World Toilet Day 2017

As a Crohnie, I always feel I need to give a shout out to World Toilet Day on 19 November each year. Anyone with IBD spends a higher than average amount of their time worth their toilet. While!e at times I resent the amount of time I spend with mine, at least I have one.

More people have mobile phones than have access to a safe and clean toilet. Says a lot about the world's priorities, doesn't it? Having access to a toilet does more for the overall health of a community than just above any other public health measure.

Have a read of this interview -https://www.un.org/development/desa/undesavoice/expert-voices/2017/11#36610

The global development items mostly people in the global West talk about are drilling wells and building schools.

No one thinks about the humble toilet or where poo goes. This year's World Toilet Day theme is about where poo goes. http://www.worldtoiletday.info/where-does-our-poo-go/

If you want to know what happens when poo doesn't get treated before becoming fertiliser, read this - http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/defecting-north-korean-soldier-shot-had-large-and-unusual-parasites-in-his-gut/

English Heritage have even gotten in on it this year. They have an interesting blog post about historic toilets - http://blog.english-heritage.org.uk/top-10-toilets-through-time/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=English%20Heritage


So give some appreciation to toilets today, and think about how to support those who don't have access to one.