Is it bad to hold your pee? - Heba Shaheed

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Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but occasionally, the pressures of modern life force us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? Heba Shaheed takes us inside the bladder to find out.
Lesson by Heba Shaheed, animation by Artrake Studio.

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[@lydiajulianprower8356]

TED-Ed You forgot to mention infections in this video.

[@Dasumaeshine]

Gillian Backhouse yeah

[@shel3581]

TED-Ed pee is stored in the balls

[@htmlguy88]

technically it's nephric filtrate coming from the kidney ...

[@user-fp9up8qe7b]

Thanks for the lesson

[@uzairarshad4231]

The dislikes are from teachers who don’t want students to go to the bathroom

[@iris3865]

Yep

[@brainify6172]

Those Rude teachers .... :(

[@saintjoseph77]

Yeah that's so true 😂

[@katrinabryant9873]

I got in trouble so many times at school for just walking out of the classroom after a teacher told me that I couldn't go to the bathroom or to wait. I guess I was suppose to just sit there and wait for them to decide when it was ok for me to go? Um.......NO!!

[@brainify6172]

@@katrinabryant9873 You did the correct thing and I advice everyone to follow this, if it's really urgent. No One is going to save our bladder afterwards.

[@farida8969]

let me just *emails this to every teacher*

[@user-hs7qg5tt8t]

agree

[@anassheikh4862]

literal alien mmm lol

[@JonathanCamposReyes]

Yes

[@LL-ip5mm]

lol ikr

[@gianafarn7491]

I should do that

[@PhoenixGami]

Holding your urine for too long can weaken the bladder muscles over time. This can lead to problems such as incontinence and not being able to fully empty your bladder. Holding your urine for extremely long periods of time can also cause urinary tract infections due to bacteria build-up.

[@alwaysright6358]

Yeah but if you don't stretch you bladder at all, it'll remain small and you'll need to pee frequently.

[@raz2083]

So can the bladder muscles get strong again if you stop holding your pee?

[@zarinaromanets7290]

Yo I need some sources to show my coworkers, they are way to proud of how long they can hold it.

[@akishajaneabiera3720]

@@raz2083 I'm really worried...please anyone..answer this guy...Do we get a cancer if we hold our pee's? How to prevent it from worsening?

[@ade1174]

@@akishajaneabiera3720 Cancer? Nah. Just some embarrassing situations if you wet yourself when you're older due to not being able to hold pee in.

[@susanfarley1332]

The meanest thing I ever heard of was a teacher my grandmother had in elementary school. The teacher would not let any of the children leave class to use the bathroom. My grandmother refused to be like other kids who wet their pants. She held it. And held it. When she got home she found she couldn't pee at all. They had to take her to the doctor.

[@lenorapalminteri1002]

Susanfarley1332, Didn't the students get a lunch break in school? She could have gone then, instead of waiting until she got home.

[@susanfarley1332]

@@lenorapalminteri1002 I went to the same school in high school and it had no cafeteria. I don't think schools built in the 1890's were built with cafeterias. People ate lunch in the classrooms. The teacher did not allow the children to leave the classroom.

[@lenorapalminteri1002]

@@susanfarley1332 So the students were not allowed to go to the restroom the entire time they were in school? I could understand not being allowed to leave while they were being taught their subjects, but lunchtime should have been the time for bathroom breaks too! When in Catholic grammar school, the nuns didn't allow us to leave the classroom either, but we got bathroom breaks before having lunch! Class began at 9 am; restroom, lunch and play time from 12 noon to 1 pm, and back to class from 1 to 3 pm. So, a total of six hours in school, not counting travel time to and from school. And the nuns were very strict! If any teacher was not to allow any breaks in all that time, I would think it would be the nuns! LOL!

[@susanfarley1332]

@@lenorapalminteri1002 I had a stint in Catholic school too. They weren't bad. One st. Patrick's day one of the nuns dyed her hair green. But only the other nuns got to see it. We only heard about it. None of us had any problems being allowed to used the bathrooms. I guess my grandmother lucked out and got a psycho at a different school.

[@lenorapalminteri1002]

@@susanfarley1332 The nuns at the school I went to were very strict! I recall a nun hitting one of my classmates over his head with a metal ring of keys, just for saying something to the boy next to him! And they never allowed anyone to go to the bathroom during class. Just one break before lunch. Luckily, I don't recall ever having to go during class. After graduating from grammar school, my parents sent me to a public high school, and I felt like my prison sentence was finally over! LOL!

[@planetwanderlust2702]

I shouldn't have watched this before I go to sleep, now all I can think about is my bladder slowly filling

[@balamurugan58]

same here...

[@givenfamily7193]

Planet Wanderlust same

[@thalespro9995]

Same

[@bruhwhat8586]

Same

[@Itisyes22]

dats me

[@AyratHungryStudent]

Instead of asking: "can I go to the bathroom?", Inform them: "excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom". Don't wait for permission. You are not in prison.

[@prissylily25]

SPEAK!!!!!!!

[@AyratHungryStudent]

@@ziadalaa6054 I understand what you say. But you can't forcefully teach someone. Also, don't you think it's wrong to not trust all children just because you know several kids who cheated the system?

