Thanks for the advice, (I read your story)
....2 things,
1. you have ruined one of the few joys I have in life.
2. I am cancelling my subscription to NG.....OMG! like.....OUCH!

Put a bookmark a few pages in NG. The bookmark should have a clear warning to get off the crapper IMMEDIATELY and finish the magazine later.

I'm not sure how to style it, or how the warning should read. Use your imagination, and combine your worst fears when making the book mark.

i am always having problem with my poop, and i have seen many doctors and read many articles about poop, and the one major point that everyone seems to agree on - if it takes you longer than 5-7 minutes to take a poo, then something is wrong and you should see a doctor. if it won't come out, it's not ready to come out and you should go about the rest of your day and try again later. sitting on the toilet too long puts a lot of strain on your anus: your butt is in a hole, so your anus is the lowest part, putting the majority of your weight on your anus. your butthole was not meant to support your fat ass, it's only supposed to empty it. if you want a good read, go sit in a chair somewhere. if you want to be alone, drive your car down the block and sit in there and read for 20 minutes.

eat more psyllium for good times on the potty for poo poo the pleasure is intense... then do the "doo" LOL

This is total bullshit! Your wife doesn't know what she's talking about. My brother-in-law reads on the toilet for hours and he has never had a hemmeroid in his life!

If someone has done the study relating time sitting on the pot to hemorrhoids, could you direct us to it, Poonurse? I really doubt that this 10 minute rule is anything but a hunch or the workings of people (like wives or husbands) trying to scare someone like me out of the john. I log many minutes (probably on average 30) on the pot each session and to date (knock on poo) have had no problems. It's peaceful in there -- no distraction.

I agree with Logjam. I know many people, including my mother, who spend a long time on the pot and never have problems.

Which I so aptly stated above Logjam. Some things said in the health business are so stupid. Like urine therapy, raw-fooding, and other such crap.

Well, 10 minutes sounds like a rule of thumb, but I cap mine at 3-5.

I have hemorrhoids and I'd have to say, being only 17 it sucks ass.

If you can't poo the few minutes you're on the toilet, don't sit there, it's truly a waste of time and CAN cause damage.

That pain in your ass is not a hemorrhoid. It's your wife. Read on.

When you start getting numb in your legs, it's time to get off the pot. That's the best way to tell how long.

Two years is too long.

Am I the only one who plus oned sittingpretty?

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