Scratch your way out of a potential poop report

At a medical gathering a couple days ago, physiotherapist Janetta Webb reported, according to a UPI release, that "Australian women needing to suppress the urge to visit a toilet should scratch the back of their leg [1]." She was further quoted as saying that, "If you scratch, or rub, the back of your calf vigorously, you may interrupt the message from your bladder to your brain just long enough for you to make it to the toilet." Hmm. Or maybe not, I guess.

Ms. Webb is a "continence specialist." As someone who is heading too quickly to the riper side of life, I'm glad to know there are specialists working on problems like this. Had I been at the meeting, however, and not had to quickly rush off or rub my calf, I would have raised my hand to ask a few questions: Does this work only for 1) bladders, 2) of women, 3) who are Australian?

Also, any suggestions for how to rub or scratch the back of my leg while hightailing it to the nearest restroom?

PoopReporters: even if you're not a female Aussie, please give this scratching technique a shot and let us know how it goes.