[@polargroup_babyzitong]

just say i need to pee

[@AyratHungryStudent]

@@shrxia.4699 Me? It says "(edited)" if the comment was edited.

[@Accounty7i]

@@polargroup_babyzitong someone in our class said this, and Everybody burst into laughter, and the student was so ashamed, and i think she/he wanted the earth to swallow him/her. Its kinda uncomfortable actually..

[@kjlucky6501]

“Holding it” for too long too frequently as a child partly caused me to develop bad bladder infections and I had to be on different medications for 2+ years and regularly have an Urodynamic evaluation- painful procedure where they insert a catheter and fill your bladder with water until your body forces you to release it to test bladder pressure. I also came very close to having a major surgery but thankfully the right combination of medications helped. Fun times.

[@kevinkevin9525]

I got a UTI from having to hold my bladder at school. Bathrooms were closed during lunch due to vaping. And my teachers had a bathroom pass system in place. You got extra credit if you didn't use them.

[@wolfie_snowflake]

Thats messed up

[@PolloConChilito]

That sounds way too much like a health crime.

[@isjejjdjemdmekkwmskekwkdme4669]

At my school people just use the bathroom pass to talk or mess about in the bathroom. (I’ve seen students who are supposed to be in lesson do that)

[@wolfie_snowflake]

@@isjejjdjemdmekkwmskekwkdme4669 Same here, but some do go. So it is still messed up to do that.

[@ignignoktthemooninite3679]

@@isjejjdjemdmekkwmskekwkdme4669 you can't just not let people use the bathroom because some skip. The dangers of forcing kids to hold their urine greatly outward the percentage of students who just skip class.

[@amanshera5802]

Our maths teacher had this policy of "not asking permission when you need to go just get up and leave". Good times.

[@aathiranair2004]

Should be used everywhere..

[@jakebarton3341]

@@aathiranair2004 students wud take advantage of it and be out toilet for half the lesson.

[@legendaryzet8450]

My whole school has that policy and I love it

[@aathiranair2004]

@@jakebarton3341 when you need to go you need to go.

[@boba_tea2516]

That was every teacher for me last year but now none of my teacher do that

[@noodle5254]

They should show this to the school systems, a lot of kids constantly have to hold it in during the day because the teachers won’t let them go and there isn’t enough time in between classes.

[@formedwon]

hehe

[@DeezNubz1]

Uhh if you're school doesnt let you go to the bathroom when you need to you need to just go, my school didn't do that lol yal trippin

[@TheDealer6373]

I remember some of my college professors wanted us to raise our hands and ask permission to go to the bathroom. We also had seating charts. I kept thinking I was in elementary school again.

[@sophster123]

I actually had this happen in high school. I had a professor who wouldn’t let us use the bathroom during class and would lock you out and mark you as truant if you were late to class because you used the bathroom (there were always lines in the bathroom) So I ended up developing a urinary retention issue as a result. 😐

[@arch-zero]

@@DeezNubz1 that's kinda not possible personally because they'll hit you with a stick lol

[@hibamohammed5005]

When I was in my third grade, I had to pee quite frequently which I couldn't help it. My teacher hated it. Once she walked in and I really had to go pee. I asked her permission and...she just slapped my face so hard. I was a small kid. I didn't say a word. I didn't tell my parents. I literally had no friends. I went back of the classroom and cried in silence. My cheek got red print from her tight slap because I wanted to pee. I am 25 now and I remember every bit. I'll never forget her.

[@supertom2316]

That was bad of your teacher. Slapping your face and not letting you go to the bathroom? Very bad.

[@alongtheuniverse8725]

Felt bad for you. She really did wrong. What you can do is to try to learn from it and let it go , it will help you feel better .... Love from India

[@lenorapalminteri1002]

That's no reason to slap a student! A teacher shouldn't be slapping a student in the face regardless! That teacher should have been brought up on charges!

[@dgtheone]

Exact similar thing happened to me. I remember it vividly at 45 years old. I was 8 years old.

[@lenorapalminteri1002]

In seeing this topic again, I had a thought. Anyone going to school with any type of medical condition that makes them have to use the restroom more often, should get a note from their doctor, which should be given to the school's principal and respective teachers. Hopefully, the doctor's note will resolve any issues with the teacher allowing the student to use the restroom when needed.

[@no0nexoxo823]

I remember I was too shy to even use a public bathroom. I will never forget in 9th grade when I held my urine from morning to the end of the day.. omg I almost peed myself last minute. But thank God an Angel sent someone to open the door for me so I can go. And thank God I didn't receive damage or an infection.

[@MrChikdu]

I had severe enxiety and ocd so I would hold my pee for 7 hrs a day because I was too scared to ask the teacher.

