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Doctors Warn People Against Peeing In The Shower

Doctors Warn People Against Peeing In The Shower

Sometimes, while you’re in the shower, nature calls. But doctors warn against this common shower habit, explaining the serious problems it can eventually create. Not wanting to interfere with your self-cleansing routine to make it to the toilet, it is easy enough just to relieve yourself while you already have the water running in the shower. After all, it goes down the drain anyway, and it saves water you would otherwise use to flush the toilet.  However, we may not realize the surprising impacts that peeing in the shower has on our bodies, and one doctor is pleading with us to break the convenient yet problematic habit.  Dr. Teresa Irwin warned against peeing in the shower. The urogynecologist took to TikTok to share with viewers how peeing in the shower can pose a serious problem over time. Dr. Irwin compares the habit to the Pavlov dog experiment, a Russian psychologist who used his dogs to test behavioral theories and conditioning. In the experiment, Pavlov would ring a bell whenever he gave the dogs food. After a …

Urine luck: seven expert tips for peeing correctly | Well actually

Urine luck: seven expert tips for peeing correctly | Well actually

Urination is a vital human function and often occurs without much fanfare or thought – but age, sex, medications and a host of other factors can influence how you use the bathroom. Because there can be so much variation, patients must not ignore what seems out of the norm for their bodies, says Dr Vannita Simma-Chiang, a board-certified urologist and associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. “If something seems strange to you, one of the best things you can do is just go in and chat with a medical professional about it,” says Simma-Chiang. Issues may stem from different phases of the bladder, such as urine storage, excretion and what remains afterward, explains Dr Aqsa Khan, a board-certified urologist at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. “I often describe myself to patients as a kind of human plumber,” says Khan. “When the plumbing is good in our homes, we don’t think twice about it. But when something goes wrong, it can be terribly problematic.” Here are the …