If you really have to go, do you ever pee in a swimming pool?

Question

Since the pool has chlorine to kill bacteria and stuffs, it should be okay... and it is better then you run out of the water, and people see a trail of 'yellow river' coming from your suit!

Answer 1

yea....but only if the pool is chlorinated. i would go to the bathroom during practice, but our coach won't let us leave the pool.

Answer 2

I you have to just stand really close to someone, then run away and then point at them so they take the fall.

Answer 3

NEVER...  That's nasty, and I'm not 2 years old...

Answer 4

I would never do it unless i absolutely couldnt wait.   The cholrine should kill most of the germs, but it would be gross to do it in the pool.

Answer 5

haha I have peed in the pool many times, unfortunately. I usually let it flow and just swim around so I don't look like a baby concentrating on peeing.

Answer 6

No

Never, that's just gross, even my dog gets out of her pool when she pees!

Answer 7

No.....that's still gross........the thought of swimming thru other peoples pee....ewwwwwww!!!!!!!

Answer 8

I used to when I was little cause I hated the warm pee when you went on the toilet. But now we have have a door from out backyard to our bathroom so it's really not a problem now.

Answer 9

You need to plan ahead, do not pee in the pool, that's just plain disgusting. Not to mention there is not enough chlorine in the pool to sanitize human waste. It's a pool not a waste water recycling center.

Answer 10

As a diabetic  its some times hard to control the urge  < i wear black pants  And plan my trips where washrooms are

Answer 11

It really depends. If you are competitive swimmer, some coaches won't let you use the washroom, so there is no other choice. But, if you are swimming leisurely, then why not just get out to use the washroom? I admit I, and many of my teammates, have been guilty of peeing in the pool. But, again, that is only when you're swimming competitively. Otherwise, I'd just get out.

Answer 12

No.  The answer above me says it all, though!

Answer 13

LOL...not my usual kind of question to answer, but I'm bored.

I've never done it, because I go before I get in a pool or just get out if I think I'll need to.   But If you really, absolutely can't hold it anymore, it's not the end of the world if you do go in the pool.  Sure, the thought of it may be disgusting.  But let's put this in perspective.  Even a small residential built-in swimming pool in the backyard of a house has over 12,000 GALLONS of water.  Think about that for a moment...12,000 gallons.  Then you have chlorine, and hydrochloric acid that would be strong enough to eat through metal if it wasn't diluted by the water.  The acid is used to maintain the Ph level of the water.  This is to prevent the sides of the pool from getting rough, because chlorine breaks down into saltwater after being exposed to the sun.  So think about that.  In a public pool, they tend to over-cholorinate the water and have a low Ph (very acidic).  You'll have a minimum of at least 30,000 gallons of water even in a very small public pool.  So put that in perspective...thousands of gallons of water, hydrochloric acid, chlorine...by the time any pee gets in the water, it's gone.

It will get broken down into bromides and saltwater.  It's not pee anymore...just whatever molecules that don't get broken apart.  

I'm not saying it's fine to go in a pool.  It's still disgusting and I don't do that.  But I'm just saying that it's not the end of the world either.  It's not that big of a deal.  You have thousands of gallons of water, and extremely powerful chemicals.  A few ounces isn't going to do anything.  

And those people who talk about testing a pool for pee...that's complete nonsense.  There is no such thing.  It's not even possible to test that.  All a test kit shows is how much chlorine is in the water, the Ph level, and how much conditioner is in the water.  Probably where that urban myth got started is because when you fill the bottle to test the water for chlorine level, it turns yellow when you put in the testing agent.  Yellow...is that where it got started??