[@YoshinoArt]

When I hold my pee for too long, after I go, I still have a strange feeling like i have to pee even if I don't

[@vanessakalakesh6241]

Same

[@crimsonbaddy]

You should conzult urologist

[@SariSalameh]

super same this heppen to me in school MILLONS OF TIME

[@ceerie7487]

You probably have UTI my guy

[@user-nw7up6hc7y]

Check your kidneys, you may have a backflow of urine to the kidneys when you gold your pee for too long, so when you pee there is still urine in the kidneys, which you will feel shortly after. Its not too critical, just make sure to pee every 3 hours:)

[@samanthavandoren2007]

Wish you would have addressed UTIs and bacteria that can build up from holding your pee, too, but this was a fantastic animation

[@tripleaaabattery]

yeah once i got an awful uti from holding for like nine hours 😀

[@ccinSFfruitloop]

Agreed! Plus UTIs can lead to sepsis if they’re bad enough…

[@ma_geex]

Yep. That’s what we’re taught.

[@Bun_bun404]

@@tripleaaabattery 9 hours? I can hold for weeks (definitely not safe tho i had one)

[@jinhub2175]

@@tripleaaabattery why?

[@higuysxxx2107]

I hold it in for at least 9-10 hours a day because of school 😭

[@s4tivakitty]

GIRL DONT DO THAT OH MY GOSHHHHHHHHH

[@kashviiiiiii]

BABY YOU NEED TO CHILL TF OUT THATS DANGEROUS LOVE

[@kaishawna3753]

Schools need to chill TF out. Using the bathroom isn't a f-king privilege. It's a human right.

[@higuysxxx2107]

@@kaishawna3753 you are correct but the actual reason is because I don’t like using public toilets, like I already said though, what you’re saying is true

[@jasperherr8694]

@@higuysxxx2107 Me too. Luckily where I work there is a nice hotel nearby which allows people to use their washrooms. :D lol

[@rage7198]

Me literally in class and having to go to pee: “Mrs.Bertha, can I go pee?” Mrs Bertha speaking: “NO, why did YOU NOT GO AT PASSING TIME”

[@NymAM]

I've walked out of class several times because I had to desperately relieve myself and the teacher(s) just wouldn't let me go. One of them ended up contacting my parents and in the meeting with them said he was disappointed they didn't "teach me manners" because I had been "extremely disobedient" towards him and other teachers. When asked what I had done my dad requested to meet the headmaster with all the other teachers that had a problem with me and berated them. That was an amazing day :)

[@xanderharris1104]

Teachers r some of the most emotionally messed up people there r.

[@jaijai5250]

@@xanderharris1104 yep. A lot of them are insecure bullies and only work with children because adults will challenge them, and stand up to them.

[@anantgillmusic]

Your dad is a real one that’s how I aspire to be too ain’t nobody bullying my kid

[@muhammad99izzat]

Best dad ever!

[@alexm5318]

Most teachers are there for the paycheck they lack of scientific sense or even common sense. All they care is how they feel and not how other feels.

[@lucyphillips7383]

I’m showing this to all of my teachers “Miss may I use the bathroom” “You should’ve gone at break/lunch”

[@determineddaaf3]

Most of my teachers are nice. They just say that you should've gone in the break but that you can go now. Most of them do anyways... I hate you Maarten... D*ck

[@anamaradi7936]

Lucy Phillips sameee

[@catlover8359]

Lucy Phillips omg I have the same problem,then I have to go at home time but I hold it until I get home and I burst out with pee

[@xowolfydaysxo1840]

Safe Khair tue

[@joeylovesmen]

"But I didn't need to go then."

[@ryandouglas7198]

Did anyone else get this recommended 5 years later?

[@tarawatfarahani2385]

This is the most enjoyable way to teach scientific matters.

[@sahrazalam4544]

😰😳I've peed my pants in class because I was too afraid 😣😳 I really needed to pee once, I was a shy student so I was afraid to ask, eventually I asked but the toilet was used 😰😖 I just stood there trying not to let go and relieve myself on the spot while I waited. 😱😰 when I couldn't hold it in anymore I started to pee 😳😳 I wet my school uniform🤭and the other students also found out that I peed myself it was very embarrassing😳😳😥..

[@nitroneonicman]

They need to show this to teachers.

[@Red-qg3ms]

tf? ^

[@Linda-vq8oq]

wtf?

[@GolDRoger-bz6kn]

Ikr teachers don't let you go

[@nocontrol628]

Green Raver Music I let my students go every time they ask.

[@Red-qg3ms]

I guess all that nonsense got deleted or something

[@-i-nightmare6653]

This question runs through my mind at night while in bed not wanting to get up..

[@mirayoon1992]

💯 me when I want to continue watching KZbin videos on phone and computer/playing mobile games/chatting on social media accounts

[@lemonke5341]

Always hate it when i wake up at around 2-5 am just cause i needed to pee

[@jermaineadams435]

Lmao

[@3dbitcrow]

@@lemonke5341 and when parents think I’ve been up the whole time

[@sushitrash-dj9vq]

me rn

[@tinajones5641]

No idea why this was on recommendations, but it was very useful info!

[@Meow3431]

during a school trip in elementary school I held my pee for almost three days, I can still remember after all these years how painful it was never again

[@paras9897]

Why ? Just why?

[@Meow3431]

@@paras9897 because of anxiety and shame...

[@paras9897]

@@Meow3431 bruh. Wasnt there any toilets ?

