadowFoxSF 😂😂😂😂
Desi baddie?
@@beefwellington7323 what's that? 😂
@@beefwellington7323 wait I looked it up I am Latina born in Mexico but I do have Middle Eastern descent DNA. 😂
Ngl as a dutch person I was confused as heck for a sec 😂 I forgot your toilets are different I thought of a literal shelf above it or smth
Lol as an American, I also thought it was a literal shelf above it for a second.
Im still confused. Leg uit 😂😭😭😭😭
@@---zj5jf oh lol de toiletten in het buitenland hebben alleen een gat, wij hebben een 'trede' ervoor dat ze hier een 'plank' noemen
@@AAAforshortik snap het nog steeds niet 😭
@@gonkillua14 in plaats van dat je poep direct in het water plonst, valt je poep op de 'shelf', en als je doorspoelt gaat het pas naar het water. google plateau wc of vlakspoeler
it's true, although now they are just a normal toilet to us and we don't really think about. The original idea was indeed so you could look at your poop to see if you had diseases that showed in your poop.
Also you should get like a "dry" sample of your poo for Tests if you do a health check that requires it, it shouldn't Touch the toilet water or it could mess with the results
@@yukiyuukichan5771 it sits on the plateau/platform/shelf with mjnim water in it. Stool samples are usually just a little scoop, a normal turd would have enough to not come it in contact with the toilet water so it's definitely a dry sample 😂
@@Varenyam86 as I have seen for American toilets the stool would be completely submerged in water which idealy should'nt happen for testing
Generally stool samples are done into a plastic container or into cling film which is then disposed of.
In Australia.
Bizarre!!
Tbf poop can be a really good indicator of several health concerns.
Google "bristol stool chart" & find out more. Seriously.
We all inspect it
You don’t need a shelf to inspect it. A good gauge of how good of an idea something is, is to see how many countries use it. Almost no one uses these toilets so that’s a good indicator its probably not useful😂 and it’s 2024 so its not like we don’t have instant communication or the excuse of lack of travel and not knowing about it
The shelf also prevents water from splashing you while dropping logs. Americans avoid splashes by floating a few squares of TP on the water surface, especially when using public toilets.
Actually no . We have disposable toilet covers .
The kiss of Poseidon is good luck!
@TheGruffchick: 70 next birthday NEVER heard of non splash for sure.
@@andyanderson2143- eww! 😂
That would make collecting a stool sample so much easier.
Lol, same thought
you can't let the sample get contaminated by the toilet :p
You collect samples of your stool on a regular basis?
Just stretch Saran Wrap over the John under the seat if you need to do that.
@@delilahh4535
Yes every few times per year at the doctor's
As an American honestly this is shocking but SO useful, your poop can say a lot about your health and for some they have to check regularly because of medical conditions this is so smart
I always look because I have ulcerative colitis. I need to see if I have “normal” amount of blood or an excessive amount of. Its awesome!! I’m winning at life right now! 🤬
@@Sammythat_B chron's here, do the same, but i dont have blood all the time, just most the time, so i have to check on the consistency and blood content(if such is there) to make sure nothings going on. it got really bad one time with both blood and the consistency being very liquid, went to the hospital and was positive for C. Diff.
inspecting your poo seems quite weird, but in reality just about everyone should do it, colon cancer shows up in your poo as well. 🤷♂️
Crohnie here that sounds super helpful
Inspecting your poop is not weird really. So you cud be sh*tting blood and never know unless u looked, hello
Weirdo
That mullet and mustache would also raise questions haha
Wait don't we get a picture of the poop shelf (preferably without poop)? I can't picture it in my head how that would work. Do you have to somehow pick up the poop and put it on the shelf to inspect it? Or does it automatically catch it, and then you have to roll it off into the water? I need answers!
It’s less of a “shelf” and more that the actual bowl of the toilet is flatter, with the hole towards the front. So when you poop it lands on the back flat part and then when you flush it all goes down the hole towards the front.
If you google “dutch toilet” it comes up in a picture and then it works the way the other person said.
I’d say our toilets are better than “straight to the water” toilets to keep track of your gut health to be honest.
I had to look up a picture of the design
@@FrostingyFrogthank you for clarifying. I also thought one would have to pick it up and inspect it 🤣
@@AgentK87I wouldn’t put it past them
I have crohns disease so this would unironically be so helpful 😭
Diverticulosis here. I agree!
