Doctor urges people to never use their electronic devices whilst on the toilet

People who use their electronic devices in the toilet risk the chance to get diarrhea and stomach cramps.

Fecal bacteria such as E. coli and pseudomonas, which can trigger infections in the blood and lungs, can enter smart devices while in the bathroom.

Even if people destroy their hands with soap, germs can return to a person’s hands.

Therefore, it is recommended to keep smartphones, tablets or other electronic devices out of the bathroom and sterilize regularly with alcohol handkerchiefs to prevent people from contacting fecal bacteria.

Doctor Primrose Freestone, a professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Leicester, told Mailonline: “The phone will be dirty at some point, so it is a good idea to disinfect your phone periodically.

“My Nokia gets a disinfecting deletion twice a week.

“Toilet spray trajectory is quite contaminated toilet areas adjacent to the toilets.

“It doesn’t matter where you go, there will be feces bacteria for a lot [bathroom] Surfaces.

“So soaps and taps, toilet and washing basin surfaces, door handles, bath mats – the list is long.”

Dr. Freestone also said he had avoided putting electronic devices on the ground around the toilet – even if it was not often disinfected – he would have traces of feces. “

The expert said: “The floor around the toilet – even if it is not disinfected regularly – there will be traces of feces with many intestinal bacteria that will survive for hours and days.

“So I don’t put your phone on the side of the toilet, because the waste will get feces and bacteria associated with the product.”