Scrolling While Pooping? TikTok Toilet Binges Might Raise Your Hemorrhoid Risk

Scrolling While Pooping? TikTok Toilet Binges Might Raise Your Hemorrhoid Risk

Smartphone use on the toilet was associated with a 46% increased risk of hemorrhoids.

Scrolling TikTok on the Toilet Is Giving You Hemorrhoids, Research Says

A new study shows phone use on the toilet is linked with increased hemorrhoid risk because of how it causes people to spend more time on the toilet.

Scrolling While You Poop Raises Hemorrhoid Risk

Smartphones are so woven into daily life that most of us carry them everywhere — including into the bathroom. While it may seem like a harmless way to pass a few minutes while we poop, new research suggests this habit could have an unintended consequence: a nearly 50 percent increased risk of hemorrhoids .e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e5976293442104b-1f1b-41df-8f6b-bb1e4ab83944 Until now, there’s been no published evidence on the impact of smartp…

Research on phone use in toilets

It may sound surprising but many people today have developed the habit of using their smartphones while sitting in the toilet. At first this might seem like a harmless activity. However new research shows that this habit can actually increase your risk of developing hemorrhoids a painful and uncomfortable condition. This finding comes from a study conducted in the United States at Massachusetts General Hospital. Why phones in the Toilet Are a Pr…