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Using your phone on toilet may give you hemorrhoids: study
- FollowingTheDao 1y agoThis does not mean using you smartphone on the toilet causes hemorrhoids at all. It is more likely that people with constipation know they will be in the bathroom longer so they bring their smartphones, and constipation IS the leading cause of hemorrhoids. Correlation is not causation. Another trash conclusion from a trash study.
- Lvl999Noob 1y agoFwiw, the two feed into each other. I read this same thing somewhere else before and have since tried to not take my phone with me into the bathroom. I started doing that because I would take a lot of time in there. But once I have my phone, if I start reading something a bit too long, I could easily spend 20 mins in there before realising it.
- Izikiel43 1y agoActually it does cause hemorrhoids. The position of sitting in the toilet without support for the pelvic floor adds extra pressure to the related vein and vascularity, creating hemorrhoids. This was discussed in r/science yesterday.
- xnx 1y agoAnd trash reporting for repeating it
- deadbabe 1y agoMaybe this is naive, but what if you just shat standing up?
- creaturemachine 1y agoYou go first.
- Izikiel43 1y agoTry and let us know who it went out
- IAmBroom 1y agoWho? Probably the dude making the shit.
- triceratops 1y agoTrue maverick
- seethishat 1y agoThe squat (aka primal or Asian squat) would be better than sitting or standing to poo. There is a lot of research on this... If you do sit, it helps to bring your knees up closer to your chest. You can buy devices to help do this... The Squatty Potty for example. Basically, things are better aligned (for sitters) when your knees or hips are bent deeply. Other research shows the Thinker Position Statue is as ideal as the squat for pooping ease (if you are a sitter).
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- glitchc 1y agoYou'll need to wash your legs after.
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- amulyabaral 1y agoThere is no causal link here. It's merely associative - it could be that people with hemorrhoids spend more time on the toilet.
- justonceokay 1y agoAccording to Wikipedia affluent people get more hemorrhoids, maybe they are sitting managing their money
- ivape 1y agoDefinitely feels like a great Sim City 3000 news ticker item.
- DonHopkins 1y agoRecticulating rectum...
- phkahler 1y ago>> There is no causal link here. One already exists. Sitting vs hovering is already known to cause hemorrhoids. Using your phone probably increases sitting time.
- bix6 1y agoSitting in general causes hemorrhoids?
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- meindnoch 1y agoHaemorrhoids are caused by too much straining, which is caused by bad posture during defecation. The closer you're to a squatting position, the less straining you need. Use a footrest to raise your leg (or as I call it: a stool stool, hehehe).
- SoftTalker 1y agoAlso a bad diet or possibly poor hydration. Defecating should not require strain.
- hombre_fatal 1y agoAlso, agitating the area with dry wiping vs. the soothing waterbeam of a bidet.
- op00to 1y agoI have not had to strain since using a bidet. It’s like magic.
- IAmBroom 1y agoInsufficient hot sauce is usually the culprit. I've had constipation maybe twice in my life.
- jjice 1y agoThe toilet stool (Squatty Potty is probably the most well known brand name) is game changing. Highly recommend. That may be some of the lowest cost to benefit thing I've found for the home. The only downside is that you'll miss it whenever nature calls outside the home.
- Workaccount2 1y agoI bought the folding one and take it on trips, I'm totally shameless about it.
- compsciphd 1y agoI mean, people have been saying related things for years. Way before the smartphone (we're talking 80s and 90s), if I would go to the bathroom with a book my parents would warn me (perhaps old wives tale, perhaps relatedly bad studies such as this?) that sitting on the toilet too long could give me hemorrhoids.
- OutOfHere 1y agoWestern seated toilets are extremely inferior to Asian/Chinese squat toilets. It is a cultural disaster. Sitting on the toilet seat will lead to weakness of the pelvic floor, causing multiple types of bodily dysfunction and pain. The damage done accumulates over time with age and years of bad positioning. If you're not too heavy, just squat on your toilet seat at home, and wash off with a bidet/spray. If you can't squat, at least use a stool for the feet.
- rideontime 1y agoI'm not sure I understand correctly - are you suggesting that one stand atop the seat of the toilet and squat down?
- OutOfHere 1y agoNo, it is not necessary to stand on it, and that would be utterly dangerous. Just squat on it directly, first one foot, then the other. Be careful when getting on and off it, using something for support if available. It is not for people with a weak balance. Position as forward as possible so you land correctly. It is a strange thing to have to do, but it will fix and prevent numerous associated issues. It will lead to more splashing, so use the flush a lot more. It can also help to take a shower thereafter to keep the legs clean. A side benefit is that no one will want to remain in this position any longer than necessary since it tires the feet, so you don't waste much more time than you need.
