Another simple method to **avoid** or **resolve** a blocked [Flush Toilet][0]: - take a **soft, flexible** plastic bottle (I use a orange juice bottle) - where the bottom is about the width of the pipe - the closest fit avoids anything coming up to 'greet you' Cut off the bottom, retaining the cap. ![][1] Insert the cut off bottom of the bottle into the pipe entry. Push the bottle in and out 4 or 5 times. When pushing in, the bottle will fill and out it will empty - **exerting pressure on the remains**. This created *pressure* will **force the remains through the pipe**. Flush and continue pushing the bottle in and out until the **bottle is clean**. The whole process is over within minutes. --- An existing plunger did not work for me (not enough pressure). The orange juice bottle now hangs on the plunger stick, ready to use when needed - and is now used as a part of the general bathroom cleaning process Finding such a bottle is much easier than a plunger and the process is faster than waiting for a plumber (who mostly uses a machine to create the needed pressure to send the remains on its way). [0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet#Flush_toilet [1]:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Toilet_370x580.jpg