US EditionScrolling on the toilet increases hemorrhoid risk, study says
Researchers found that 66% of surveyed adults use smartphones on the toilet, which may increase sitting time and raise hemorrhoid risk by 46%, affecting 43% of participants.
- A study examining smartphone use on the toilet found it was associated with a 46% higher risk of hemorrhoids among 125 adults undergoing colonoscopy at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, researchers reported in PLOS One.
- Researchers explain that smartphone use on the toilet can prolong sitting time, increasing anal pressure, and they found toilet sitting time—not constipation or straining—is linked to hemorrhoid risk.
- Two-Thirds of study participants, or 66%, reported smartphone use on the toilet, with about 37% of smartphone users spending more than five minutes versus 7% of non-smartphone users, and about 43% had hemorrhoids.
- Clinicians urged the general public to leave phones outside the bathroom and limit bowel movements to a few minutes, while Dr. Trisha Pasricha and colleagues warned distracted scrolling prolongs sitting and may raise hemorrhoid risk.
- Cases are rising among younger people, and Dr. Benjamin Person and Dr. Fahmi Shibli advised parents and children to avoid phones in restrooms and boost hydration and fiber soon.
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Scrolling on your phone while on the toilet sharply raises risk of hemorrhoids
Smartphone use in the restroom is associated with a 46% increased risk of hemorrhoids; 'I’ve been warning my patients for years not to take their phones into the bathroom,”'said Dr. Benjamin Person, a senior colorectal surgeon and proctologist; 'Until now, it was professional intuition. But now there’s research to support it'
Scrolling on the toilet could raise your risk of hemorrhoids, a new study finds
If you’re someone who sneaks off to the bathroom for a little phone time, you could be upping your odds of developing hemorrhoids. A recent survey suggests Americans spend two full days a year scrolling on the toilet. Now, new research shows that people who bring their phone to scroll social media are 46% more likely to get hemorrhoids than those who don’t. Hemorrhoids—swollen veins in the lower rectum that can cause pain, itching, and bleeding—…
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