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Using your phone while on the toilet might be raising your risk for hemorrhoids—those uncomfortable, sometimes painful bumps in the butt area that can make sitting and bathroom trips tough. A new study from the U.S. found that people who scroll, read the news, or check social media on their smartphones while on the toilet are about 46% more likely to have hemorrhoids compared to those who don’t bring their phone to the bathroom.What did the study find?Here’s why: When people use their phones on the toilet, they tend to stay there way longer than those who don’t. In fact, about a third of smartphone users spent over five minutes per bathroom visit, while only a tiny number of non-users did. More time sitting means more pressure on the veins in your bum, which can lead to hemorrhoids. Interestingly, just straining on the toilet wasn’t as closely linked to hemorrhoids as phone use was in this study.