Why Do I Shiver When I Pee?

You’re peeing when, suddenly, you’re shivering! What gives!?
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[@MaxArceus]

"You don't shiver when you vomit" you f*cking do

[@karjala55]

MaxArceus i do to, also get goosebumps

[@KingofCannabis]

When I puke I start sweating, I don't shiver.

[@ReiberryCrAzY]

MaxArceus Me too!! ^

[@CrumpetsOn]

i cry

[@nabzino]

Crumpets Online me too wtf

[@williamgrand9724]

I don't shiver, I just twitch really hard once.

[@hav0x420]

William Grand Same here! But i think you could consider it a shiver, because of the feeling you get when it happens... You get me?

[@exyherrera1700]

Same

[@guiltygearcore]

@Courtly Gamer ikr haha. Its like a flak canon decides to barrage fire haha.

[@adolfsmith5191]

Same I almost crack my neck

[@bigboymateo3756]

It happens to me but also at random times in the day

[@hambino28]

next question... WHY DOES IT FEEL SO GOOD?

[@mrka45123]

Release of built up presure

[@majinmanmartianhunter4995]

lmaoooooooooo i thought i was the only one....you guess are missing out its like someone turned the vibration on in your body

[@peeterterry7800]

Noland Ryan The Pee Is Delicious and awesome in the mouth mmm

[@IridianEarthShade]

lmfao

[@lohphat]

My guess is that it involves the muscles used during ejaculation and there's a slight stimulation of the prostate during the contraction phase at the end of urination.

[@mrelijah5414]

BUT WHY DO I PEE WHEN I SHIVER?

[@n.a7327]

Cuz u got smoll dic

[@yadrielairizarryalicea8673]

@@n.a7327 or you really do

[@teatok8215]

mr big dik I feel like when your crying, you suddenly want to pee, and when I’m playing hide n seek :/

[@IAmSamilRaza]

@@teatok8215 SUS

[@sparkss4]

I'm a male and I totally do that, especially if it's late a night/early morning.

[@egcism]

Fighting canadians? I don't believe you.

[@a-bird-lover]

I'm a female and it happens a lot to me... weird.

[@Madison08851]

A Bird Lover Same here!

[@tornadohand]

I am a male and I sit down while peeing but still I shiver

[@jeffreymuu5451]

sparkss4 I think it feels good

[@aisPanais]

So you made a video called "Why Do I Shiver When I Pee?" to tell us that you don't know.

[@Tuvazeock]

No, they made the video in response to a lot of people asking this question. The answer happens to be "we don't know."

[@TheDominantSloth]

You'll come to realize that the answer to many scientific questions is "no one knows". Which is ultimately why we need to ask and try to answer all scientific questions.

[@Dariocorral01]

Why does my shower curtain try to touch me when I take a shower?

[@ZaphkieI]

SDD525 Boy you must be fun at parties.

[@JimCorrigan777]

Did you buy a Catholic shower curtain?

[@Dover939]

let it touch you, don't react. it'll be the best sex you've ever had.

[@nadzianyx]

B-but it's all slimy and cold

[@killerjilk]

Because the air in the shower is warm and rises, it creates a slight negative pressure and the curtain curves in to equalize that. So just don't close the curtain all the way and it should no longer curve in.

[@angimellin]

I posted this question on SciShow a long time ago and someone told me it was just me and it wasn't a valid question. Thank you for answering as best you could.

[@Chemeee]

OMG I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE!!!

[@brycxio]

same

[@joaovitordossantos9949]

what's a shiver?

[@araknidude]

boi-o

[@leelcfcfan9937]

Andrew Perry me too

[@JesusArturoUgarte92]

Same, Shiver Squad where you at?

[@negjana1]

I shiver after I take a shit. Yep, you read that right, a shit shiver.

[@ToastAndJellyfish]

Just call it a shitver and be done with it.

[@Ultracity6060]

Shit Shiver is my favorite acid metal band.