[@rajveersingh2k04]

I can understand 3 hours but 3 days damnn that's how much i used to hold my 💩

[@Skylermaxwell13]

@@rajveersingh2k04 lol I can hold my 💩 like for 2 weeks idk why?

[@singha1054]

I peed after I watched this video, and I didn't even need to pee!

[@smokeylebear1062]

Singh A me too , I also dropped a little turd

[@adudeinachair9870]

Same

[@liammorrison6492]

Miss MMfox Me too!

[@AvailableUsernameTed]

The piss-fart is a thing and needs further research.

[@kvgamingyt7197]

Singh A same here

[@ellieswanson4628]

60%- fricking teachers! 30%- holding my pee now 10%- actually useful and relevant discussions

[@samruddhi7262]

Lydia Norrington true

[@ba.nguyen]

0.0001: this

[@Just_Elika]

1% Comment percentage comments

[@Garl_Vinland]

0.5%: Pee in my mouth, mommy!

[@conclusivestate]

@@Garl_Vinland hmmm didn't expected that

[@ashzar8880]

I had this idea 💡 yesterday I don’t know how this video popped up. Great information. Thanks

[@ninjapirate123]

This was an amazing explanation

[@dirt_striker]

As someone who has never pissed once in their life, i can confirm.

[@bubbleross8242]

i bet you stink

[@illysastoyreview3267]

It is very bad to hold your pee

[@Bean_Pablo]

Lol

[@Titan52berg]

Well... aren't you just the clever little pee-head?

[@whoareyou3781]

Because you are weed boi

[@musiclover123681]

... so my parents weren't lying when I was little that my bladder could explode if I didn't go to the bathroom... oh.

[@Herosfightin]

Lolita LOL ME TO

[@salmagique]

Lolita finally something crazy they didn't lie about😂😂😂😂

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

Lolita That was one of my few childhood fears....that and my eyes falling out.

[@kellyysummerr9393]

Lolita I was hanging out with my mom and I was holding it and than I saw this comment and told my mom "Can I go pee?" And I started speeding to the bathroom

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Yeah, that's scary... Hard for men, because we aren't used to long lines. Now whenever I will hold it in this comes to head.

[@bellavita2005]

This was clear and fun information. Thank you for this education that I have never been exposed to!

[@FannirBs_3_tahun_yang_lalu]

thanks for appearing on my KZbin homepage 😁😁

[@cellothere5723]

Teachers need to see this

[@dv6800]

Teachers have to hold their pee all the time. My urologist told me the largest occupational group who go to urologists are teachers.

[@evanjiang9393]

I once managed to hold my pee for 2 hrs it was so stressful

[@cellothere5723]

@@evanjiang9393 oh wow!

[@evanjiang9393]

@@cellothere5723 And it was all because of an exam and that teachers dont allow me to go when I needed to

[@nicoleharrington9086]

As a teacher, this is why I allow my learners to go to the bathroom

[@whatdahelltwin]

Wow that kinda rare to see teacher like you

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

My school didn't let us go to the bathroom after lunch because they say we should've gone during lunch. And in just thinking "What if we didn't need to go at the time?" It's so frustrating lol.

[@Ransarya]

@@heavydonkeykong5190 yeah same. it really sucked cause sometimes my mother or father would pack my favourite drink and I may have to throw it away due to the fear of needing to relief myself.

[@arabianprinceflyeaglesfly1700]

Wow the bare minimum lol

[@missawsum4918]

at my secondary school teachers got into trouble by headteachers for it

[@ElectricOrange]

"Humans should urinate 4-5 times per day" Me: goes a day without peeing

[@RakhiDhavale]

So beautifully explained

[@billytheripper4]

Always wondered was holding it in either doing damage or giving a lil bladder workout

[@mylife.magsss]

Lol

[@Shahtheking540]

lol 😂

[@thijslahaye4015]

😂😂😂

[@manthony8587]

Never skip bladder day

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

@@manthony8587 😂

[@fortress2270]

Me: "May I go to the bathroom? Teacher: "No." I'm so PISSED when teacher does that to us :/

[@Snehu]

smart ;)

[@epicprincess9472]

me.: please may i go to washroom ? teacher : wait . one girl has already gone . me : urgent * show this video to teacher on her phone * teacher : ummm , wait ! first i will go .

[@Lan10_05]

Fortress22 😂😂😂

[@BRBasian]

My teacher too

[@bibble1576]

who knows that the longer u hold ur poop the bigger it gets, then it gets stuck I know this cos it happened to me :( if feels painful

[@lisaanimi]

KZbin has been recommending this to me for months. I hope they're satisfied now :D

[@shood35]

I had a bed wetting problem when I was younger. They taught me how to subconsciously hold it while sleeping. I got in the habit and then at 19 got a kidney infection from always holding it too long. Learned that while you sometimes have to hold it there is such a thing as "too long". Which isn't good.

[@singer2be256]

I remember I had a friend with a bedwetting problem who would get grounded whenever she had an accident. I always thought it was cruel, but their reasoning was that if she went before bed she wouldn't have wet herself.

