call of nature

[fideldyfee]

how long can you hold on for if you really really need to pee? what would happen if you just kept holding on? would you eventually pee yoursef? can some people hold on longer than others? can you train yourself to keep it in longer?

[Miss Zippy]

I don't know if it's the same for men, but the strength of a woman's pelvic muscle has a bearing on how much urine her bladder can hold before she has to 'go'. I know women (and probably men too) can 're-train' their bladders to hold onto urine for longer if they are suffering from incontinence (e.g. after childbirth), but this is only re-training the bladder to hold the 'normal' amount of urine it once could and no more. For females at least, it's not a good idea to 'hold on' for as long as possible without going as it can lead to urinary tract and (subsequently) kidney infections.

[Laurinha]

I once left the house and I needed a wee as soon as I got to the car - I was driving South from Glasgow and I held it all the way to Cumbria - Tebay services actually. I was quite impressed!

Apparently the longer and more frequently you hold it - within reason - the less you feel the need to visit the WC.

You gonna try?

[Laurinha]

I must add that I didn't know about the kidney infection thing - maybe it's not such a good idea!

[fideldyfee]

lol no i dont think i will try. well done that is a long way! the longest i have gone is probably an hour and towards the end my legs were all pins and needles and my vision was going blurry!

anyone else got any needing the loo related sories?

[andy hughes]

After spending my early twenties as a nightclub DJ, I have kidneys like a camel. I can hold urine for thirty-six hours - admitedly not in comfort, but it can be done. I never ever get up in the night to urinate, and never have done.

[indieanna86]

I once held it all the way from Cornwall to Southend on Sea, and we stopped at my aunts in Dorset for a few hours too. Good God I was busting. I would have gone at my aunts house but she lives in a tiny old 'haunted' cottage and, call me silly, but the thought of sitting on the loo and having a ghost watch me wasn't too appealling!! I had to keep marching backwards and forwards because sitting still made it even worse!

[funnywebsite]

I am getting enough practice sitting here.

As for the answer, you would wee yourself. If I hold onto my urine for too long I can get stomach ache so I try not to.

[kazza12345]

as an aside, you shouldnt really drive with a full bladder - if you were in an accident you would do yourself more internal damage with the lap strap if your bladder is full than if it isnt

[OBonio]

A friend of mine, she refused to go to the toilets on her own when out camping one weekend (her then boyfriend wouldn't go with her!!). She held it in all night. Then got a train home the next morning in much agony. Kidney infection!

Another story, my dad peed himself having held on as long as he could. He has a weak bladder though bless him.

[Scarlett]

I was out walking with my Mum and eventually found a pub with a loo. she raced in and was in the cubicle for ages. Eventually she came out and I saw her throw her pants in the bin! She had not quite made it in time!!!

I wanna know why I instantly wet myself when anyone tickles my ribs!! Even if I don't need to go! It's not much of a party trick...

[qapmoc]

Yeah OK so you can all hold it for ages, well watch out that you don't suffer the claimed fated of Tycho Brahe a famous astronomer -

Tycho Brahe

An important Danish astronomer of the 16th century. His ground breaking research allowed Sir Isaac Newton to come up with the theory of gravity.

How he died: Didn't get to the bathroom in time

In the 16th century, it was considered an insult to leave a banquet table before the meal was over. Brahe, known to drink excessively, had a bladder condition -- but failed to relieve himself before the banquet started. He made matters worse by drinking too much at dinner, and was too polite to ask to be excused. His bladder finally burst, killing him slowly and painfully over the next 11 days.

[cherrybomb]

For some reason the minute I am desperate for the loo, I also get the urge to cough or sneeze or someone will say something funny and I can't help laughing. Once this has happened I can't carry on holding it and I have to go behind the nearest bush or tree if i'm not very close to a toilet. Travelling is a nightmare I have had to go on the hard shoulder sandwiched between the car doors numerous times. The worst time was driving home through a very built up area of W1, the only place was an underground car park; rushed in squatted between 2 cars, I had just started when a siren sounded and a metal gate started to come down over the entrance. I had to run, mid flow with my knickers round my ankles and roll under the gate combat style to get out.