However, experts warn that what they call prolonged sitting on the toilet can harm your health. It’s even been connected to an increased risk of hemorrhoids and weakened pelvic muscles ...

However, experts warn that what they call prolonged sitting on the toilet can harm your health. It’s even been connected to an increased risk of hemorrhoids and weakened pelvic muscles ...

“Sitting on the toilet for a long time, especially sitting there and straining, is probably the main cause of hemorrhoids,” Dr. Westrich says. Hemorrhoids are swollen, inflamed blood vessels ...