Rather, I propose that the government should also visit many places of work and other public places containing restrooms and washroom facilities. I would go so far as to say that investigations should encompass even private homes, for that matter.

Why would I suggest this?

Well, over the last several years I've witnessed a disturbing trend that seems to be becoming more publicly acceptable and mainstream.

Specifically, I'm talking about every person, or in my gender's case at least men in particular, that I witness walking out of the restroom (or 'washroom' as I used to say when I lived in Canada) without washing their hands after, er, satisfying their 'call of nature'.

Remember the childhood rule most of us learned from our caregivers?

...It's not good to eat poop.

However, from the soapbox that I'm now standing on, I'm questioning how many more hapless souls who don't even eat salad are going to pay with their own life as a result of completely preventable human careless with regards to their very own poop on their very own hands.

Yes, I know...this is not a pretty subject; however, it is one that people, mainly adults, need a refresher course on.

And just what do people, both grown-ups and older children need to be reminded of?

Wash your hands after you use the bathroom.

Everytime.

All the time.

No exceptions.

Now, by 'washing hands' I'm not talking about a quick 1/2 second swinging of hands through running water and calling that washing hands. Oh no.

And I'm not talking about rubbing your hands together without soap under running water after you do your 'back-end' business either. Uh-uh.

What I'm talking about is everyone reading this article understanding that what comes out of the human body as solid waste can be deadly when (accidentally) consumed. Period.

So, what should be done when a person's hands, and other body parts used for cleaning, come into contact with that potentially deadly solid waste? Easy answer...

After finishing your business, for at least 15 seconds wash your hands vigorously and completely with water AND soap. Lots of both preferably.

People need to understand that the stuff coming out of the backend of the body, hopefully on a daily basis, is the same stuff that killed those few unfortunate souls who ate that animal poop tainted produce.

And since I want to have as many readers reading my articles for years to come, I would like you to heed my suggestion above so you stay healthy and don't suffer from this most unfortunate demise.

I know it's hard to remember with the busy lives we all live, to wash one's hands. After all, one can say to themself when they don't do so, "what's the harm?"

Well, even though there may not be apparent visible evidence at the moment on one's hands to support washing one's hands, please don't forget to do so. Every time you have a bowel movement. And at the very least, after doing your 'front-end' business, rinse your hands off.

One of my young boys is still struggling with remembering to wash his hands every time he goes to the bathroom. But I compensated for this by creating a simple statement so that he remembers to do so every time he needs to.

I tell him to 'wipe, flush, wash'. Simple.

Does it work every time? No, sometimes he still forgets. But it is something that I can fall back on and very easily and simply help him go over in his young mind where he fell off the action path.

"Did you wipe?"

"Yes."

"Did you flush?"

"Yes."

"Did you wash?"

"Oops."

As simple as it sounds, this is something I think would behoove grown-ups to run through their minds each and every time they run through their 'business' in the washroom.

Nuf said on this 'taboo' topic? Good.

But before I completely step off my soapbox...

Now, if only we can get bathroom designers to design public restrooms such that the restroom exit door pushes open outward thereby allowing one to exit without having to use their cleaned hands to grab onto that highly, HIGHLY contaminated door handle from all those hand washers who still have to put this lesson into use.

If you know any of these people, especially the males, do us both a favor and have them read this article.

The world, both inside and outside public restrooms/washrooms, will be cleaner and healthier for your efforts. And I, and my well trained sons, thank you for that.

But, hey, this is fodder for another article. So stay tuned.

Okay, now I'm stepping down...

Written by Andre Best
President, Ultimate Results, Inc.
http://www.andrebest.com
'Learn About Life From Another Perspective'

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