Follow up report on the Biffy and the Squatty Potty.
Love them both and they both help a lot with the Hemorrhoids.
The Biffy, or poor persons bidet, was easy to get set up, except for the heater, which is waiting on an electrician for reasons that have nothing to do the product and everything to do with living in a really old house. We could hook it up but with old wiring, water and no GFCI it just seems smarter to wait. I live near Seattle, WA and the ground water is brisk! The heater sounds heavenly and I brace before turning it on, but really it isn't that bad. I would choose the $99 no heater version over not having this at all. At first, with an active hemorrhoid infestation going on, I used this every few hours and it gave such relief. Now that I'm a week or two past that, I use it after any poop, but generally don't feel the itch to use it otherwise, though I typically do if I'm there, cuz why not. My husband (not a DS'er) has grown to really love this too. We can tell that we will someday upgrade to the Japanese toilet, but for now, we are really happy with this.
The Squatty Potty we are not quite so sure about. I love it, it seems to make things go faster and that can mean less pain. DH says that it is no different than leaning forward. He has not had hemorrhoids since we got it though, so what does he know? Nothing, that is what!
I think this might be a YMMV thing based on your anatomy. I have been surprised by long farts right after getting on it, so I think it might also help with the rare case of bloats, but it is too early to say for sure.
Do you guys think I should start a new thread with my reviews for the above? I think that these things would have been nice to have in place early in my DS life and I doubt most of those people are going to read 5 pages down in a poop thread until they are in trouble.