People who have clinical gut issues need to track this kind of thing

And people who are being treated for gut issues can pay for their $600 medical toilet with HSA or insurance

Honestly, that this camera toilet exists is not a WTF for me. If my doctor needs to track changes to my stool, I certainly don’t want to have to hover over the bowl with my phone out. Please, just have the toilet take the picture.

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kstrauser 6 hours ago | parent [-]

You know, obvious humor potential aside, that’s a great point. Fewer people would laugh about a pee analyzer: “Oh, it can tell if you’re dehydrated, or in ketosis, or whatever? Makes sense!” I can imagine how this could gather similar types of information.

And yes, if my doctor wanted me to collect that info, I’d vastly rather buy a smart toilet and let it do the dirty work. That is, assuming it was actually secure.

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mingus88 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah I hate to kill the party but if you can’t imagine a need for this product, consider yourself blessed. GI issues are not pleasant.

An ADA toilet at Home Depot is $300 so even the price isn’t that outrageous, honestly. It’s a unique niche product so it’s gonna be a little bit pricey.

I don’t know, it just feels a bit gauche to make jokes about a medical device. Nobody’s buying this unless they need it, and if they need it then best of luck to them.

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venturecruelty 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Which GI issues are currently only medically manageable with a camera in your toilet bowl, and how were people managing them before?

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themafia 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's the idea of buying it that's nonsensical. I'm not sure how you could realistically use this thing long term. Someone has to sort through the data, spot trends, and offer competent advice. Presumably once you have your diet under control then there is no further need of this bowl level analysis.

If you continue to have GI issues anyways, perhaps due to genetic causes, then what is constant surveillance of the situation -- at $7,200/year -- going to improve?

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venturecruelty 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Assuming you're appropriately sighted, you don't need a $600 toilet cam to tell you if you're dehydrated.