I'm Dutch and have Colitis (adjacent to Crohn) and trust me - it is. It honestly never occurred to me that this wasn't a thing abroad.
Looks like it’s time to get a toilet with a poop shelf Elizabeth! Maybe IKEA sells one. 🤷🏽♀️
Severe ulcerative pancolitis here and I need this!
Same!
looking it up made it make a lot more sense. i expected like a piece of wood in the middle of the toilet. but looking at the actual thing makes sense. being able to inspect your poop is pretty vital to your health in some cases. wish we had those.
most iportant it never splashes and it prevents pee from staining the ceiling
Wouldn't we also have to have an education system that teaches what people are inspecting for? Lots of things can tell you lots of things if you know what you're looking for. Unfortunately, most of us who aren't in the medical industry don't have any idea what we'd be looking for because it's only taught if you can pay for the info
Wonder why we don't have em in the US
The shelf in Dutch toilets is called an inspection shelf or vlakspoel toilet. It's a small step or platform just before the bottom of the toilet bowl that allows the user to examine their stool before flushing.
My Dutch grandparents have it and I gotta say as a shy pooper I love the lack of plopping sounds (and lack of splashing)
Literally no one gives a siht about you taking a siht 😂
Wait, the shelf is literally INSIDE the actual toilet?
@imscanon so you can say.. but not what I understand as a shelf
But then it stinks real bad
Getting the poop off the shelf isn’t easy. I dreaded it when I visited the Netherlands
My Aunt (who is Dutch) explained to me that you have to put a piece of toilet paper on the "shelf", so the poo does not stick to the ceramic and just slides right off when you flush. She also told me the shelf is there so you don't splash your a** when dropping a number two.
Yeah and I think they really should tell newbies that before they have to use the toilet. The toiletbrush is for cleaning not for hurrying to poo along, haha
@@Ifliethat's nasty. Also of your poop is sticky, something is wrong with your diet.
@@-Annn- Haha, it's a flat plateau, so it's gravity. maybe if you always had a deep flusher you have no idea that poop comes in all kinds of ways. Healthy or unhealthy. Even just from hormone changes.
I was wondering how the poop doesn’t leave skid marks. Now I know the trick! 😂
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Often it would be heavy for water wash it off a dry surface or half of it stick there lol
Germany too. Maybe less widespread now. It's a ledge in the pan - not a shelf in the toilet.
It's more like a plateau in the middle of your "normal" toilet bowl. It lands on there and when you go to flush it just slides down into the hole you're used too. We don't take it out, come on man 😂
Why its still useful:
- If you have a resorption problem, your stool will stick to the bowl. So skid marks are helpful information: it tells you about potential vitamin deficiencies
- possibility of ulcers/cancer (blood in stool)
- color matters
- parasites like worms
- consistency: too much fat or proteine intake etc.
People with gut issues can tell a lot by looking at it.
It's especially helpful for people who care for the elderly, small children, disabled people, people with low IQ and such. Those people can have problems with letting you know what's going on with their bodies :)
I actually dislike toilets without them because the splashback and not being able to see what's going on since its under the water 😅
Thank you for explaining. As an American, I was confused like most. But this actually makes sense and isn’t anymore “gross” than standard American toilets. It’s just smarter and more functional.
@@autismworldtravel, what country in America?
Oh wow! You have made some good points but I believe I'll still pass on this one!! 😂
Makes perfect sense 👍
Wonderful! So caring and advanced!
as someone with digestive health issues, that’s very helpful!
did some googling and it is settled. when i buy a house it’s getting a dutch toilet.
I was going to post as someone who has Crohns disease and has to make sure no blood is there that would make life very helpful!!
@@michellelunnbeazley5700people really underestimate how important gut health is so they never even look at their own poops, we do everyday it isn’t gross or weird it’s normal for us to take a look🤷🏼♀️😂 I had ibs for a long time so it was very handy
They had those in Austria and Germany when I visited. Instead of dropping straight into the bowl, it lands on a shelf and gets washed in when you flush.
... provided it doesn't stick like glue first! 🤣
@@jbsimmons54 never does
I have one and the real plus side is I don't get violated by poseidon's kiss every time I do a number two.
