How can someone actually pee there pants? i saw a pregnant lady pee herself today, felt bad for her but...

Question

how can that even happen? i have had to go pretty bad but its not like it just comes out on its own , you have to LET it out...maybe i have not had to wait as long as her or something but it just seems impossible to actually get to the point where you cant get to a bathroom.

has that ever happened to you? were you just tired of holding it and gave up or could you not help it. is it harder for a pregnant woman to hold it maybe?

anyway, dumb question i know, but it just struck me as odd that that could even happen.

Answer 1

Maybe her water broke or when the baby is sitting on her bladder she may not be able to hold it in like you or me so maybe she didn't even know that her bladder broke, or like i said maybe her water broke.

Answer 2

I have never been pregnant nor have I ever urinated in my pants, but maybe the baby was pushing on her bladder and she just couldn't hold it any longer.  I have heard that a woman's keigel (sp?) muscles get weak from having a baby and as we age, so maybe she couldn't hold it back like you or I can.

Answer 3

when a woman is pregnant the baby can press on or kick the bladder making this happen. Imagine someone pressing on your bladder when you have to pee really bad. The baby is hitting the bladder directly too so it is even worse.

Answer 4

Its not a dumb question, the baby is heavy and it is right on the bladder. All the baby has to do is move or turn. At the end of a pregnancy the baby is so big that the bladder doesn't have enough room to hold much. Or Texas Girl could be absolutely right. Was it a gush?

Answer 5

when you are pregnant your bladder is being pushed down by the uterus and cannot hold nearly as much. id the baby moves or she laughs or sneezes it put more force on the bladder and forced the pee out.

Answer 6

When a woman is pregnant, the baby is often sitting on the bladder which makes it very difficult to "hold it".  I believe this has something to do with a weakening of the bladder muscles.

Answer 7

Maybe the pregnant lady wasnt peeing.

maybe her water broke.

I dont know

Answer 8

It actually is harder for pregnant women to hold their bladders.  If you look at a cutaway in a doctor's office sometime you'll see when that baby is in there that it's RIGHT on top of the bladder...that's gotta suck.  Anyway, you'd be amazed at the number of medical issues are directly related with not being able prevent yourself from peeing your pants.  I've seen prescription drug commercials for several of these dysfunctions alone!  

Another thing to consider, too, is that sometimes when people lack the muscle tone in that area, Kegel muscles in women pubocoxyc-something or other in men, they really have a hard time being able to hold their urine for extended periods.  Sad...but true.  Wanna make sure you never have to wear a diaper when you get older?  Exercise your PC muscles by stopping your urine stream mid-flow.  As a side note, this will also help you when you want to stop yourself from ejaculating during s*x...helps you go longer.  

Answer 9

perhaps her water broke this happens when you are about to give birth. Being a Mom of 4 I should know.