Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Survey found 66% of respondents with hemorrhoids used a smartphone while on the toilet. People who used their ...

Prolonged smartphone use on the toilet could be linked to a higher risk of hemorrhoids, not because of increased straining, but because of how much longer people sit, according to research published ...

A new study advises limited smartphone use to 5 minutes, as sitting on an “open toilet bowl” provides no support to the pelvic floor, leading to hemorrhoids Getty Scrolling on your phone while you sit ...

Bringing your phone into the bathroom can also be unhygienic, the experts said. Fecal matter — and the bacteria in it — can get on your hands while wiping, and you can transfer it to your phone.

A new study published this week has linked excessive scrolling on the phone while sitting on the toilet with hemorrhoids. Published Wednesday in PLOS One, the study surveyed 125 adults just before ...