There's a phenomenon plaguing busy women everywhere OK, and women who just don't feel like hitting pause on The Affair : pee procrastination. You know, the feeling that you gotta go — but then Whether it's because your schedule is slammed guilty or you're just feeling lazy also guilty , blowing off your bladder's cue like it's some annoying guy on Tinder can have an impact on your health. So what are we talking about here?
4 Things That Could Happen When You Hold In Your Pee for Too Long
Regularly holding in a pee 'weakens your pelvic floor muscles and can leave you incontinent'
There are times when we have to pee and there is not a bathroom available. Holding your pee for too long can cause your bladder muscles to weaken. A full bladder causes the muscles to stretch, leading to a floppy bladder that can not contract as well. If you are young and healthy, your bladder muscles tighten themselves within a few weeks. Focus on relaxing your pelvis and abdomen, while at the same time closing the muscles around your urethra. Doing this is much like performing Kegel exercises. Cross you legs to help hold your pee if you are standing.
All the damage you’re doing by holding in your pee at work
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So you return to your desk, cross your legs, and hold tight. You might hold in your wee quite regularly on the job, either because of the scenario above, the deep shame of leaving your desk for two minutes when the capitalist need for production marches on or because your job requires you to remain in one room or place without immediate access to a toilet for long periods of time. Holding back when you feel the urge to urinate can cause all kinds of damage.