Many people risk their health due to the habit of sitting on the toilet for long periods of time. Health experts warn that long toilet breaks can put your health at risk. Experts state that spending a long time in the toilet, in particular, paves the way for serious health problems, and that staying in the toilet for a long time causes pressure in the rectum and anus, increasing the risk of hemorrhoids, also known as hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoids are known as dilated blood vessels in and around the anus and are particularly characterized by blood clot formation. It is closely associated with chronic constipation, as well as excessive straining during bowel movements. Spending too much time in the toilet can cause irregularity in the blood flow to and from this area.
In the research conducted, the information given by Private Kastamonu Anadolu Hospital General Surgery specialists shows that bowel movements should last an average of 5 minutes, and if bowel movements are waited for longer than 15 minutes, it is considered as an indication that you are constipated.
In addition, anemia, which is defined as the lack of healthy blood cells as a result of hemorrhoid formation, may also occur. Hemorrhoids can cause blood clots in some cases. This condition, known as thrombosed hemorrhoids, causes severe pain, although it is not dangerous. In some cases, it needs to be drilled and drained by experts.
Another method that can help prevent hemorrhoids; It is a high fiber diet and adequate water consumption. Health experts also warn that you shouldn’t wait when you need to go to the toilet. Otherwise, you may face the risk of straining on the toilet and constipation.
“Anal Rupture Occurs After Chronic Constipation”
Private Kastamonu Anadolu Hospital General Surgery Specialist Op. stated that it is possible to treat anal rupture with medication in its early stages, but that non-surgical treatment is not possible after the disease is established. Dr. İbrahim Ayvaz said, “Anal rupture, or anal fistula as we call it, is a very common disease in society. The main reason for this is chronic constipation. Chronic constipation occurs due to the feces tearing the anal canal while passing through the anal canal. For this reason, muscle spasm occurs in the muscles in the anus. The tear gradually increases due to spasm. Although treatment with medication is possible in the early stages, a solution without surgery is not possible once the disease has established itself. “The surgery is extremely satisfactory, extremely simple, painless and trouble-free,” he said.
LONG STAYING IN THE TOILET CAUSES ANECT RUPTURE
Op says that sitting on the toilet for a long time causes the stool to harden and cause rupture in the anus. Dr. İbrahim Ayvaz said, “Since sitting on the toilet for a long time causes the stool to harden, it is both the cause of anal fistula, that is, anal tear, and the result of it, as in patients who cannot defecate due to the tear. Sitting for a long time or staying on the toilet for too long causes tears in the anal canal during defecation, which causes this disease to occur. Apart from Anal Fistula, hemorrhoids, also known as hemorrhoids, can also occur after sitting on the toilet for a long time and straining for a long time. For this reason, we do not recommend our patients to stay or sit on the toilet for a long time. If you sit on the toilet for a long time, have a throbbing pain after defecation, and have red bleeding, we recommend that you consult a physician. Although anal bleeding is most often due to anal rupture, it can sometimes be seen in anal cancer or cancer of the last part of the intestine, which we call rectal cancer. For this reason, be sure to consult a physician if you have similar complaints before you lose your chance for treatment,” he said.
IF YOU DO NOT GET TREATMENT, YOU MAY BE CONSPOSITED FOR LIFE
Private Kastamonu Anadolu Hospital General Surgery Specialist Op. stated that if anal rupture disease is not treated in the later stages, you may be constipated for life. Dr. İbrahim Ayvaz said, “Anal Fistula disease is not a disease that turns into cancer, that is, it does not threaten your life. However, it creates serious problems for you in the life you live and when you go to the toilet. After each toilet, throbbing pain occurs that lasts for hours. After a while, your constipation becomes so severe that you cannot get rid of it even after treatment, and you may remain constipated for life. Several methods are used in the treatment of Anal Fistula disease. We recommend behavioral modification in the early stages of the disease. We want you to drink plenty of water, sit in as hot water as you can stand 3-4 times a day, and stay on the toilet for a short time. If there is no decrease in complaints despite all this, then we use surgical methods in the treatment. In surgical treatment, we have a muscle called the internal sphincter muscle, which is responsible for the contraction inside the anus. This muscle is being relaxed. After the muscle relaxation procedure is performed, you realize that you have almost no weight left while defecating. Since it does not hurt, your subconscious mind does not delay defecation, and then your chronic constipation resolves itself. For this reason, the time you spend in the toilet after the treatment decreases significantly,” he said.
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