The reason for this blog.

Public toilets are one of the dirtiest things man has come in contact with. They are filled with bacteria and germs that can give a person influenza and strep throat. There are many horror stories that have to do with toilets, for instance, one woman sat on a public toilet seat, and the next day she contracted Dermatitis, it is a form of skin inflammation or swelling which is usually localized. I knew that toilet seats are not the cleanest things, but as I read about them, toilet seats are by far very disgusting. When I think about how dirty the toilets are, I think about the smell, or how disgusting the toilets must be by how many times they are used. When I did research, most of what I thought is pretty true, toilets are one of the most disgusting germ infested tool that humans use every day to rid our bowels. People go into public restrooms knowing that it has just been used by another person, instinctively we reach for a disposable toilet seat cover to help protect our bare bottoms from this germ infested cesspool, but what if there was no seat cover to protect us. What would we do? Would we have to squat and live with the discomfort, or maybe we should hold it until we arrive home where it is a little safer. Holding it in is not healthy, studies show that, “when people hold in their fluids and waste, it can cause pressure on one’s abdomen and one can get constipated.” If that is not bad then toilet seat covers also can reduce the exposure to all of the bacteria and germs that are growing on the seat. My argument is that there should be a law mandated that will make disposable toilet seat covers available in all public restrooms nationally.

If you want to support this cause, send the letter below to your local editor.

Dear Editor,

Disposable toilet seat covers need to be provided nationally in all public restrooms. As people may not know disposable toilet seat covers can help protect our bottoms from harm. They can protect us from bacteria, hepatitis c, and sometimes even herpes. We are lucky here in California to have an opportunity to have disposable toilet seat covers in all public restrooms.

People are being more susceptible to germs and other diseases every time they use a public bathroom. Every time a person flushes, fecal matter is dispersed in the air, it gets tossed

 in the air and it lands up to twenty feet from the toilet. This means you, your children, your grandparents, or your parents lives are endangered every time they sit down.

Toilet seat covers reduce the chance for people to spread bacteria to others. Do you know how much bacteria is on an average toilet seat? There are 1,180 bacteria per square centimeter, which is a lot of bacteria. It is not a pleasant thought. Some people may argue that using disposable toilet seat covers are destroying the forests, but most covers are made from recycled paper, which means the trees will be untouched.

People should be protected from this germ infested place; government should spend a little more time and money serving the people for one of their basic needs. Then maybe we can be safer in a public bathroom.

Dr. Oz talking about germs from flushing