Arsegate: Does using the iPad cause hemorrhoids?

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"We've known for a while that sitting on a Western-style 'throne' toilet for excessive lengths of time can lead to hemorrhoids," Dr. Fulano says. "But iPad usage accelerates the process. People will sit there as if in a trance, sometimes for as long as half an hour, playing Angry Birds or reading news articles rather than [performing actions appropriate to the setting]. All the while they're putting incredible strain on veins and arteries that, once inflamed, develop into hemorrhoids."

Dr. Fulano hasn't just pulled this supposition out of thin air. His research shows a correlation between the introduction of the original iPad and an explosion in the number of patients suffering from hemorrhoids. He predicts the problem will only get worse with the newest iPad. "Now that the iPad's display renders text that looks like it's printed on paper, it means people are going to spend a lot more time reading in the bathroom. Also, the fact that this new iPad is so much heavier than the old one means additional strain on [relevant anatomical areas]. Those two factors put together lead directly to a rise in the incidence of hemorrhoids."

This April fool's article was particular humorous for me; sorry for the digusting nature of this, but having last week undergone a hemorrhoidectomy to remove 3 very enlarged external hemorrhoids and 2 very large internal ones I had to laugh because trust me once you had this surgery, your humor will be very lost to excessive pain.

To try let you visualize the level of pain I am referring to, my surgeon told me the morning before surgery that I should be prepared for weeks of hell, yes you have this pain apparently for weeks:

-- Each bowel movement she said would be would be like giving birth to your crap (now I definitely don't want to seem intolerant to the real pain of child birth), but I do want to stress that until I had this surgery I was completed ignorant to what real pain is and my propensity for it; and I've broken collar bones, ankles, fallen off motorbikes at high speed, had an appendix op, ...

This is something we inevitably go through at some point in our lives, and trust me I've never been so scared to eat and to crap... no jokes here... :cry:

Now if you really want to know what could be even worse, then eat something spicy (chili) and acidic (tomato, lemon) and then be unfortunate enough to get diarrhea from the food; Friday night was my turn for this horror; the pain was so unbearable, that I cried through the entire episode of ~10 hours and no sleep (no chance), :cry: :cry: :cry:
 
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[)roi(];8007128 said:
Sorry bud...

Don't be sorry, I'm a magazine reader on the pan and it made me think about my habits.

Hope you're mending quickly though.
 
Dude .. purity. Chew everything superfine, and especially no corn!
 
waits for the first American to sue Apple for giving them anal sores
 
Don't be sorry, I'm a magazine reader on the pan and it made me think about my habits.

Hope you're mending quickly though.

Thanks for nice sentiment -- Friday made me think there would be no end, Sunday and today were great days... Wed is a follow-up with the Surgeon, sure the results will be positive....
 
Dude .. purity. Chew everything superfine, and especially no corn!
Funny enough I found you need time (as with anything) and don't try to get too funny with the food.
Last night I said screw this and had a steers burger and chips -- was my best and least painful result, but of course you need duphalac -- prevent bricks (typically protein).
 
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