• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Expert warns you should never wee 'just in case' before leaving the house

Home> News> Health

Published 20:25 20 Mar 2024 GMT

Expert warns you should never wee 'just in case' before leaving the house

Peeing if you don't really need to is 'a really bad habit for your bladder’

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Once you’ve double checked you’ve got your keys and your phone, there might be one last thing you do before stepping out the house.

No, not checking your hair in the mirror or picking up a quick snack for the road. I’m talking about going for a quick wee ‘just in case’ before you leave.

It might have been something your parents instilled on you as a kid so you wouldn’t complain in the car or a fear you’ve built up that you’ll need it when you’re stuck on a cramped bus.

But it turns out it’s probably not the best practice, with an expert warning against the common ‘just in case’ habit.

Advert

Specialist pelvic health physiotherapist Tiffany Sequeira has said that it could cause problems for your bladder later on in life.

A quick trip to the loo might be an essential for you before heading out.
Getty stock image

She told Metro that forcing yourself to go for a wee is ‘actually a really bad habit for your bladder’.

Sequeira said: “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.”

And if you do this repeatedly on a regular basis, you’ll end up confusing the signals between your brain and your bladder.

Advert

READ MORE

DOCTOR EXPLAINS WHY YOU SHOULDN'T PEE IN THE SHOWER

PELVIC FLOOR EXPERT CONFIRMS HOW LONG YOU SHOULD WEE FOR

Tiffany explained that in general, when our bladder fills, the urine that is pressing against the bladder wall is what sends a signal to our brains to tell us we need to go to the toilet. Pretty simple, eh?

But by going to the toilet before that signal you risk confusing things.

Advert

“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,” Tiffany explained.

The expert says it's a bad habit.
Getty stock image

“Over time your bladder becomes accustomed to passing urine at a lower capacity than normal resulting in a ‘weak bladder’.”

Tiffany also recommends people do some pelvic floor exercises to help support your bladder, bowel and uterus - if you have one.

If you want to find your pelvic floor muscles, the NHS recommends that you imagine you’re trying to stop your wee mid-flow. Got it?

Advert

To strengthen, the NHS suggests you get into a comfortable sitting position and then simply squeeze the muscles 10 to 15 times. Don’t hold your breath or tighten your stomach, bottom or thigh muscles at the same time.

Once you’ve got them hang of them, you might want to try and hold each squeeze for a few seconds and - as the weeks progress - you can add in more squeezes to your pelvic floor routine. However, be careful not to overdo it and, like any exercise, take a little break between sets.

Featured Image Credit: Getty stock images

Topics: Health, Lifestyle

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

X

@jessbattison_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

9 hours ago
10 hours ago
  • 9 hours ago

    Everything we know about Texas floods that have killed at least 121 as Trump arrives at disaster site

    The President and the First Lady have headed to the state one week after the horror floods wreaked havoc

    News
  • 10 hours ago

    Scientists make surprising discovery at what lies under Antarctic ice sheet after its been covered in ice for 34 million years

    It could help scientists predict the future of the ice sheet

    News
  • 10 hours ago

    Paedophile to be surgically castrated after raping girl, 6, in nation's shock new punishment tactic

    It comes a year after a law was passed in Madagascar permitting the controversial punishment

    News
  • 10 hours ago

    Scientists think they've worked out what unknown interstellar object in our solar system is

    It came from outside our own solar system

    News
  • Relationship expert reveals what you should never say to a potential partner if you want them to like you
  • Grip test explained as health expert warns 'you'll die early' if you fail it
  • Experts warns you should never wee 'just incase' before leaving the house
  • Nurse explains worrying reason you should never set multiple alarms to wake you up