Edit: Thanks for all the likes! I hope you think of me next time it happens. 😂😘
😂😂😂
How is this not top comment this is hilarious
Does it like flip down and drop it in? Are you able to get around the shelf? How does it work?
@@gamingbypix Great questions! If you sit normally it's gonna gently land on the shelf. It will stay on the shelf until you flush. The water is what pushes it off the shelf into the drain. The drain part has sitting water and is more to the front of the bowl, so you would have to do some weird balancing act on the tip of the seat if you wanted it to land there. I hope that explained it? 😂
Poseidon's kiss ... ohhh noooo I'm dead now 💀 😭 😂
For those who say they have splash problems, put a piece of tp in the toilet first, then sit. Softens the landing, no splash. You’re welcome ☺️
Thank you!
Not feasible if you have to start taking off your clothes milliseconds before countdown! 😂
exactly
@@katrichards3890 why you even holding in turds long enough or being sick often enough for this to even be a problem? 😂
You people need some probiotics and a schedule to shit.
I've always wondered how someone sh**s their pants before incontinence ever sets in....
Don't shit so fast
So true! As a Danish person who lived in the Netherlands, i was also surprised by that kind of toilets 😂
I like those shelves because it reduces the splash
I like my “shelved” toilet far better than the straight to the water toilets. You can actually inspect your poop, if you need a bit of it to send to the doctors you also don’t need to fish around in there, you can track your bowel movements properly (see color, texture etc.) so you can better invest in gut health and there’s no nasty water splashing up your ass.
Can you tell I’m someone with stomach problems? 😂
IBS is a bitch. I feel ya.
If you’re ever in the US, just ask the pharmacist at the regular drugstore or grocery store for a couple toilet “hats” (just their shape) that you insert between the lid and the toilet. You use these if you need to get a sample or take a closer look. If you do have stomach issues, I can see the benefit of the shelf for sure, but after caring for my elderly parents, I know have all kinds of gadgets that help with health.
Yes, those of us with stomach issues understand that being able to inspect the poop is important. Bristol stool chart anyone?💩
My gastroenterology would love this. When she asks me what it looked like, I am usually unsure. And she even has a poo chart on the wall to help.😅
Yes. An over sharing problem too.
This is so beautiful!
You know, I appreciate the dedication to gastrointestinal health, however I think I'm good
As a Canadian I would like to sue. This DID put me in a coma 😂😂😂
You were warned but took the risk
@@ikonographics but they said it would ALMOST. I was unaware that it WOULD
i’m from michianna and i’m disturbed 😂
It said North Americans...
@@SSWBJC1 Canada is in North America…
I'm from the Netherlands, a lot of toilets aren't like this anymore though (modern toilets aren't). Fun to know this is strange to Americans, i had never really thought about it lol
hahahaha this video had me looking at my Danish toilet going back n forth ahhahaha
??????
Yup😂
Reminds me of the South Park “Reverse Cowgirl” episode where Butters sits backwards on the toilet so he can have a shelf for his chocolate milk 😂
That's what I immediately thought of, too.😂
Also, it prevents splashing, which in my opinion a huge win.
The poop shelve in the Netherlands is weird to all the rest of Europe as well 😂❤
Yes 😂😂 But it does hinder splashback tho
Speak for yourself, in Germany we have em too! 😊😂
@@nellroyal Poland has them too
But it exists in other parts of Europe too. Are you a Brit?? 😂😂😂
@nellroyal yes I grew up with them and I find it weird when I don't have them also I think having this shelf makes it quieter for number 2
It also reduces the risk of splashback.
Yes, I hate splashback
to zero. and it's made so pee doesn't escape to paint the walls and ceiling
Wow I haven't had this many questions since the 3 seashells thing from demolition Man. I think we all agree we need a picture
it's not a literal shelf. just instead of shitting right into water to get splashed there's a curve to break the fall. it's also made in a way to not get stained (so you almost never need a brush) and to prevent pee splashing on the walls and your head
The way this would be so beneficial for our health in America
As a dutch person I had no idea what he even meant by shelf in the toilet untill reading the comments.
Same here!! I was like …which shelf??!?! But that’s just a normal toilet for us. I thought all toilets were like that
Same! Thought he meant a shelf where u put toiletpaper etc😂 we don't have a name for this, right?
