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'Sit on the toilet': Disabled man died from 20-pound fecal impaction after group home refused to take complaints seriously, lawsuit says

A group home in Ohio allowed a man with "intellectual and/or developmental disabilities" and a "history of constipation" to go weeks without a bowel movement, leading to a "massive" collection of ...
People

You’re More Likely to Get Hemorrhoids If You Use Your Phone on the Toilet

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 ...
The New York Times

Is It OK to Use Your Phone on the Toilet?

You’re going to want to sit down for this. Ask Well You’re going to want to sit down for this. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer Q: I love browsing ...
CNN

Using the phone while you poop greatly raises hemorrhoid risk, new study says

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 ...