Name: Is It Dangerous To Hold In Your Pee?
Uploaded: 2016-10-28T12:09:04.000Z
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You know what happens when you hold your pee?

You've had too much to drink in too short a time,

your bladder feels like it's about to burst but… oh no!

You're DJing your cousin's quinceanera and they just requested the Cha Cha,

so you are not going anywhere for a while!

Maybe you'll do a little pee dance like you're Pelvis Presley,

or try to distract yourself, but ultimately, you have to pee.

Should you wait it out to avoid embarrassment?

Or should you bail on your prima's 15th birthday to relieve yourself?

Well, it really depends, unless you're literally wearing Depends and then it doesn't matter.

The average adult pees about four to seven times a day, because

the average adult bladder can really only hold about sixteen ounces worth of liquid before feeling the urge to purge.

At night, your bladder can actually hold up to twice that before signaling that you have to pee,

which is why waking up to pee like a racehorse is a pretty common experience.

But every body is different, and the amount of bladder fullness necessary to feel the pee reflects changes

based on how hydrated you are, the actual size of your bladder,

and most importantly, your bladder sensitivity.

See, when your bladder fills up, stretch receptors along your bladder walls

send a signal through your spinal cord up into your brain.

In response, your brain sends back a “reflex” signal,

telling the detrusor muscle in your bladder to contract,

which squeezes your bladder and creates an even stronger stretch reflex.

This feedback loop is what makes you have to pee.

Your internal bladder sphincter, which is a muscle that is normally tightened against the intersection of your urethra and bladder,

opens up and is ready to let loose. But hold on a second,

if that’s all there was to it, we’d have no control over our urination.

The external sphincter, which is the last line of defense against pee pants.

As long as our external sphincter, also called the “distal sphincter”is healthy and functional,

you can technically hold your pee forever.

See, holding in your pee in is kind of like

an unstoppable force going against an immovable object.

Either your external sphincter or your detrusor muscle are going to win the fight, and spoiler alert:

unless you've had bladder cancer, or bladder surgery, or if you've had a Radical Cystectomy with an Orthotopic Neobladder,

which is when doctors remove your bladder and replace it with a new one made out of your small intestines…

if none of those things apply to you, then your detrusor muscle is going to win.

Otherwise, if your bladder is structurally weak, it can rupture against the seal of your external sphincter,

filling your abdomen with urine that will have to be cathetered out.

So if you've got a healthy bladder then nothing to worry about except peeing yourself,

What you should be worried about are urinary tract infections.

See, instead of thinking of your bladder like a five star hotel swimming lounge,

The longer you let the pond stagnate, the more likely it is to build up bacteria,

which can result in a urinary tract infection.

And besides being an infection down there, which is already unpleasant,

it can also cause you to feel like you have to pee when your bladder is empty!

So, in a way, if you keep holding your pee, you'll end up feeling like you have to pee

The other side effect of regularly holding in your pee is called “urinary retention”

which is when your detrusor muscle is unable to fully evacuate the bladder.

So every time you pee, you don’t get it all out.

Here’s the point: holding your pee is natural, and we do it pretty much every night.

In a single case, for a healthy adult, holding your pee isn’t too big of a deal, and in

the worst case scenario, you’ll probably just pee yourself.

But if you already have bladder issues, or if you regularly refuse to pee when your body demands it,

then you’re very much at risk of developing a UTI, or another incontinent medical problem.

You could even burst your bladder in some cases.

So, do yourself a favor, pee freely and don’t get pissed off.

And while you’re peeing, think of all the time you’ve wasted not working on your beach bod.I know...that's all I  think about while I’m peeing.

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So if you're healthy, hold in your pee or don't, I don't care. But what about your poops?

Now that's something I care about. If you do too, watch this video to find out more.

Constipation is one of the most frequent GI problems in the US with at least 2.5 million poop-related doctor visits every year.

Constipation happens when your body draws too much water out of the passing food, drying out the mass as it approaches your colon.

The dryer your poop is, the harder it is to pass. So when was the last time you peed your pants, I know I did just 10 minutes ago.

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