A campaign is being launched to raise awareness of the crippling impact of toilet phobia.
The National Phobics Society estimates at least four million Britons are affected - but the true number could be many more.
In some cases people refuse to leave their homes, and risk their health.
The society has classified the disorder as an anxiety condition in its own right, and is launching a self help book and DVD.
Toilet phobia can simply be manifest as a mild distaste for public loos.
But some people develop such an intense obsession that they are left housebound, and may refuse to undergo potentially life-saving medical examinations.
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