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(MilkyWhy) wrote in message ...
My mom is up in her 70s and with age constipation as the digestive tract dries
out a bit. I want to put in a taller toilet bowl, so that she sits up higher,
that it will assist in crapping process.

I would like to get one that flushes a full 5 gallons and that is handicapped
heighth. What am I looking for, 18 inches? Will I have to buy this used or do
they make decent toilets any longer?

There are 'high-risers' (I think that is the generic term). Molded
plastic things that fit on top of a standard toilet. I had to get one
when I had hip surgery. Not exactly high decorative effect but
functionally good. If she doesn't already have one, a hand bar to
assist rising is also nice. I also had to mount one of them. Wish I
had done it 40 years ago. They are -nice-.

Harry K