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It's no secret that the experience of pooping is, well, an experience. 

A lot of people need some entertainment while they wait to drop off the kids to the pool. In the olden days this meant reading a book or magazine, sometimes doing a crossword if you really needed some stimulation. Or, at worst, the back of shampoo bottles and toothpaste tubes. And then came the birth of smartphones. 

Pooping was changed forever. 

With apps, texting, internet and ebooks, taking a dump has never been so fun. 

With modern technology I think some people take it a little too far....I know people the being their entire laptop into the loo to watch a movie while they drop a deuce. That's just a bit unnecessary. At least in my opinion. 

However, there are few things worse for a hard core Crohnie than settling into the bathroom for a good 20 minute session and realizing I forgot my iPhone. I actually feel devastated. (I'm a bit of a drama queen). 

With the world of apps, sources of entertainment when you need to go number two are infinite. However, as a person with Crohn's, my apps need to have a couple qualities to pass the bathroom test. 

It has to be interesting enough to be able to distract me from my pain, and has to be quiet (for public bathrooms) but it can't be overly interactive just in case I'm in too much pain to move my fingers for a few moments. 

Here are my favourite apps for the lav:

1. Twitter - it's my go to. I check in to see what's going on with other people with chronic illnesses. Misery lives company. (Follow me on twitter: @chronicbeauty12)

2. Imgur - it's simply images. You scroll through and there are memes, posters, jokes, cute animals, amazing photography, really anything. It's AMAZING to distract from the pain. 

3. Solitaire - this one is great because you don't need service or wifi to play. 

4. Wanelo - this one is really girlie. It's basically a bunch of products and the websites that sell them. Not the most exciting. But it really helps me, when I can focus on something pretty. 

5. Places I've Pooped - this hilarious app basically drops a virtual pin on a map documenting all the places you've dropped a dookie. It's fun to go back and look at all of the places where I've left a stink. (My map is crowded with pins!)