An open toilet bowl spoils the look of a freshly-cleaned bathroom, or after shots of a bathroom makeover. It also looks ...

A new study advises limited smartphone use to 5 minutes, as sitting on an “open toilet bowl” provides no support to the pelvic floor, leading to hemorrhoids Getty Scrolling on your phone while you sit ...

Bringing your phone into the bathroom can also be unhygienic, the experts said. Fecal matter — and the bacteria in it — can get on your hands while wiping, and you can transfer it to your phone.

According to health experts, one should ideally avoid sitting on an open toilet seat for more than five minutes at a time.

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(NEXSTAR) – The bathroom: It’s a place where many an inquisitive mind has contemplated the great mysteries of the universe. And if it’s a public bathroom, it’s also where one of the great mysteries of ...