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Taking mobile in toilet can cause serious illness, ODS found in an elderly man who was undergoing treatment for constipation for 35 years
Samira Vishwas | July 20, 2026 6:24 PM CST

Many people have the habit of taking their phones to the toilet. But do you know that this habit can put you in serious illness. Let’s go.

Many people have the habit of taking their phones to the toilet. Many times people sit there in the toilet with their phone for a long time and keep using the phone. But due to this unknowing action, he may become a victim of serious illness. Recently, a case has come to light in which a 70-year-old man kept taking medicines for constipation for about 20 years, but did not get relief. Treatment continued considering him as a patient of IBS (IBS-C).

Revealed in specific investigation

But later, when specific tests were done, it was found that the underlying cause was not constipation, but Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS), which developed due to sitting in the toilet for a long time and repeated straining. The most frightening thing is that this evil is increasing among the youth. If you also have a habit of using the phone while sitting in the toilet, then this news is to caution you.

This habit is dangerous

This habit gradually pushes you towards serious illness, the treatment of which can range from expensive medicines to special therapy. According to gastroenterologist Dr. Pranab Raghuvanshi, the problem is not caused by the mobile but by sitting on the toilet seat for a long time while watching the mobile.

Dr. Raghuvanshi tells that…

Talking to Dainik Bhaskar, Dr. Raghuvanshi said that this affects the body’s natural bowel reflex and leads to constipation. Sitting on the toilet continuously for a long time puts extra pressure on the muscles of the rectum and anus.

Gradually the person starts applying more force than usual. Due to this, coordination between the two muscles deteriorates and a serious condition like obstructed defecation syndrome can develop.

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