Most people do not even suspect that the “telephone” habit in the toilet can cause serious proctological problems.
About the real threat in detail tells Science Alert. Scientists from the Beth Israel Deacones Medical Center in Boston, under the guidance of gastroenterologist Trisha Satia Pasrichi, conducted a study and received unexpected results. It turned out that people who regularly use the phone in the toilet, 46% more often diagnose signs of hemorrhoids.
The study involved 125 patients undergoing colonoscopy. In 40% of them, hemorrhoids were confirmed, and 93% admitted that At least once a week they use the phone in the toilet: read the news, watch social networks, exchange messages.
About half of the respondents were held in the toilet more than 6 minutesthat is, significantly exceeded the recommendations on this doctors – they advise limiting the time in the toilet to 3-10 minutes.
Doctors explain: A long -term seat on the toilet creates additional pressure on the veins in the rectum, which contributes to their inflammation. Hemorrhoids, experts explain, this is not just a disease, but a physiological education that every person has. This is the accumulation of veins, smooth muscles and connective tissue involved in the defecation process. The problem occurs when these tissues begin to swell, bleed or fall out.
Every year in the United States, about 4 million people contact doctors about hemorrhoids. However Despite the prevalence of the disease, this topic remains insufficiently investigated. The only large -scale national study of the United States was conducted back in 1989.
The authors of the new work urge you to pay attention to hygiene using gadgets in the toilet. They believe that “the toilet should be a zone free from smartphones.” And although the results of the study do not give final answers, they Demonstrate an alarming trend And indicate the need for further thorough studies. Dr. Pasrichi claims:
“We see that smartphones are changing behavioral habits. People not only read in the toilet, as it used to be with newspapers, they are completely distracted, losing connection with the physiological process. This can delay the visits to the toilet and, as a result, call or enhance hemorrhoids. ”
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