What triggers the feeling to pee?
Over time, your bladder fills up and expands like a balloon, putting tension on the bladder muscles. At a certain point, the body senses that it is reaching a limit, which triggers the urge to urinate.
What to do when you need to pee but can t?
What if you really need to hold your pee?
- Do a task that will actively engage your brain, such as a game or crossword puzzle.
- Listen to music.
- Stay sitting if you are already sitting.
- Read a book.
- Scroll through social media on your phone.
- Keep warm, since being cold can give you the urge to urinate.
Should you force yourself to pee?
Under normal circumstances, a healthy person should not need to force urination. Instead, the body will naturally tell a person when they need to pee. Forcing urination should only occur when required for a medical sample.