Mag ik een wc met een schapje?😂
WE NEED THOSE, THE WORLD NEEDS THOSE
No, as an Italian I will say we do not haha. They are old designs for Northern Europe and not as popular anymore
@@StewCatso i mean its still better than the trash ass toilets in the us, well really most of the world.
I'm almost on the point where I want to start a campaign that everyone get these. It seems like half of my (Dutch) patients don't have this shelf and they suddenly don't know what their poo looks like and your be surprised how often I ask that and it is important information for me as a doctor in emergency medicine and internal medicine. Please let us doctors be able to help you well and do look around every once in a while 🙏😅
Designated slotted spoon for the toilet for those obsessed looking at their poop.
Most US doctors know nothing about this! My grandmother always asked about it when someone was sick.
I need you in my life. 😢😂
Nah I thought I could survive this one but that hit me like a fucking sledgehammer
as a dutchie, those toilets are old and i HATE them. they’re so uncomfortable 🤧
Not all Dutch toilets are like this, though. Most public and office bathrooms are without shelfs. You lock in the smell better when it's straight to water, but you also get a splash sometimes.
Funniest part I think most people don't know is we all at this point call it a Dutch toilet but actually an Englishman developed it! It didn't take off in the UK, apparently we prefer the splash on our tooshies but they became popular in the Netherlands ages ago. Some people say they're only common in old buildings but I live in a new build here and I have the toilet shelf. Takes a little getting used to, anybody squeamish would hate it, but it is nice for my toosh to stay dry!
I'm confused. It's called the German toilette. Made from by an English engineer and now it's called the Dutch toilette?
What a wonderful international product!
It’s rare to find in The Netherlands nowadays. Now everyone has a wall hung toilet without any shelf.
@@miles5600 That may be the case but I was just sharing something interesting and like I said, I live in a new build and have one. Building was only finished last year in the April and all the apartments have the same toilet.
@@abbietrosh is it a new build in The Netherlands? Inspection shelf toilets are extremely rare in new builds. Does the toilet hang on the wall too?
@@miles5600 yes, near Rotterdam. It's not a wall hung toilet. I'm guessing it was slightly cheaper for them to use the shelf ones if they are as rare to find these days.
What in the world ? Who would want to inspect that unless you are in the hospital and went in a bed pan and the humiliation of having to save it for the nurse or the handsome doctor to see it. Which he'll never look at you quite the same way again i might add. I know that was a bad week to have been eating corn on the cob.
My grandparents are Dutch and I just realised why the shelf is in their bathroom as well 😦
It's NOT the shelf that is often on the wall for little decorations and stuff. It's a "shelf" within the toilet itself. Basically a flat surface that it drops on before you flush instead of it going straight down into the water. So don't worry. They are NOT physically picking up their poop and laying it on a wall-hung shelf (or any for that matter) to inspect it.
Also in Germany, when you go to the doctor, he often asks for a faeces sample - checks for all sorts of things including bowel cancer, worms (especially in kids) and stomach ulcers - the shelf is really useful 👍
but germany doesnt have this toilets commenly
@@rikka7465 Ich bin Bayer und kein Deutscher 😝 Seriously though, I've lived all over Germany and maybe 1 in 10... Servus!
As a Dutch native, I always considered them male and female toilets. Women sit down, the urine comes out and "shoots" towards the front of the toilet bowl. So that's where we need said shelf, because making splash noises is extremely rude. Men tend to stand up peeing, aiming towards the back of the toilet bowl. For them, ideally, the shelf needs to be in the back to avoid splash sounds. I never considered number 2 inspections though.
Saw this in Germany. Honestly, you can "inspect" your stool (looking for blood, etc) can be done just as well without it.
Honestly, I wouldn't be mad. Inspecting your poo is very important to gut health, and I hate it when I'm trying a new diet or feeling unwell and I'm unable to see it to help identify the issues/when they've resolved.
I was weirded out at first and then remembered my big fear of getting worms and I was like "yeah that makes it easier to check"
Ok this is by far the strangest one of these I've seen yet 😅
Honestly surprised more toilets aren't like that. I think its really important to inspect. It can tell you a lot about your health
Nah this is awesome it blocks splash
I'm ngl, I moved into the netherlands on February and the first visit to the throne was a jumpscare. I hadn't noticed that it was different until I stood up and I guess I wasn't expecting the vision 😂 you get used to it and I guess the reasoning makes sense. Poop can be an indicator of many health issues.
