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.

Research suggests that using smartphones on the toilet may increase the risk of hemorrhoids due to prolonged sitting.

Be careful – you might be more likely to develop hemorrhoids, new research shows. Folks who use a smartphone on the toilet have a 46% higher risk of hemorrhoids than those who don’t, researchers reported Sept.