Chances are, in this digital age, you're reading this article on your phone. If you are, and if you also happen to be reading this article while sitting on the toilet, here's some advice: maybe... don't do that. We'll keep this short, because you really need to put away the phone and get up, because if you don't it could have some seriously horrific consequences.

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In China, a man's rectum fell out of his butt because he sat on the toilet for too long. Let that sink in. Actually, don't, because we need to get you up and moving.

Here's what happened: On February 4, a man in China was rushed to the emergency room after he felt a "large lump" fall out of his anus while trying to poop. It turned out that the man's rectum had become detached from his body, and then slipped out as he strained to defecate. According to the Daily Mail, the man had been playing phone games for about 30 minutes while sitting on the pot. (Here's how to know if you're pooping wrong.)

So could this happen to you too? The short answer is yes, but the long answer is that there are a few qualifying factors that make this case just so, well, shitty. Dr Su Dan, a gastrointestinal surgeon at the Sixth Affiliated Hospital at Sun Yat-sen University, told local Chinese news that her patient had suffered a condition called "rectal prolapse" for years.

"The patient has had rectal prolapse since he was four years old, but the bulge was able to retract in the past," Dan said. "But he did not have the condition treated, so the situation got worse."

Rectal prolapse, the term for when parts of the intestine become disconnected from the inside of the body and can protrude outside of the anus, typically occurs in young children and the elderly, but it can be exacerbated by spending long periods of time on the pot. Sitting on the toilet for long periods of time can weaken pelvic muscles that keep all of that inside of you, and, when coupled with straining to get something out, can cause the aforementioned horror scenario. Sitting for too long can also be a factor in hemorrhoids.

The Daily Mail reports that Dr. Dan and other surgeons managed to remove the lump, a 6.3-inch ball-shaped bulge protruding from the man's anus, and that he was in recovery.

That's it. And, if you're reading this on the toilet, get up now. Also, we shouldn't have to say this but here's how to wipe your butt.