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Expert Warns You Should Never Pee ‘Just In Case’ Before Leaving The House
An expert is warning people to never pee ‘just in case’ before leaving the house.
It’s estimated that the average person urinates between six and seven times a day.
Depending on what’s happening in someone’s day-to-day routine, they may go more often than usual.
Although this might seem like a good idea, you may be surprised to learn that this isn’t actually the case.
If anything, you could be training your bladder into a ‘really bad habit’ that will affect you later on in life.
An expert is now going viral after explaining the facts, and hopefully, she’ll deter you from ever going to the bathroom… ‘just in case.’
Tiffany Sequeira, who is a specialist pelvic health physiotherapist, says that it isn’t ideal to go for a wee when you don’t really need to go.
She told the Metro: “It’s actually a really bad habit for your bladder.
“Going for a wee when you don’t feel the immediate need to do so strains your bladder to empty when it isn’t actually full yet.”
Apparently, if you do this regularly, you could unintentionally be confusing the signals between your bladder and brain.
Sequeira explained that when your bladder fills, a signal is sent to your brain when the urine is pressing against the bladder wall.
So if it isn’t pressing against the wall, you’re creating some confusing signals.
Sequeira continues: “Going on that first signal to pass urine – or even worse, going when you don’t feel the urge to pass urine ‘just in case’ – can result in a bladder signalling dysfunction.
“Over time, your bladder becomes accustomed to passing urine at a lower capacity than normal, resulting in a ‘weak bladder,’ as some refer to.”
Yet sometimes, you may not be able to help but frequently visit the loo.
If this is the case, Sequeira suggests you incorporate pelvic floor exercises into your routine, as this will help your bladder and bowel.
Pelvic floor exercises, sometimes called Kegel exercises, help strengthen the muscles that support your bladder.
You can do pelvic floor exercises while standing, sitting, or lying down.
Sequeira added: “Everyone should be practicing their pelvic floor exercises, but they’re especially important if you’re someone who feels they need to wee frequently, often only passing small amounts of urine.”
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