Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leave your devices behind when you head to the bathroom, doctors say, warning too much time spent on the toilet can cause possible ...

Everybody poops, so in theory we all know how to do it. But if you regularly camp out on the toilet, scrolling through your phone, flipping through the pages of The New Yorker, or reading the ...

Sitting too long on the toilet, especially while using a phone, can lead to rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids, and pelvic muscle weakness.

Experts warn that sitting on the toilet for more than 10 minutes can increase the risk of hemorrhoids and weaken pelvic muscles.It might seem like a harmless way to pass the time when you’re going ...

We have all fallen victim to using phones in the washroom. Chances are, someone is reading this article from the toilet right now. What begins as a quick three-minute bathroom break often turns into ...

(CNN) — Let’s be honest — people have a habit of bringing their phones to the bathroom. I’ve been guilty of it myself, and chances are that someone is on the toilet reading this article right now. A ...