Smartphone use on the toilet — which often included reading the news or scrolling through social media — was associated with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Among users, frequency of smartphone use on the toilet. Survey participants who reported using a smartphone while on the toilet had a higher risk of hemorrhoids than non-users. Chethan Ramprasad of ...

“If you feel like you’re always spending more than five minutes on the toilet, you’re not scrolling and you’re just ...

A recent study found that smartphone use while doing a number two is linked to a 46% increased risk of developing hemorrhoids. A healthy toilet trip should only last two to three minutes, yet the ...

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 ...

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 ...