What Happens to Your Body When You Hold Your Pee?
We all hold our pee sometimes for various reasons. It could be because you’re right in the middle of something important or not near a bathroom. Holding your pee in for too long can lead to bladder infections and other serious consequences.
Adult bladders can hold up to 2 cups of urine before the body needs to relieve itself.
On average, you should be peeing around eight times a day.
So what happens to your body when you hold your pee regularly?
1. Weak pelvic floor muscles
If you’re continually holding urine, you can end up with dysfunction of your pelvic floor muscles and can lead to loss of control of your bladder functions.
2. Weak bladder muscles
Constantly holding in your pee can weaken your bladder muscles, which could lead to pee leak and other problems.
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