Seven in 10 are holding their poop in - all to avoid using a public restroom.
Photo by A new survey of 2,000 people has found 69% hate pooping in public so much, they hold it in until they can be in the comfort of their own home.
Men were also more likely to agree with this mindset, at 74% compared to 65% of women surveyed.
On average, workers are holding it in for two and half hours in order to poop at home – and men are willing to wait three hours, compared to two hours for women.
Why are people putting themselves through this discomfort? The survey found 64% of respondents agreed they’re just uncomfortable with using a public restroom for a No. 2.
Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of MiraLAX, the survey asked respondents what the most important points of public restroom etiquette are and found peeping through the gaps in the doors is the biggest violation (48%).
Forty-six percent of those surveyed who are uncomfortable with using a public restroom shared it’s because they don’t want anyone hearing them do their business.
An additional 44% said they’re uncomfortable pooping in a strange or unknown environment and three in 10 are a little pee shy, citing they don’t like going to the bathroom around other people.
PUBLIC RESTROOM ETIQUETTE
- Don’t look through gaps in the doors (48%)
- Don’t talk, especially to someone who’s urinating/defecating (46%)
- Keep one stall/urinal between you and the next person (40%)
- Avoid making unnecessary noises (39%)
- Avoid eye contact (32%)
- Leave as quickly as possible (32%)
- Avoid making or taking phone calls (32%)
TOP WORKPLACE BATHROOM PET PEEVES
- Thin toilet paper (44%)
- Bad smells (43%)
- Gaps in bathroom stalls (37%)
- Coworkers trying to speak to you while you are in a stall (36%)
- Hearing sounds coming from other stalls (34%)
- Coworkers that don’t wash their hands (31%)
- When coworkers are in the bathroom and you need to poop (22%)
- Coworkers gathering and talking (12%)
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