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Wednesday's learning discusses some of the halachos of Asher Yatzar that is said after one uses the restroom. A quick review of the halachos teaches us that, the bracha is recited irrespective of the amount of waste that was released (just think what would happen if even a single drop was stuck and couldn’t come out!), it is preferred to say the bracha as soon as possible after leaving the bathroom but there is no time limit in which to recite the Bracha, subsequent to using the facilities. However, Once one has the urge to use the facilities again, the bracha from the previous use of the facilities can no longer be recited. The reason for this is that once one has a subsequent urge to reuse the facilities, the feelings of relief (הנאה) that one had previously experienced, are gone. . 

The poskim discuss whether a person who has a catheter should say Asher Yatzar. A catheter is a medical tube that is inserted to drain fluids. During its use one typically does not feel or notice the flow exiting one’s body. The Tzitz Eliezer (8:1) and others write that one should make the bracha when the liquid stops dripping. If the liquid is draining constant drip, then Asher Yatzer should be recited only once upon awakening in the morning.  (See Sefer Piskei  Teshuvos)

While it is important to wash your hands after using the restroom (heath and Halacha) nevertheless, if there is no water available one may still say Asher Yatzar. In this case one should first wipe his/her hands on a rough surface. (Mishna Beruah 4)

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