Well, this is crappy.

A new study published this week has linked excessive scrolling on the phone while sitting on the toilet with hemorrhoids.

Published Wednesday in PLOS One , the study surveyed 125 adults just before they were about to have a routine colonoscopy.

“A growing trend is the use of smartphones while sitting on the toilet to read news, to engage in social media, or simply to pass the time,” the study said. “This increasingly common behavior could have significant health implications, most of which have not been adequately studied.”

Eighty-three (66%) of the participants admitted to using their phones in the bathroom.

Furthermore, smartphone use on the toilet was associated with a 46% increased risk of hemorrhoids.

The most common activity performed while on the toilet

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