Are you one of those people who keep scrolling through the phone screen while sitting on the toilet? If yes, then believe me you are not the only one. Those people who take more time in the toilet, have already been adopting many such methods.
It wasn't long ago that American bathrooms began to house the latest issues of magazines. Call it the use of time or compulsion to take more time to clean the stomach, but you will find a large number of people who carry newspapers or phones in the toilet and keep using them for a long time.
But do you know that this one habit can have many disadvantages? It can be a habit of increasing the frequency of many types of infections and diseases. Health experts say, if you do this too, it is still not too late, leave this habit immediately.
Why is this habit harmful?
Health experts say that there can be millions of virus-bacteria on the seat of the toilet and the things present there like bucket-mug etc. When you touch the phone after using them, bacteria stick to your phone through your hands. There is also a risk that your smartphone may be contaminated with bacteria present in the poop.
In one such study, researchers detected the presence of E.coli and other microbes in the phone. A UK research study found that the average smartphone screen can harbor more bacteria than a toilet seat.
Your phone can become a carrier of germs
Health experts say that if the phone you bring out of the toilet is tested, it can look like a house of germs. We wash our hands but do not clean the phone. In such a situation, germs can remain on the screen of the phone for a long time and whenever they touch it, they can enter the stomach through the nose and mouth.
This also increases the risk of constipation
Prolonged phone use in the toilet can lead to constipation, as your body gets used to sitting in the bathroom for too long and an unnatural amount of time. Apart from this, the time you spend in the washroom for 30 minutes also increases the risk of piles.
How to get rid of this habit
Health experts say that first of all, you should only sit on the toilet as long as you have a real need. If there is no bowel movement after a few minutes, there is no use in sitting forcibly. When you keep trying for a long time, this is the time when the phone is needed. Instead, get up and do something else. When you feel the urge to go again, you go to the toilet.
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