But a new study says you should think about how you go to the toilet now so as not to spread the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
The study says you should close the toilet lid before flushing, and not just because it makes it flush quieter.
Because the coronavirus may affect the digestive system, flushing can send a spray of droplets containing coronavirus particles up to three feet into the air, according to the study published in the Physics of Fluids.
The study said 40-60% of the particles can reach above the toilet seat and settle on surrounding surfaces where the next person to use the toilet could touch them.
But recent studies have found the virus can also locate in the small intestine and that digestive problems accompany about half the coronavirus cases.
