Is it more hygienic to flush the toilet with the lid open or closed?

After using the toilet, you should close the toilet lid and then flush it. This can prevent the bacteria in the toilet from being washed into the air by the cyclone created by the flush, thereby preventing the bacteria from falling on daily necessities such as toothbrushes and towels and spreading diseases. It sounds reasonable at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, when the toilet lid is closed, all the bacteria are concentrated inside the toilet. Then, wouldn't the bacteria on the toilet seat be more numerous and more contagious? With this question, let's think about it today. Is it better to open or close the toilet lid when flushing?

When flushing, opening the toilet lid will cause bacteria to fall on daily necessities

When the toilet is flushed, the most intuitive thing we see is a vortex formed in the water. At this time, with the impact of the water, a cyclone will also form, flushing the gas inside the toilet into the air, and it is inevitable that bacteria will be lifted into the air. Experiments have shown that this cyclone can actually flush pathogenic bacteria in the toilet to a height of 6 meters, causing them to float in the air or attach to daily necessities near the toilet.

Faced with these health killers that "flushed out" from the toilet, we should indeed be vigilant. Because most of the bacteria that stay in the toilet are from the esophagus and intestines. Although they cannot be transmitted through the air, if they fall on daily necessities such as toothbrushes and towels and are not cleaned in time, they may cause infectious diseases after use.

When flushing, the toilet lid is closed and bacteria will concentrate on the toilet seat

Since we know that flushing with the toilet lid open may flush bacteria into the air, many people say that simply closing the toilet lid can kill pathogens in the bud. So, can isolating germs in the toilet really help people avoid contact with them?

In fact, flushing with the lid on does achieve the isolation effect in theory, and the lid can also help people isolate the odor in the toilet. However, we cannot deny that when you flush the toilet with the toilet lid closed, the bacteria will still float inside the toilet under the action of the cyclone, and can easily attach to the edge of the toilet ring and the toilet lid. At this time, the next time people open the toilet lid, they will also be exposed to the bacteria and may be infected.

There is a risk of contact whether covered or not. Paying attention to hygiene is the key to disease prevention.

In my opinion, whether the toilet is covered or not seems to be unable to prevent people from coming into contact with bacteria. So, are people destined to be infected by bacteria? Actually not. As long as people pay attention to hygiene in their daily lives and clean the toilet regularly as required, it will be a piece of cake to eliminate the safety hazards caused by bacteria in the toilet.

First of all, people should focus on personal hygiene in disease prevention, because unhygienic behavior increases the possibility of infection. If people can wash their hands before meals and after going to the toilet, they can kill most of the pathogenic bacteria and there is no need to worry about bacterial infections.

Secondly, regular cleaning of the toilet and toilet seat is also a necessary step. Do not wait until yellow stains appear before cleaning the toilet, and when cleaning, focus on the bacteria present at the connection between the toilet drain and the inner edge. The toilet should be brushed from top to bottom. When brushing the seams on the inner edge of the toilet, it is best to hold the brush at a 45-degree angle and brush horizontally in one direction. The dirtiest drain outlets should be scrubbed in circles, but be careful not to use too much force to prevent dirty water from splashing onto your body.

It is best to clean the toilet seat with soapy water every three days. If there is someone with urinary tract infection in the family, it is best to disinfect and sterilize it with household disinfectant; it is best to wipe the outside of the squat seat with a fixed rag dipped in diluted household disinfectant; and the flush button is best wiped every day.

Finally, I would like to remind everyone that preventing bacterial infection is not a matter of "covering or not covering". If we focus on isolating bacteria on the toilet lid, this is actually a superficial approach. Since it seems to have become a fact that there are various kinds of bacteria in toilets, if we want to isolate ourselves from contact with bacteria, we should first pay attention to our own cleanliness. In addition, regular cleaning of the toilet is also a fundamental means of disease prevention.