Everyone holds in their pee every now and then. And that’s okay! Just don’t do it too often, or it could lead to some serious problems down the road.
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You’re about an hour and a half into the movie and, boy, are you regretting that large soda. You can hold it… but should you?
Peeing is pretty important. Your kidneys filter excess water and waste out of your blood and that urine needs somewhere to go: your bladder. Normally, it’ll hold 1-2 cups comfortably. But if you make a habit of holding your pee for long periods of time, you can actually stretch your bladder to easily hold even more.
Case in point, one study found that nurses who often held it in all day due to job constraints had nearly double the normal bladder capacity! And they were totally fine.
But this doesn’t mean you should hold it in if you can help it. Because your bladder may not be the only thing to stretch.
You may also stretch your external sphincter muscles. Those are important muscles connected to the outside of your bladder that are the gate-keepers of your golden liquid. Clench them and you hold in the gold. Relax them and you release the flood! But if you overstretch them, you can actually lose control. This is rare, and usually takes decades of holding it too long to reach that point, but once you do, it can lead to some awkward or even dangerous situations.
For example, with less overall control, you risk leaking urine when your bladder is full and not emptying it all the way when you finally do go. Not only can this increase your need to urinate more often since your bladder fills up quicker, it can also lead to a serious disorder called urinary retention, where you end up with too much urine in your bladder for too long. And since your bladder is basically a warm, wet bag of body waste, it’s the PERFECT breeding ground for harmful bacteria that’ll cause all sorts of damage.
Even worse, if you’re really unlucky and retain too much urine, it may back up into your kidneys. Which could lead to kidney failure, and ultimately death.
The good news is that you’re more likely to just lose control of your muscles and pee waaaay before your bladder hits that point. But why not just reduce the risk all together and go to the bathroom?
Ok, ok, we get it. That movie is absolutely gripping. Luckily… You’ll be fine if you only hold it in for a short time, every once in a while. So go ahead, hang in there… just don’t make a habit of it.
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I had peed myself in school. When I was a kid, in the class I was shy. I had to go to the bathroom a bit urgently. I was shy so I didn't ask the teacher. Then I finally asked the teacher but she said that another student is using the toilet. I had to wait. But then I couldn't hold it anymore and just peed in my pants. I did this when I was in fifth grade.
Some pee are care hold some pee don't 😭
I'm a doctor at a hospital. And I usually hold my pee for 10 or 12 hours because I don't have time to go to the bathroom. I am busy treating patients at the hospital. And I also want to save my patient's life. I can hold my pee for long, because I am used to it.
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Teachers: Let’s try this out
What happens to the urine in your body when a person dies
I’m sending this to my teachers now
I’m sending this to my teachers now
I remember when I was 13 years old. When I went to school, my teacher didn't allow me to go to the bathroom, especially when I was on my period. She said that girls look so much sexier with full bladders. Whenever I went to the bathroom, my teacher got very angry at me and threatened to kill my then-8-to-9-year-old brother if I ever went to the bathroom again. One time, I had to go to the bathroom in the worst way on a school trip. I was also very heavy on my period at the time. When I asked my teacher if I could go to the bathroom, she just said, "Hannah, you're not allowed to go to the bathroom. Girls are SO much sexier with full bladders. That's the only way boys will want to ** you." When I told her that I was only 13 years old and I was waiting until marriage for sex, my teacher said, "Hannah, you're at that age where all girls start having sex. When I was your age, I had sex with every male person I came into contact with. I also never went to the bathroom and never had my period a day in my life. That makes me more of a human female than you!" I began getting a UTI because of that. Now, my teacher is happily married and has two kids, which she naturally got pregnant with and gave birth to. Now, I'm 27 years old. I'm still scared of that woman. I know that she will treat her daughter that way. Whenever I had to go to the bathroom very badly when I attended that school at 13 years old, my teacher would always call me sexy and force me to take my clothes off. Now, at 27 years old, I'm still wondering, "What is wrong with that woman?! I hope she doesn't treat her daughter this way! And if she never had her period a day in her life, how was she able to get pregnant with and give birth to her children?" Her daughter is only 4 years old, but I'm worried about that poor little girl. When that little girl grows up, is her mother gonna treat her the same way she treated me when I was 13 years old?!
I’m holding my pee right now 😉
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Ima go pee ✌️
Iam always holding my pee and it’s hurts 😢😢😢
do why we always have to brush our teeth
I held my pee for hours
I started doing this in 2nd grade because the bathrooms were nasty
So I've been doing this for a few years. I have also noticed me changing and running low on underwear because of leakage. Im gonna guess I have a streched bladder. I hold it 7 hours every day out of habit. Sad isnt it? It doesn't necessarily hurts. More just like your bladder is racing for the gates but you close them and keep teasing your bladder by opening and closing you gates. It can also make you pee longer rather than just the 5 second wee. I've peed at least 10-12 seconds recently. Its because of all that stuff stored in your bladder, its whole family come and you gotta kick everyone outta the house. And that could take a while.
Thanks! This works!
Teachers be like: YOU CAN HOLD IT FOR 288880 YEARS 😡😡😡
Dont forget to wash your hands
You get superhuman orgasms!
I realised how plp had to face some situations holding their pee. And here I’m who’s jus lill lazy sometimes and keep holding it for a while just like how I’m doing it now 🥲. I gotta go byeiwie
Masterbation can cause frequent urination and damage the sphincter muscles
I have a question: i enjoy holding my pee, i don't just hold it, i make contractions too, now i feel like my urine doesn't completely come out . Doctor checked my bladder and said it's fine. Is it possible that my urine gets stuck in that last muscle?
I know it’s bad to hold your urine for long. But sometimes we are busy with work and can’t go to the bathroom immediately, so what do we do? Sometimes there are situations where we can’t go to the bathroom when we need to.
Last part 😂😂😂😂
nah school be ignoring this
how does it feel when you die?????????
2hours 30 mins bc shool inside
Is there any remedy if effected by it
Some jobs just don’t allow it.
Poor bladder 😢 I will never hold pee
So thats what the kidneys are for but seriously dont hold your piss especially in class just walk out
Yeah, I hold my pee when I am sleeping in my bed because I just don’t want to interrupt my sleep, or I’m lazy to get up and walk to the bathroom. Lol
I hold my pee alot my teacher teach me how to over came it
We need to show this to teachers
This is the reason When my bladder fills fully with the urine I don’t say this ‘Mam can I go to the washroom’ and the most TEACHER WHO DOES NOT ALLOW ANYONE IN OUR CLASS IS THE ARABIC TEACHER SHE’S SOO ANNOYING she is like ‘No why every time washroom everyone is in washroom now everyone go washroom what is this’ this is why the problem is this if u just say this, follow this always to say,instead of saying that say this’Mam can I go to the washroom because it’s urgent for me’ then it will work for you I’m saying the truth this happened to me and it helped me a lot. If it’s urgent during your periods 🩸 like the periodic times or if your bladder is full mostly like it’s urgent so it will help AND OFC DUHH DURING PERIODS 🩸 ITS VERY IMPORTANT PLUS HYGIENE I RECOMMEND NIT TO HOLD YOUR URINE DURING YOUR PERIODS 🩸 ITS VERY DANGEROUS
So pls say urgent
I think I already overstretched my bladder, because I always have to use the restroom 😭😭😭
Earth to Mr Ratburn, the toughest teacher on earth lol