[@brandonplays702]

As I got out of the bed wetting phase my body would just wake me up if I needed to go that bad. But my body does hold a lot of urine when I sleep. I have a very large bladder

[@joshuaeng8343]

I thought the narrator said, " the average human should pee 65 times a day"

[@MambisMind]

Pigeof i do, don't you?

[@Milkra]

Edgar Diaz uh, you might wanna get that checked out.

[@pelliqw6633]

Yeah man it's 21:51pm I've peed once today u pee so much

[@myrelkoshyhannadobrikmcate7449]

Pigeof 😹😹😹

[@lordzallre]

as long as the urine is a healthy red color you are good to go

[@DoubleGT2]

I had an elementary teacher who always said no to kids when they ask to go to the bathroom. Especially after the break. "You can't go now, because you had a break and you should use your breaktime to go the toilet. Wait untill the next breaktime" she always said. At a very young age I knew it was wrong but what can a kid do against sick minded adults? + As if I chose voluntarily to go to the toilet after the break. One day I just couldn't hold it, so I asked and she said "NO". So I decided myself to not listen to someone else when it comes to your own health. So, I went to the toilet and the next day I was punished and I was invited to PRINCIPAL with my parents.

[@alo9240]

I had a teacher like that too, I couldn’t hold it in anymore so I peed all over my chair and I was really embarrassed because I had to ask the kid next to me to tell the teacher sense I didn’t want to get up from my wet chair. She told me she was sorry but I still hated her for the rest of the year.

[@brekdak4014]

those kind of teachers should be fired

[@NefariousTomato]

What did your parent say? I imagine they weren't happy with the teacher.

[@Thebug_15]

@@alo9240 that’s is just sick 😢

[@setholiver3850]

Sadly that's what's its coming down to even my school is like that

[@nibirsaikiya4990]

Thank You for very usefull information. Love from India,Assam.

[@jeeny6313]

Such a smart channel.

[@NixtySign]

I like how this is recommended to me, as i am currently having the WORST UTI experience in my life after holding in my pee. ಠ_ಠ

[@user-lc1it6yu1c]

Oh girl, tell me about it

[@formedwon]

hehe

[@naejessica14]

😂😂😂

[@taylir8894]

SAME

[@JackDamjien77]

minimum wage jobs huh?

[@KuroDCupu]

When I was in elementary the teacher taught us that human body can be trained to adapt, such as hunger, lung capacity, etc. Then I randomly dropped a question "how bout our pee bladder?" but she just avoided my question and respond "if you want to go to the toilet just ask normally"

[@kap849]

I go to the bathroom once when I get up. I might pee in the evening so yes the body can be trained to adapt. I've heard the Germans do the same, go to the bathroom in the morning when they get up.

[@makiisbro]

@@kap849 it's common in Russia to pee after you get up, it's kind of ceremony before and after sleep xD

[@twentyeight602]

@@kap849 yeah same, sometimes I also pee when I'm home from school but that relies on the day

[@Noname-jd1vp]

Thank you for this! This is educational! 🙂

[@cck5707]

Thank you for giving me more “useless” information to share with my friends

[@namphan5130]

I made a promise to myself to went to bed 3hrs ago, and now i'm here watching this video

[@fearlesstheog9092]

Same I always do it!

[@BCHSchrista]

Nam Phan lol I read that so wrong. I thought you said I made a promise to myself to wet the bed.

[@TheWanderingSarah]

From personal experience, yes. Holding your urine leads to it being harder to hold it, and could lead to a UTI. I have Autism, so for a while when I needed to hold it due to working remotely in the forest, my brain forgot I needed to use the restroom... and yeah. Don’t do that.

[@breeze5926]

I have ASD aswell and sometimes my brain just goes, "Yeah, don't need to pee.... Maybe... Nah.... Wait. Wait wait--- GO TO THE BATHROOM NOW OR YOU GONNA PEE YOURSELF MOVE MOVE MOVE"

[@apatheticpanda182]

My dad has autism and he actually drinks water at a certain time which is so smart

[@TheWanderingSarah]

@@apatheticpanda182 lol I refused to drink water when I was seven because I didn’t like the flavor so I gave myself kidney stones and annual heat sickness

[@apatheticpanda182]

@@TheWanderingSarah now i want to drink ten gallons of water 💀

[@Fate134]

@@breeze5926 same. All my parents hear is my chatting normally then just bangs from me sprinting

[@copperbunnies9849]

very educational thanks for making and sharing

[@-indiedehindorepter-5869]

I need to send this to every teacher in my class

[@omercanduna8532]

watching this while I need to go pee, is a true thrill

[@paigeguest9612]

Same

[@mysterious7215]

Same

[@Alex-kn4gk]

Same

[@truthfulfaith6706]

Fr tho

[@quaxxiebae2774]

Also reading the comments...

[@geofturner986]

The daughter of a friend of my wife had a motorcycle accident and broke her leg. Problem was she also burst her bladder in the crash as she was desperate for a wee. The leg would have mended ok, but the bladder injury became infected and it killed her, so don't hold it in.

