Sit or Squat: Bathrooms on Family Vacations

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Published on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 17:11

Written by Vegetarian TravelingMom

Vegetarians tend to eat a high fiber diet, which means they need frequent bathrooms. And with 3 weak-bladdered daughters, my vegetarian family is in constant need of a clean public restroom.

So the app SitOrSquat is tailor made for us. This free restroom finder app offers user-generated content for iPhones and Android phones. Over 119,000 restrooms across the United States are rated; if they are clean, you can sit, if not, squat.

But the app has much more information. You can filter the choices, looking for restrooms with changing tables, tampon machines and handicapped access. There is also a Spanish language version of the app.

The need for a clean public restroom, pronto, starts when you are pregnant. Then you have the baby and need to find one with a functional changing table. Then, there is potty training. By the time I was done with this for three kids, we hit the, “I need a bathroom because I just got my period” phase.

And I think my incontinence days aren’t far behind. So this is quite a useful app.

If you connect to Facebook, you can also write reviews of the restrooms you visit.

The SitOrSquat restroom finder is by Charmin.