Is it bad to hold in your pee?

I’m sure you can imagine a few scenarios in which you might have resisted the need to pee in the past. It may have been due to the toilets being unclean or closed. Sometimes, a little more privacy would be appreciated, especially at work, for example. There are a number of factors which influence the number of times we pee over the course of a day. These include age, bladder size, the weather, any medication we’re taking, what we drink and the amount we drink for example. Pregnant women also tend to pee more often. On average though, we go to the toilet between four and seven times a day. What explains urinating very frequently or infrequently? Can holding in pee lead to a urinary tract infection? What should you do when you have difficulty holding in urine? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions ! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠What is limb lengthening, the cosmetic procedure going viral on social media?⁠ ⁠Where does Mother’s day come from?⁠ ⁠What is ergophobia, the fear which can throw our careers off track?⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 5/6/2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices