Don't spend more than 10 minutes sitting on the toilet, doctors advise.
According to Dr. Lai Xue , a colorectal surgeon at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre in Dallas , prolonged sitting on the toilet can be unhealthy, raising the risk of haemorrhoids and weakening pelvic muscles. He stresses how crucial it is to deal with this matter when patients voice grievances. According to Dr. Farah Monzur , an assistant professor of medicine and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre at Stony Brook Medicine, sitting on the toilet for extended periods of time can lead to bowel issues. Compared to sitting on a couch, the open oval-shaped toilet seat keeps the rectum lower by compressing the buttocks. Blood circulation is impacted by this elevated pressure, which raises the risk of haemorrhoids by causing swollen veins and blood vessels around the anus and lower rectum. Haemorrhoids can form when pressure is increased by forced straining on the toilet. Spending extra time on the toilet is bad for the pelvic floor and anorectal organs. Th