[@kyrierandall8571]

I’m so sorry for your loss! Are you ok? I just learned a new reason not to hold my pee

[@bcubed72]

Funny; I was riding a motorcycle in drizzling, cold rain, when I pulled in to a W/M to pee. Drenched and cold. Got to the men's room, and the need to go was overpowering! But...my hands were numb. SO numb, in fact, that I couldn't work a zipper! Fortunately, they had a warm air hand dryer, so I sat there, pushing that button, in a race against my bladder, to get feeling back in my hands! There really wasn't any other option: what, ask a complete stranger to work my damn zipper?! Drenched as I already was, I honestly would probably rather pee myself than make a request like that!

[@_Envous]

@@kyrierandall8571 not her loss though sure someone died and that sucks but it wasn't her daughter

[@leohpr9620]

Wayyyyy

[@ava1872]

Woah.

[@MarkedSeahawk]

Anyone else getting this recommended a long time after the videos made?

[@izzy9203]

Saving this for my teachers

[@christianfilmer1500]

school is so old fashion...just spend the day on KZbin!

[@sanjeetsinghk]

Yeah, school of life is here as well

[@cowgoesmoo2]

*facepalm*

[@grytty5784]

christianfilmer1500 actually KZbin is where I learn everything... I even come here to learn how to do my homework because my teachers don't explain it well enough 😂

[@erenyalcn9393]

Me : Can i go to the bathroom? Teacher : I dont know can you ? Me: *shits on the desk* Modern Problems requires modern solutions

[@saisagarsingh3340]

May u do that in front of ur crush

[@Buzzzy-bee]

Eren Yalçın I'm still laughing

[@whoscatimi7590]

Lol

[@babyleomummy]

I deliver you from that curse

[@ctrlf4395]

Ok

[@Ilikeshoes28]

5 years old and still getting millions of more views

[@CountrySheHulk]

Can TED-Ed please make a video about diabetes insipidus? I have watch a lot of your videos. I think they're more interesting than lecture in class.

[@gadekarshiva]

Your videos are very helpful.

[@jvnotfound5358]

M

[@checcmac8693]

But for teacher No

[@mrmcafeeboat2887]

Ooo thank you you like it

[@OcnarfPro]

@@mrmcafeeboat2887 yes

[@Sandwichparty]

3:01 this dudes nose is really on his head 😂

[@elliotfinn146]

nOw I cAn'T uNsEe It!

[@maryams3046]

Sandwich Party I don’t think that it’s his nose...

[@Alex-vz8tx]

@@maryams3046 What is it?

[@maryams3046]

Abby Guo I don’t know

[@Alex-vz8tx]

Maryam S okkkk

[@user-gd5zc7ml2p]

I would like to show this to all teachers

[@dichonelawson5218]

ALRIGHT! now my KZbin feed can FINALLY stop recommending this video

[@onlookerofthings6029]

Kids saying "Can I use the bathroom?" isn't asking. It's a warning.

[@lillyvx_]

"your brain sends a signal to your bladder when it's not a good time to go" my brain as soon as i find the perfect sleeping position: *no*

[@sgtjohnson]

Or you’re half way home from walking home from school and there’s no fast food place in sight

[@pearl3615]

As soon as you get in the car for a 2 hour road trip

[@marilynbaylis524]

Thank you for this information! 👍

[@MacI-1970]

This is why I think most homes should have more than one toilet

[@pawhunter340]

now we need one of what if you hold your poop for a long time

[@jw8628]

You hear beautiful sounds when you do. The music also intensifies when there are people around. You know, to make you more comfortable with the situation.

[@noodlesthe1st]

It builds up and up until it starts uncontrollably flowing out the mouth.

[@Peteru69]

Potential prostate cancer and/or immediate death.

[@elcucumber2847]

Paw Hunter Been there- extreme abdominal pain, nausea, fever, fatigue, headache, &c ,&c

[@shilohschwartz8671]

You can run for president when you pass the 1 year mark

[@shunnedtoast2299]

Urethra* FIRE THE MISSLE Brain* ACCESS DENIED UTHREA* JUST FIRE IT Brain* SHUT UP Uthrea* *bribes brain* Brain* fine...

[@_hello3346]

Lmao

[@subramaniamk9094]

Please change the spelling

[@puvanendraarasaratnam6129]

Dont change da speling hes just jeluous

[@lafayette2957]

@CutiePie 林檎 spilin iz exxsellint

[@hungryhungarian6880]

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[@alexbazuka]

Videos like this should be in school ! The kids will understand much more easy !

[@tendingtropic7778]

very good animation, great!

[@bbrattzzz]

One time I had to hold my pee for 6-7 hours because I was afraid of asking to use the bathroom (in school)

[@alexwoogie462]

When my brother went to school, he never used the bathroom, until he got home... every day.

[@ely_mp]

Alex Woogie That's me..everyday

[@Sasherrrrz]

Alex Woogie I was the same haha

[@DancingBugBoi]

Same

[@junienejiuneabellanosa1933]

Same here!

[@dayangnuraszimah8151]

Is there any explanation on why our bladder can hold when we rush to the toilet but as soon as we step on the toilet floor, our bladder burst immediately even though we haven't even reach the toilet bowl?

