Chapter 4 – Decency in the Bathroom
4.1 ) You should go to the bathroom habitually both in the morning and evening to gain better alertness and cleanliness. If you defer defecation or urination at will, you violate the law’s warning against being “abominable” and risk being “barren.”
4.2 ) Practice modesty when you enter a bathroom and do not expose yourself more than is necessary. Avoid others in the bathroom, or, at least turn aside, when others are present.
4.3) Do not stand or strain yourself while relieving yourself. And do not leave the bathroom before you are sure you are finished. Be careful not to sprinkle urine on your clothes or shoes. Avoid holding your member.
4.4) Thinking of Torah is prohibited while relieving yourself. Concentrate on the business at hand, or find another distraction to avoid thoughts that may violate these laws.
4.5) Wipe yourself thoroughly with your left hand.
4.6) After each defecation or urination (even one drop), you must wash your hands and say the benediction Asher yatzar.