People who use their smartphones while sitting on the toilet face are at higher risk for painful, itchy hemorrhoids, according to new research published in the journal PLOS One. Researchers ...

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a freelance health and science journalist based in New York. There’s nothing like shutting the bathroom door, maybe even locking it and hiding away from one’s family, even ...

You should flush sh-tty scrolling down the toilet. A new study has revealed the total number of hours Americans spend using their phones on the toilet every year — and it’s shocking. Americans can’t ...

(CNN) - Staying on the toilet too long might not be the greatest thing for your health. According to a study published in the journal PLOS One, extended use of a smartphone during a bowel movement ...

A new study reveals that scrolling on your phone while on the toilet may increase the risk of hemorrhoids, with the time spent seated emerging as a stronger predictor than straining. Study: Smartphone ...

Using smartphones on the toilet increases the risk of hemorrhoids, warns new research. Scrolling while sitting on the loo led to a 46% higher likelihood of developing the painful problem - also known ...

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 ...

Of all the crappy ways smartphones have affected our health, this one is a real kick in the pants. A first-of-its-kind study links excessive scrolling on the phone while sitting on the toilet with ...

Smartphone users spent significantly more time on the toilet and had a 46% increased risk for hemorrhoids than nonusers, according to results of a recent survey. Researchers conducted a ...

Researchers investigated the bathroom habits of 125 adults. People who use their smartphones while sitting on the toilet face are at higher risk for painful, itchy hemorrhoids, according to new ...