Shit on your phone on the toilet increases the health risk that nobody wants to talk

A new study suggests that taking your smartphone to the bathroom could increase your risk of hemorrhoids by almost 50%.

Beth Israel Diaconesss Medical Center (IDBMC) researchers in Boston found that adults who use their phones while sitting in the bathroom face a 46% higher risk of developing the painful condition, according to the findings published this week in PLOS One magazine.

The study surveyed 125 adults subjected to colonoscopias and compared their bath habits. Of the participants, 66% admitted to having used their phones in the bathroom.

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The people who said they took their phone to the bathroom had 46% more likely to have hemorrhoids compared to the others, regardless of their age, weight, sex or fiber intake.

Hemorrhoids, swollen veins in or around the rectum and anus that can cause pain, itching and bleeding, are often linked to tensioning during intestinal and prolonged movements in the toilet.

About 37% of the participants who took their phones to the bathroom sat for more than five minutes, while only 7% of non -users remained so long.

Younger adults, particularly those of 40 and 50, were especially prone to habit compared to those over 60 years. Respondents said they normally used their phones to read news, displace social networks or send text messages and emails.

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“Whether someone is reading email or playing a game, the risk probably comes from how long they are sitting,” said the main author, Dr. Chethan Ramprasad, gastroenterologist at the Diaconis of Beth Israel and member of the Faculty of Harvard Medical School.

The risk was even kept when the researchers represented other factors, including tense, fiber intake and exercise routines.

“This extended duration may be linked to the passive commitment facilitating smartphones, which could cause a prolonged session and greater pressure on the hemorrhoidal cushions,” the researchers wrote.

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The bathrooms keep the rectum and the pelvic floor without support compared to sitting in a chair, which causes more pressure on the rectal veins, according to researchers.

Ramprasad said that the posture can also play a role and that bath feces, which underpin the feet and place the body in a more natural position to help eliminate tensions, can help, but do not solve the underlying problem.

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“Tools such as a bathroom in squatting can reduce tense, but they will not compensate for the risk of simply sitting too much,” he said. “If you are on your phone for 10 minutes, you are still exposing those veins at the pressure.”

Hemorrhoids are among the most frequent gastrointestinal complaints in the United States, sending almost 4 million people to clinics and emergency rooms every year, according to IDBMC.

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The researchers asked for long -term studies to confirm causality and explore prevention strategies. And although younger participants were more likely to use their phones and had a higher prevalence of hemorrhoids, they still cannot say if that is due to the use of the phone specifically or other behavior related to age.

Meanwhile, Ramprasad advises to keep things in motion.

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“Do what you have to do, then stand up and keep going,” he said. “You don’t turn the bathroom into a scroll break.”