Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess surveyed 125 adults undergoing colonoscopy, and two-thirds ...

If your bathroom break becomes a full-time scrolling session, then you could also be risking your long term health. A study ...

Reading on the toilet is something many people do, but the time-sucking powers of smartphones may have us sitting on the ceramic stool for an unhealthy amount of time. A new study has found that those ...

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. A team from QS ...

A study reveals that sitting on the toilet for extended periods is linked to an increased risk of haemorrhoids.

It might seem like a harmless habit to linger on the loo with your phone while “taking care of business”, but research shows that prolonged toilet time can increase the risk of several health problems ...

Gastroenterologist Dr Saurabh Sethi explains why taking your phone to the toilet may be harming your health. From haemorrhoids to pelvic strain, here's why experts say bathroom breaks should stay ...

Gastroenterologist Dr Sethi highlights that using smartphones on the toilet increases hemorrhoid risk by 46 percent, advises limiting bathroom breaks.

We’ve all done it (well, most of us, anyway). Scrolling on your phone while you’re on the toilet is a common habit (and way to pass the time). Not that most of us would admit it. However, researchers ...

New research suggests that people who use their phone while sitting on the toilet are 46% more likely to develop hemorrhoids. The findings indicate that scrolling for longer periods of time on the ...

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 ...

A survey of 125 adults found a 46% higher risk of hemorrhoids among those who use a smartphone while sitting on the toilet compared to those who don't. One key factor was time spent on the toilet, ...