- Workaccount2 1y agoYou can just get a stool to put your feet up on, and get 90% of the benefit with 0% of the falling over/breaking toilet risk.
- OutOfHere 1y agoI have an appropriate stool, and have used and compared it over a lengthy period. The subjective benefit over time is not 90%; it is about 30%. When squatting, there is no risk of falling if one has normal balance and is not unwell. It is not for the inattentive person. It takes weeks or months of use to realize its pelvic benefits. The risk of falling is highest when getting off the seat, at which time it helps to have a support to hold. The correct solution would of course be to remove this toilet altogether, replacing it with a squat toilet. The noted actions are not something that anyone will typically do until they feel they're out of options, but then it's a potential option.
- c420 1y agohttps://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/toilet-smartphone-use-hemorrhoids/ https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/toilet-smartphone-use-... A better source for the info
- pehtis 1y agoLeonardo da Vinci in his Codex Atlanticus said “Do not delay or prolong your visits to the lavatory”. Looks like that was some good advice.
- dannyphantom 1y agoThere is a silly scene in a movie called ‘Liar Liar’ that I used to love as a kid about the importance of not delaying a visit; the underlying plot is that Fletcher (Jim Carrey) is unable to is lie following his son making a birthday wish. Fletcher: Your honor, would the court be willing to grant me a short bathroom break? Judge: Can't it wait? Fletcher: Yes it can. But I've heard that if you hold it you could damage the prostate gland, making it very difficult to get an erection, or even become aroused! Judge: Is that true? Fletcher: It has to be! Judge: In that case I'd better take a quick break myself.
- amelius 1y agoDriving F1 cars or flying fighter jets may also give you hemorrhoids.
- lemonberry 1y agoIn my experience if I'm getting enough fiber I don't have that much time to scroll or read while on the toilet.
- Der_Einzige 1y agoMy belief in "American Exceptionalism" was destroyed the moment that the powerful stream of water from the toilet bidet hit my rectum for the first time somewhere in South Korea. We westerners are disgusting barbarians, and Hemorrhoids are usually evidence of that. Most Hemorrhoids that westerners have are due to either not cleaning their butts properly, or from straining too much due usually to bad diets (bidets also help eliminate this as water is a decent lubricant) Yes to the "squatting is better" crowd but you notice that SK/Japan doesn't need or have squatting toilets en mass. When the Japanese or South Koreans look at us with disdain because we literally walk around with shit in our pants 24/7, I don't blame them! They are right and we have a LOT to learn as westerners about being actually clean.
- Izikiel43 1y ago> We westerners At least Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil, Italy and France have bidets, the US/Canada are world champions in wiping with paper. I live in the US now, I got a toilet hose bidet in amazon for less like 30 bucks, super easy to install, always clean.
- mgh2 1y agohttps://archive.is/heJ0g https://archive.is/heJ0g
- dpoloncsak 1y agoIt's nice to see some proof but I really thought this was public knowledge? Maybe just learned from my experiences...
- Semaphor 1y agoAs you would expect, it's about the time spent on the toilet. So using some anti addiction app, or not being addicted to your phone means you are good to go.
- jebarker 1y agoAnd sort out your IBS
- FollowingTheDao 1y agoThis is more important than smart phone use, specifically after COVID. "COVID-19 Pandemic Linked to Surge in Digestive Disorders" https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/covid-19-pandemic-linked-to-surge-in-digestive-disorders-new-study-finds/ https://www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/covid-19-pandemic-link...
- spookybones 1y agoWhy do they link it to stress and not to the virus? Personally, I still deal with major digestive issues, primarily acid and silent reflux, after getting really sick from the second vaccination. (I'm not ruling out that I could have caught covid just before the vax, though my test was negative.) Prior to this, I was someone who had never once experienced reflux. Never took a Tums, etc. Now I'm on PPIs (Nexium basically), seemingly forever. What makes me think the symptoms are not due to anxiety is that they frequently hit me when my thoughts are elsewhere and not stressed or I'm asleep.
- fsckboy 1y ago>a Tums, etc not all antacids are the same, so I reach for your "etc" instead of the Tum. the liquid antacids that contain an aluminum compound active ingredient (in the US, Mylanta and Maalox and buy the store brand anyway, always liquid tho) provide a pH buffer, which is to say they "calibrate" their effect to the scale of the problem at the moment and the effect lasts longer than simply neutralizing acid with a base. I find this is the superior middle way. PPIs? I really liked zantac's "ranitidine" ingredient which got banned for some infinitesimal risk of cancer. great product. I do not like the way these others leave my tummy feeling (or... is that the cancer? :) >Why do they link it to stress and not to the virus? how about, risks from the vaccines were ignored as possible confounding factors and presto, a mystery condition emerges which can only be attributed to the time period