Truthfully is it that bad to hold your pee if you really have to go?

Question

I see all of these questions about holding your pee. I know you should go if you need to but if you don't is it bad? Are you really going to get UTI's, etc.???? Please help...

Answer 1

The worst possible thing is the fact that as you age you tend to lose bladder control from holding urine in the bladder, and yes you can get an infection from holding too long, but it would have to be held for a long long time

Answer 2

Yea you will get a UTI my cousin gets them because she doesn't pee after s*x and she holds it in all the time.

Answer 3

Yeah, if you hold it in too long.  But why would you want to be that uncomfortable?

Answer 4

No, I don't think it's that bad. The risk of getting a UTI is higher if you haven't been for ages, but you haven't drunk much liquid so what you do have in there is very very concentrated and there is more bacteria. So if you are drinking normal or quite high amounts then holding it isn't going to do you any damage.

EDIT: And it wont weaken your bladder, if anything it will strwngthen it as for people that have weka bladders/IC they tell them to practice holding on for longer to build up the muscle control.

Answer 5

yes it is bad. you will get a utc.  

Answer 6

If you hold it for a long time you could get bladder cancer. Why, because if your body is exposed to any toxins, they sometimes get routed to your bladder as a part of your urine. So the longer you keep your urine in your bladder, the longer the toxins stay in your body, and it can cause cancer in your bladder.

Answer 7

Well if you hold it too long, the bacteria in your pee can infect your bladder, and you will get an infection.  

Answer 8

yeah its bad, you can get bladder infections and you can weaken your bladder so you will ahve to go more often.

Try to go when you gotta go.

Answer 9

yes. for theres a poisen in your urin. failer to let it out will leed it utc and blood poisening if backs up into the kidneys.

i forgot the calling of the poisen but it start with the letter A

Answer 10

i honestly dont know but it is very bad for youre bladder  

Answer 11

You won't get urinary tract infections from holding in pee. Really doesn't make any sense for that to happen.  But you can damage your bladder by stretching it, and repeatedly doing that will cause the bladder to thicken up, making it less flexible and eventually causing it to not release as quickly. That lowers your stream pressure and also can lead to some leakage.