[@zsanaz007]

I have no answer for you.. But.. *RELATED*

[@jaylyn1471]

You probably hold it too much causing that musle to burst

[@pureawkwardness415]

I think it's an external stimulant

[@sountharyar3113]

Muscle memory...maybe?

[@aaronk4624]

Yeah, like the others said your eyes sense the toilet and that relays a signal to your brain telling your bladder to get ready to release. But you do this so many times that even when your not *in* the bathroom your brain already sends that signal to your bladder because it already knows you're going to go.

[@jackbusby5642]

That was the best almost 4 minutes of my Life

[@leisajacobsg8981]

This was interesting and educational

[@Joedirt5]

i am holding it in right now while i finish watching this

[@lainkypheng2427]

(•‿•)

[@andromeda-tm]

same

[@david12344438]

hahaha same

[@alexislewis369]

Same

[@heybea1517]

omg samw

[@AhmedKhan3.14]

Man I was 14 y/o and in my class we aren't allowed to go to washroom between lectures. I was holding my pee for so long that I started to lose consciousness. Thankfully I got the courage to ask and teacher after looking at my face and condition said "You can go". Thank God no one looked back at my bench and teacher actually got the idea after seeing my face. Man I thought Im done here. The thing that boosted my fear was, before this incident I read about a physicist whose bladder exploded because of holding the pee for a long time. Well now only those who are reading this know the incident.

[@karlostjuroukei1802]

Thanks for the read! I really-hope the physicist made it to the hospital on time, and I very-hope everyone becomes more aware of the danger of that. Holding in my pee has brought me to tears - it’s one of, if not the most uncomfortable things I’ve been forced in endure! I have a dream, and its that we won’t need to hold excruciatingly large 700ml+ amounts of pee in future: I wish you a good cool day, without overstretched bladders!!

[@AhmedKhan3.14]

@@karlostjuroukei1802 nah I actually didn't go to physicist but I made in time and yes here I am. My urinary tract is fine and didn't got any bacterial infection or growth till now. Maybe concentration of urine or its composition is also a factor for infection.

[@JaneCooper190072]

Don't ever let a teacher or anyone else tell you you can't go to the bathroom. After you ask, just go, trust me they can't do anything about it , it's an emergency after all, in fact you could get that teacher in trouble for not allowing the students to use the bathroom. That's inhumane.. Just walk out and go... Don't let anyone make you pee yourself, ever.. ok..

[@JaneCooper190072]

@@karlostjuroukei1802 I'm pretty sure when we are in our spiritual bodies we won't need to use the bathroom. I'm not sure on that though, due to their not being anything in Scripture concerning how the Spiritual bodies actually work. I know they're everlasting and don't ever perish. But to know how they actually function, yeah, that's not written..

[@AhmedKhan3.14]

@@JaneCooper190072 can you please explain in simpler words?

[@spongebobdidwhat3495]

My bladder just hearts hearing about this!!

[@KAKASHI517]

Why does this comes into my recommendation during bed time

[@nothingsushere]

30%awkward 70% good to learn 100%epic animation and effort

[@dinksunker]

you should watch a ted talk on basic math

[@fabianpestarino3941]

U forgot 15% concentrated power of will

[@RitikaTamrakar]

@@fabianpestarino3941 And 5% pleasure, 50% pain

[@haroldinho9930]

What’s awkward about it

[@sakigamijojo7716]

Ted Ed providing us with all the answers to our childhood questions we thought about while were in school daydreaming and not listerning to class.

[@umbrella1188]

I swear this video had like 6 million views one day now it has 7.3 million

[@TLOH7]

"Is it bad to hold your pee?" Short answer: If you're in a public place or transportation and there isn't a bathroom nearby...YES, definitely, absolutely. Hold your pee.

[@playfulpanthress]

"Do you ever tire of urinating?" Yes, Cas. Yes, I do. Yeah, but in surgery, we can't always just run to the bathroom. Not every hospital has the staff to make sure no one holds it for too long.

[@gayathrivr1286]

Supernatural fan. Fellow fan here.

[@Atlessa]

Ever thought about putting a catheter on yourself before scrubbing in? :D

[@kid_wanderer]

Thank you

[@playfulpanthress]

@@Atlessa No, prolonged catheter usage leads to uti’s. No thanks.

[@brianaschmidt910]

@@playfulpanthress change it every chance you get a break to do so?

[@hitlarrajbhandari]

But the feeling is so good when you pee after you hold. 😜

[@jw8628]

Well, the muscles holding the pee are the same ones in action during an orgasm. So...

[@giannavettese4566]

Same I have a big omorashi fetish :3

[@gyn228]

Oh yeah

[@EmoFemboyHunter69]

URINE

[@asadelh.28]

Lmao is your name a typo of 'Hitler'? XD

[@anuardalhar6762]

One question; why it’s difficult to hold your bladder when you hear dripping water during rain or when you open the tap?

[@netistul]

The algorithm doing the work!

[@leemebaby]

Oh shit 4-6 times a day!? I only pee two times a day. All well.

