Loo time was once considered “me time”, but that has also been taken over by our mobile phones. What’s important to remember is that taking your phone to the loo can make you really sick.
Dr Krishnan has listed eight hazards that are caused by using your phone in the loo.
1. It can lead to UTI
There are chances that your phone gets covered in germs. There are germs everywhere in your loo, be it your toilet seat, paper roll or even the door knob. So, you can get diarrhea, intestinal illnesses, and urinary tract infections etc.
2. Your mobile can become a carrier of germs
Additionally, your mobile carries the germs and that can be passed on to others, whether it’s at home or work. If you put your phone somewhere or show something to someone, and boom! You carry forward the germs.
3. Using mobile in the toilet can disrupt your poop
Using your phone in the toilet can meddle with your body response to stools. You should not sit in the toilet for more than 10 minutes, but with a cell phone in your hand, the time can extend to 20-30 minutes, which can create problems in your pooping process.
4. It can make you constipated
This can also cause constipation, as your body becomes accustomed to working with a very long and unnatural timeframe in the bathroom.
5. It can lead to hemorrhoids
Besides, your casual 30-minute time in the washroom can lead to hemorrhoids, as the body gets confused and becomes accustomed to long sessions in the bathroom. Hemorrhoids are basically inflamed veins near your anal area that can bleed, and can feel super itchy and painful.
6. It can stress you
Your time in the toilet is sometimes the only time when you take a break from your work and busy life. When you take your phone with you, you miss giving a break to your brain. You are always consuming information, and that can stress you.
7. You end up wasting time
It is actually a waste of time. What can be done in five minutes takes more time to do. In addition, if you take five minutes to pee or poop, you take much longer when you have your phone with you.
8. You might lose your phone and all the important information
If you take your mobile to the loo, then you can’t deny the chances of it getting dropped in the pot. And if it does, then you can lose access to important calls, texts, emails, saved information, etc. as your phone will be dead.
