Sitting on the toilet for more than 3 minutes increases the risk of hemorrhoids

Experts recommend that each time you go to the toilet, you should only sit for 2 to 3 minutes. If you sit longer, it will increase the burden on the anus and rectum, causing illness.

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According to Health Sina, many people think that men are more susceptible to hemorrhoids than women because men's anus is smaller and therefore more sensitive to disease risk factors. However, Dr. Sun Li, director of the anorectal treatment center at Zhengzhou Hospital, asserts the opposite: Women's bodies are designed to take on reproductive functions, so they are more susceptible to hemorrhoids than men. Moreover, women are shy, so they often hide their illness and do not go to the doctor, leading to failure to treat it promptly, and the disease can easily progress to a serious stage.

According to Dr. Sun Li, due to physiological anatomical differences, the female pelvis has an additional uterus, which presses on the rectum, causing the rectum to tilt backward and increase the curvature. Therefore, women often defecate longer than men, and are prone to constipation and anorectal diseases. When suffering from gynecological diseases, pregnancy, and postpartum diseases, women often suffer from anorectal diseases at the same time. During pregnancy, the fetus presses on the rectum, leading to reflux of the veins in the anorectal area, forming hemorrhoids and varicose veins.

Statistics show that the rate of anorectal diseases is 59.1%, of which hemorrhoids account for 87.25%. The rate of people over 50 years old with anorectal diseases accounts for 60 to 70%. The rate of women with the disease is 13.1% higher than that of men. One of the causes of anorectal diseases is the habit of defecating for too long.

Experts recommend maintaining the habit of going to the toilet within 3 minutes each time. “The appropriate time to go to the toilet is 2 to 3 minutes, maximum 5 minutes for cases of digestive diseases. However, nowadays people can sit for 15 to 20 minutes with mobile devices in hand, increasing the burden on the anus and rectum,” Dr. Sun Li advised.

When defecating, each centimeter of the intestines is subjected to tens of kilograms of pressure from the entire body. If you often read newspapers or smoke while defecating, it will prolong the time, and over time, it will cause intestinal mucosal prolapse, constipation, hemorrhoids and other diseases. Therefore, it is best to focus on solving the "sadness" within 3 minutes.

According to VNE