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

No you should probably shit only 1-2 times a day ;)

[@orangutansoda]

MrSkinnyWhale that made me laugh too hard

[@jakelaforest4899]

you probably don't drink enough water

[@alia7750]

+Jake La Forest you are only supposed to drink when you are thirsty. Over drinking water can be bad for you so the 8 glasses a day is bullshit. mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/upshot/no-you-do-not-have-to-drink-8-glasses-of-water-a-day.html

[@Ayluy]

Prof. Ingo Froböse from the German Academy of Sports recommends at least 30 ml per kilogram you weigh to keep all cells going. The problem is more that people don't drink plain water/tea but sugary drinks that have other side effects on your health, rather than not drinking enough. Also a lot of people are so disconnected from their body awareness that they think they're hungry/have an appetite for something undefinable, when they're actually thirsty, so a reminder every now and then is actually not all that bad :)

[@kaitlynrendon4344]

who else was holding their pee while watching this?? 😂😂

[@IneedsubscriberswithnoVideo]

Me

[@kittymouseht1543]

Me lol

[@PokeTube]

Me

[@mariafe7050]

MEEEEE!!!

[@abbiechill1406]

Lol me

[@greglinski2208]

When my son was about 11 years old he entered a Jaycee Relay Race. He’d never ran track before and didn’t know everybody wore shorts. He came in jeans, to everyone’s amusement. He ran the last leg for his team - and came away the fastest runner of the day, and made up considerable distance to win. This video made me think of that day. How I wish I had been able to see it, instead of only hear and read about it. I was a single mom and had to work. My son was an amazing athlete. ❤️

[@DARK_LOTUSSSS]

omg my history teacher puts your channel on in school sometimes

[@Sakuramidnight61]

short answer: yes- based on my experience I had an infection from holding my pee for too long.

[@NallenRoses]

I'm currently having a UTI right now because I hold my pee for too long- and it stings so bad.

[@lequac4890]

Ahhh sht

[@pickledbrain]

i got a uti once cause of that, it was terrible

[@user-yz1zt5qt5t]

@@NallenRoses are you alright?

[@NallenRoses]

@@user-yz1zt5qt5t I'm doing fine, it still hurts when I pee and I still see a bit of blood coming out (no it's not my period). So I still have UTI. But I try to drink more water, get more vitamins C, and drink more cranberry juice, my UTI might go away soon. So I'm not giving up yet! ❤

[@rosscalvary8513]

Me: Ms, Can i go to the toilet? Ms: No, you should have went at lunchtime Me: I didnt need to go at lunch!!!! 😠😠😩😪

[@chrisbro2871]

That's so true 😂😂

[@eivom1]

Just walk up to their desk and urinate on it

[@Freakschwimmer]

Get up on the Desk to show dominance, get bladder-shyness and ask everyone to look away ^^

[@lilycandy5304]

Ross Calvary my teacher literally said that today

[@princessky2987]

so true omg

[@leoguado7454]

This year I developed contamination OCD, and started to hold my pee for really long stretches of time because I was scared of going to the bathroom and spend 2 hours washing my hands. During these months anyway I gradually became unable to hold my pee for such long periods, and even if now I'm quite fine and not scared of anything, just a bit lazy, I think this really bad habit has come to damage my body: right now any tiny amount of urine causes me to feel like I'm about to let a waterfall out, it's painful, urgent and really annoying; when I get to the bathroom running, it turns out is just a normal or even fewer amount of pee. Surely there might be something else going on, and I will get visited, but yes guys, treat your bladder with respect!!

[@freddiemontanez8461]

Good information.

[@crazybrickstudios7482]

Me: can I go to the restroom? Teacher: I don’t know, _can_ you? Me: yes. *runs out of classroom*

[@maxdukhovskoy1406]

I sometimes wonder about what is going on in peoples' minds

[@idontfeelokayman2786]

"Big brain"

[@angelinbenita5045]

_may I go_

[@gracemak]

@@angelinbenita5045 OMG I HAVE A SUB THAT EVERYTIME SOMEONE SAYS can SHE GOES mAy AND THEN GIVES A WHOLE LECTURE

[@angelinbenita5045]

@@gracemak I said that because I am a teacher myself too😂😂

[@zg5183]

When your teacher doesn't allow you to go use the bathroom: "Well, I bet you didn't know that if you don't go pee for long enough, that can cause your bladder to explode? If that happens and I need surgery, you're paying my medical bills cuz I don't have insurance."

[@jailbreaking249]

Asuna Yuuki Or lock the teacher’s bathroom and wait for her/him to pee on their clothes and when they come back. You point out that the6 peed on they’re pants. You all students laugh!

[@jailbreaking249]

Emaan Khalique Then just say; Oh sorry, I don’t follow orders! Then just rush out!

[@bhaktaskitchen3510]

Lol

[@shane3154]

Just don’t drink

[@clooxies2952]

laughs in europe

[@thisbushnell4824]

I was born with mild spina bifida, so mild that it was not diagnosed until college, but bad enough that I rarely had warning that my bladder was about to release. I was in my 40s before Depends became available retail. I WISH I could hold my pee.