Don't forget toilet height. A 14" or lower can drastically reduces hemorrhoid risk. Unfortunately in US we've been pushed toward 16" and higher, leading to those absurd pooping stands

That's an interesting article/study.

I've heard this claim before and I've suspected it came from "using phone one the toilet correlates to more time spent on the toilet, and more time spent on the toilet correlates to more hemorrhoids" without (I don't know the proper terminology here) analyzing how those two correlations relate.

This article/study asks the question that I've wondered about: Is sitting on a toilet while using the phone (and not really trying to poop) different in some important way from sitting on a bench/chair/whatever while using the phone? The article hypothesizes that the shape of the seat may be the important distinction.

AKA "sitting and waiting for a poop" vs "sitting and waiting for a bus".

Long-time toiletsitter, here. No haemorrhoids.

Some people don’t die from cancer after smoking their whole lives either.

I can tell you're not going to like it if I light up next time I sit down to it.

Ah ol smoop