Why do students not dare to poop at school? We asked under the door

More than 60 percent sometimes hold back their bowel movements because they find the toilets too dirty or because they are afraid that other children will hear or smell them.

According to research by the Maag Lever Darm Stichting, at least half of the pupils in primary and secondary schools never or almost never poop at school. Fear seems to play a major role in this. What are they so afraid of? We asked under the door. “Can we ask something?” we whisper carefully through the wide crack at the bottom of the toilet cubicle next to the Geography classroom. Unfortunately, there is no answer. We do hear someone sobbing s…

Nowhere is there as little pooping as at school. This is evident from research by the Stomach Liver Intestine Foundation. Almost half of primary and secondary school students do not poop at school. If you ask students at the Pius-X College in Bladel, no one at all seems to be pooping at school. Talking about defecating with Pius X-College high school students guarantees some discomfort. Girls giggle and can't get their words out and boys say coo…

Half of primary and secondary school pupils never or almost never relieve themselves in toilets at school. One in six pupils develop medical complaints as a result that lead to a visit to the doctor, according to research by the Maag Lever Darm Stichting (MLDS).