[@kingstonb8130]

Philip Langthaler I prefer Shiver shits

[@adamkey1934]

We need some pee reviewed research on this

[@johnadams57]

This

[@thesterndragoon9159]

I had read about this for an AP Anatomy and Physiology course I took in high school. Basically, the shiver itself is just a reaction to the chemicals released by the brain for biological function rewards. SciShow has mentioned this before, but part of your brain and ANS (autonomous nervous system) function separately from the "conscious" you. It regulates, among other things, Dopamine and Oxytocin "rewards" it gives you for doing things that are helpful to the ANS. Elimination of toxins collected through urination so it can reset that "bladder collection meter" is one of those things. Furthermore, the reaction is stronger the longer you go without responding to it--for example if you're holding it in to finish a movie you're seeing (this is the example most people feel the shivers most strongly for). The ANS will increase the reward as an incentive to go eliminate those toxins and release the pressure your still-filling bladder is causing your abdominal organs in the process. Brad mentioned in the "holding it in" episode that the ANS WILL eventually take emergency control and release it for you--but it doesn't "want" to, hence the system of rewarding you that has evolved. On final note, the shivers are stronger in men SOMETIMES because the bladder and urinary urethra are actually touching the prostate--the longer you hold it in, the stronger the flow when you release and the higher the chance the stream has of stimulating the release "area" of your prostate, which ALSO triggers chemical rewards from the ANS, because anything that touches it is assumed to be part of the ejaculation/mating process. So it's the same reason in men and women, but if men hold it in and build up pressure in the bladder, they can "trick" the system into a double reward based solely on physiological placement of their prostate.

[@MrEquusQuagga]

I love Olivia. She seems so chill

[@dafydd23]

Dr. Zebra +1

[@WhichDoctor1]

Isn't she nice!

[@Ian-bf4yk]

Sven Servette rude

[@ImVeryBrad]

she's a burnt out

[@Niom_Music]

Nah she talks so loudly

[@johnwiley4871]

"There actually hasn't been any pee'er reviewed research on it." 0:31

[@jeremy5598]

short but I liked the video. It amazes me that we know so much about the human body but still have so many different questions yet to answer. Thanks for all the content!

[@thAC0gurl]

Jeremy Love + agreed.

[@ShirinRose]

+

[@lysandertavish1684]

It comes down to capitalism really. There is no profit in curing or learning about this phenomenon so there is no funding for researching it. If people started dying from this shiver there would be a lot more motivation to find out more and sell a cure, with far more demand to warrent supplying etc

[@emmabusby9067]

You should do a video on people who can make that rumbling noise inside of their ears

[@ZaDowlan]

Emma Busby omg. I never thought of it before. As soon as you said that i knew exactly what you were talking about. I'm one of those people that can do that. I never really thought anything of it.

[@gabsgoo7716]

There are people who can't do that?

[@emmabusby9067]

Anubis113 Ya, I just found that out! Apparently only some people can voluntarily control that muscle.

[@jerry_moo]

Wait, I thought it's common. I'm one of those people.

[@kranezz4739]

is it that noise that comes from yawning

[@Master_Therion]

Weird. When I get pissed off I actually feel my temperature rise.

[@ganaraminukshuk0]

Master Therion Probably has to do with your crapillaries opening up.

[@dmcpartlin17]

Master Therion when I feel embarrassed or uncomfortable i feel hotter

[@dmcpartlin17]

Ganaram Inukshuk your what?

[@killercaos123]

I'm betting it's mostly just your adrenaline.

[@thewpbard]

It's better to be pissed off than pissed on. Unless you're into that kind of thing.

[@PikaPetey]

shiver me peepers!!

[@IAmSamilRaza]

....

[@futureactuary101]

I've always called it "Cool Breeze" it feels like a cool breeze went through your body.

[@sketchstevens5859]

kyle kelly That's wavy~

[@klutterkicker]

Anyone else here wake up early in the morning, start peeing, and find yourself getting nauseated, lightheaded, feel a deep pain and tingling coursing through your gut and it gets worse and worse until you feel like you're going to pass out? I finally looked it up a couple weeks back and found "micturition syncope" which is also caused by falling blood pressure.

[@Redcole111]

Thank you for answering one of my oldest ever questions! I'm actually kind of surprised that there hasn't been any peer-reviewed work done on this topic at all; maybe we'll get something in the near future, and you guys can do an update video.

[@christyrbelacqua9961]

So my friends and I have described the phenomenon "Pee Shivers" for years. It usually happens when you really need to pee, you're holding it, and a shiver races through your body. Hence the pee shiver. This has never happened AFTER I've peed. Shared this vid with them and none of them get pee shivers after they pee either. I know it's not well studied, but out of 7 I've asked only 1 said they get it only after and never before. But she was also the only girl, so maybe that's something

[@funkydunky1671]

i miss the nerdy glasses...

