These days a lot of us spend a considerable amount of time sitting in the toilet, not because of poop delays but because we are busy surfing through our phone, playing games or actually reading books, magazines. Toilets have now become like the only place where you get to break away from the commotion of life and can sit on the throne and do whatever you feel like- without any interruption. WHAT EXPERTS SAY: According to medical experts, no one should spend more than 15 minutes in the toilet. In fact, lesser the better. Here’s why
1. Constipation
When your body becomes accustomed to working in the bathroom with long and unnatural timescales, this habit can lead you to constipation. If you have an urge to do it again, you can return to the toilet. However, you should not spend more than 15 minutes while pooping. When you do, or poop for more than 15 minutes, it indicates constipation. If you are constipated, make sure that you try to spend 15 minutes in the toilet at the same time every day to relax your digestive muscles.
2. It can wreck up the body’s pooping process
Probably the most important thing we all do is to remove food from our bodies in the form of feces. We all want to rest while excreting from the body and that is why we sit on the toilet seat for a long time. Though you may enjoy the time on the toilet seat, it can ruin your body’s pooping process. This habit confuses your body as to what it should do, which can lead you to additional medical issues. Above all, sitting on the toilet for more than 10 minutes puts more pressure on your anus and rectum.
3. Your mobile transfer germs very quickly
When you get out of the washroom, it would not be an exaggeration to say that 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.
4. Hemorrhoids
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.
5. Stress and distraction
Reading on the toilet will not only distract you from the rest of your activities but will keep your brain in a state of tension. Meditation and exercises can be great ways to take a break during your busy day, not the 30 minutes you are spending inside the toilet. You will carry the external word stress in the toilet with your phone or any paper, meaning that there you don’t have any sort of free time for yourself. Meanwhile, experts believe that stress can lead to constipation.
6. You end up wasting time
According to different kinds of researches, we all spend more than 90 minutes every day on our phones. While calculating, these 90 minutes per day can become many years that you are only wasting on your phone. Apart from using phones, reading on the toilet also wastes an equal amount of time. As a result, you can get distracted from your normal life and jobs. Furthermore, you could be spending your valuable time more and more in the toilet when you should be working.
7. Damaging your phone and books
If you take something to the loo, then you can’t deny the chances of it getting dropped in the pot. Many people have experienced such incidents where they dropped their electronic gadgets like a phone in the toilet. And this can destroy your important phones or gadgets. Plus, it can ruin your handwashing routine. Of course, phones are always a great spot for germs and bacteria to thrive.
8. It can restrict blood flow
Sitting on the toilet for too long can become a major problem for you, especially if you have blood flow issues. While reading your favorite books on the toilet, you can forget that this particular position is restricting the blood flow near your anus area. And so, problems like hemorrhoids will only get worse with this unnecessary habit.
References: timesofindia.indiatimes.com, healthshots.com, trendingposts.net