For those wondering, this "shelf" is inside the toilet no need for touching 😂
Imagine how you normally have just a hole it slides in, now this "shelf" is just a flat part next to it where you drop off the kids and inspect them to see if they are showing any signs of illness PLUS the water don't splash back at you
Most modern toilets in the Netherlands don't have this anymore
They are the realest for that. Everyone does it anyway.
Some for health, others for fun :)
It also saves your phone from drowning. Except when it falls into the tiny water hole, then have fun trying to get it out again. I'm speaking from experience.
Lol I honestly watched this and thought "bruh that would be so helpful!"
I didn't expect this on, but like medically, it makes a lot of sense
from a medical standpoint it’s really smart
That’s useful if you care about how your body is digesting. Most Americans try not to think about it.
The reaction is so good.
NO I WOULD LOVE THAT!!!!! EVERYONE THINKS IM WEIRD FOR FINDING POOP HEALTH IMPORTANT!!!!!!!
I walk dogs, and yes, poop health is VERY important for everyone!
Putting it in all caps makes me think you're obsessed with looking at 💩 though 🤔😂
Yes! I hate when I have a ghost poop and don't get to see it cuz it sunk too quickly. Gotta make sure I'm consistent. Specially if I'm trying new probiotics
It would make getting a smear for that test for blood in your feces easier. Also, I need to know if there is mucus on the poo. It's the 1st sign that a problem is developing. (I'm 67)
"Oh sure!...... Yup. There it is. You got me."
This is very helpful. Why don’t we have those! It’s not gross, it’s health!
But the smell would be so much worse! Ick!
@@lynniebOfc not, we don't stare at it for hours. It's just a fraction of second as you get up to wipe your ass.
You get used to what it looks like normally, so you just notice when it looks off. Then down it goes and you can finish wiping after if you like and just flush again.
Doubt the smell is really that much worse vs the time it spends dangling before it drops anyway😜
@@CitizenMio Thank you so much for the visuals! 😂😂😂I can see that it would be a benefit to your health to be able to see if your bowel movements are looking normal or not. I just have what my husband calls a bionic nose. Everything is so strong to me. For one week, when I had Covid, I couldn’t smell anything and it was glorious. I wouldn’t want that to go on forever but it was a nice break. Strong smells give me migraine headaches. It’s annoying.
@lynnieb Happy to help 😆
But yeah I get how that could be a problem. No real pleasant way to desensitise to that particular brand of smell no.
I actually have the opposite, I was born without a sense of smell. Which I didn't actually really notice until around highschool. Cuz smell wasn't one of the senses that was taught anything with back then at least. It was just very easy to play along with the expected ooh that smells nice for mom's food and fruity for any fruit. Or pinch my nose and go ewww for junk, socks, farts and poo.
So I just figured that was what everyone else was doing too.
Does make me appear biased on this particular flushing issue I know. ;) But I know my relatives act the same and I also react much stronger to visual unpleasantness. So hopefully it balances out a bit in favour of our model of porcelain throne😜
@@CitizenMio How interesting! I’ve read that smell is 85% of taste. Is that true for you?
I am not surprised. Gonna have to look into this. Cleaning it... installing it...etc.
My mom was a nurse who dealt with colon cancer. She told me that your poop can tell you a lot about your health. I look at mine now all the time before I flush.
As an American.. I am shocked. Not because it's bad or doesn't make sense.. but shocked that it's not more common.
Like.. we frequently use our pet's poop's appearance to judge if they need a vet visit.. so logically why wouldn't we have a way to make sure OUR poop is okay? 🤷🏻♀️
You do - look in the bowl before you flush. No need to install a shelf inside the toilet for that.
@@Dwayne_Bearup
We don't "install a shelf"🤣
The porcelain is just shaped a bit like a bowl/plateau at the back and the hole is at the front of a fun slide instead of in the center of the toilet.
You learn what it looks like normally, so you instantly spot when it's off as you get up to wipe. Then you flush and lots of water pushes it down and along its merry way.
