Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in or around the rectum and anus. They can cause pain, itching and bleeding, even as they typically clear up on their own. This frustrating condition affects about half ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bringing your phone into the bathroom can also be unhygienic, the experts said. Fecal matter — and the bacteria in it — can get on your hands while wiping, and you can transfer it to your phone.

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Hemorrhoids are common, but spending less time on the toilet with your phone can help lower your risk. Danil Nevsky/Stocksy New research suggests that people who use their phone ...

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 ...