I think if you wanted to inspect it any other way and you don't have constant floaters, you'd be staring underwater longer than we give it thought. Like do you use a flashlight to stare into the abyss at your sunken treasure? xD
We just moved into a house w a bidet, it was removed as quickly as the plumber could schedule 🤣
It's hygienic to wash afterwards rather than wipe a piece of paper a few times and put your underwear back on. Less yeast infections too. Try baby wipes to start and you could always get an attachment water gun
@@zee4188 I’ll keep choosing how I want to run my own household, feel free to do it your way at your house & shove your condescending attitude somewhere else
Baby wipes for after pooping is definitely a need!
No poop residue in your parts or pants.
Sniff the cushion of the chair you sit on regularly, you might change your mind about using wipes.
@@tbird5791attitude? I didn't see anything snarky about the comment suggesting wipes.
Just don't flush them!
@@cmayo5659 I think there was a different comment from someone else. You’re right nothing wrong with that comment.
i heard the reason for that was to inspect for worms, which used to be way more common.
Shelf? Im dutch but idk wth youre talking about
in de wc, je hebt zon plons pot en zon andere haha die andere bedoeld ie
@@wickedlove1890 ???????
@@brentgroen3204je hebt wc's waar je kak direct in het water valt (plons wc) en wc's waar ze dat niet doen (plank wc) maar er zit niet letterlijk een plank in de wc. Google anders "dutch toilet" dan vind je het wel
Our toilets are just a bowl with a drain, he's saying in NL they have something in the toilet the poop falls on instead of going straight into the water.
@@The4Wuz yeah im dutch, nl, and i have only ever seen it once
At my one of my grandma's houses
Wtf 😅
The problem with a "shelf" is that it would hide some important characteristics of a stool, so it's a well-meaning addition that doesn't actually make much sense medically.
This is very captivating!
This is real. Btw, it also prevents a splash. No one likes the splash.
Dont worry about stains, the shelf is always covered in a thin layer of water, so the poo slides down without making a mess.
And yes, we can look at our poo. Thats not bad, its actually good to see the first signs of many disease and parasites.
The proper term is "Upper Decker".
As an American and a hypochondriac… this would be so helpful 😂
I thought he was going to say his HAIR and MUSTACHE! 😂😂
It is also supposed to help prevent splattering. But I've never seen one in action.
baby this broke me honestly my partner and i had to have a long talk about the importance of poo inspection.
easiest way to see signs of changes in gut health, provided the diet is accounted for.
We're Americans. We hate looking at our own shit. Now view this as a metaphor. The state of things is starting to make sense.
As someone with major gut issues that would actually be pretty handy.
Aryuvedically very useful but a poop shelf is hilarious 😂
People make light hearted fun of this thing but I had to use one of those for two months - it makes my fkn skin crawl every time I think of it.
Shelf in toilet actually means "in the toilet!" It is a board in the hole you poo in. Turds hit the shelf leaving a bit of poo thete so you can see it, and see if you have worms🤗 when you flush it washes off shelf🤗
It is crazy to an American, but at the same time, I understand it. It can actually be really important to your health
I read a lot comments before I realized we weren’t talking about a shelf on the wall in the bathroom😂
This is so powerful!
this one was actually shocking. no mental image i've ever conjured coulda prepared me for this.
Older toilets in Germany also have the poop shelf. Sometimes you have to help send it away.
Honestly, that's brilliant!
A photo would be appreciated. I never heard of a shelf in the toilet to inspect and then what do they do? I turn around, look, and flush. LOL.
that’s actually so smart loll
It’s a moulded porcelain shelf inside of the toilet bowl. It (shit) sits on the shelf before going/sliding into the water when you flush. A typical toilet just has a drop to the water. Confusing the first time you see it 👍
They aren’t talking about a wall shelf for you to grab a handful 😂
nah actually, poo shelf sounds like a good invention. quiet poop (no splash sounds or splash back) and helpful for those with health anxiety lol
Lol bro said that with a straight face
The shelf ain’t worrying me as much as the fingernail paint lol
This guy's facial expressions are perfect!
My bf puts arts in there, paintings and picture frames. When all I need is a bidet.😊
Don't know how this works, but as a nurse, I love this
Dutch guy here, i think there are more normal toilets then the shelved ones. But you definitely come across them. I did not know this was the reason.. i hate those toilets, they flush it all of the shelve when you are done but always leaves marks