[@quepacho64]

I think she looks nice

[@zebedeesummers4413]

Huh, I didn't notice. She looks nice both ways, not that me saying so matters...

[@thatboringone7851]

+Joshua W Being able to see if you have myopia is *eeeviiiiiiil*!

[@nilpatel7088]

Funky Dunky I miss when they didn't have her

[@Just_A_Dude]

Meh. That style of frame is ugly as fuck and doesn't look good on ANYONE. It's only worn by tryhard, wannabe geeks like hipsters*** and people being cast as offensive nerd stereotypes by Hollywood. With all the good-looking, face flattering frames on the optometrist's racks these days, there's no reason to keep travesties like those around. Ditching the hipster glasses makes it much easier to take her seriously. ----- ***Double penalty if they're wearing non-prescription fashion frames, triple if they have no lenses at all.

[@alexchristian3471]

There is indeed a line between rude comments and constructice criticism.

[@alexchristian3471]

Constructive* hehe

[@fmlAllthetime]

Can't edit on mobile.

[@jakebewely6519]

fmlAllthetime yess you can hit the three dots next to your comment

[@ivyrion674]

Alex Christian what is a line

[@alexchristian3471]

If its just 'I don't like her voice' 'I don't like her hand motions' its not constructive.

[@lnplum]

I feel Olivia is improving but she's still overdoing the pitch-raise during the beginning of sentences. It works for the occasional contrast but doing it on every other sentence gets distracting and tedious. Also, the literal hand waving is still a bit over the top. She seems more confident though (which is impressive considering the amount of hate she's still getting).

[@TessaBain]

She's not getting hate, just criticism. The only people who call it hate are simply trying to dehumanize others they disagree with and they can fuck off from every conversation. Saying someone who doesn't outright like something hates it is also a fallacy because it's a false dichotomy. Even if it was true that you could only love or hate something rather than liking or disliking it to various degrees (which it's not) there would still be "I don't give a fuck at all." and "I don't know even what that is.". If you've never heard of AC/DC you not just don't but CAN'T love or hate their music even if those were the only other legit options, in other words. Also, it's nonsensical to even call them "haters" to begin with. You know how many times I've left comments on things I don't care about? Absolutely none. Not unless people were being emotional over nonsense and the point was to bring reason to the table and show why no one should. People who criticize, no matter how nice they're being, are trying to better the thing they're criticizing meaning they demonstrably don't hate it. Being more confident was one of the criticisms I've seen people put forth, so if anything it was a result of what you as a mental child has deemed "hate".

[@woodfur00]

Look, there's hate and there's hate. Yes, some people who criticize Olivia's presentation justify it constructively. But there are at least as many who just say "ew it's her" or "I just skip all of Olivia's videos, also I clicked on this one so I could make sure everyone knows it."

[@jacktumbleweed]

Dude, Hank waves his hands like a maniac in some videos. Double standard much?

[@ssholum]

+delinquentJACK IMO, it's annoying when Hank does it too. Granted, I don't think it's annoying enough in either case for it to affect my enjoyment of the video.

[@jacktumbleweed]

ssholum my thoughts exactly

[@taofortunis8600]

"You don't shiver when you vomit" I shiver when I vomit...

[@MrTechTester]

Holy white balance shifting Batman. We've got a color shifter on our hand.

[@katyj98]

*I have a theory.* So if you try to empty any water container, such a water bottle, through a small opening, air bubbles will form from the displacement of water to air. Those air bubbles will rise from the opening until the top of the water as the air displaces the water inside the container. In the case of peeing, during the first moments of urinating, the first bubbles will float to the top of the container and stimulate the nerves or "tickle" the ceiling of the bladder. This stimulation is what I believe to be the shiver.

[@rrex]

Sometimes when I shiver, I also scream and hit my forehead. Is it normal?

[@mev186]

*Sees title of video* Me: "Finally! the answer to one of my greatest questions about life!" Host: No one really knows why." Me: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!

[@reign9595]

0:31 Roll credits

[@eepruls]

I appreciate the fact that you didn't pretend to have all the answers and made it clear that we simply don't know definitively yet. Nicely done. Science is all about "we don't know so let's find the answer".

[@Carlos-xs2ks]

If you have this condition and are peeing near a live electrical source, urine trouble!

[@saltysalt397]

Sounds like a sticky situation waiting to happen

[@robertellis2402]

Why do I pee when I shiver?

[@boomstick900]

I get the pee shivers all the time. I also sometimes get something kinda similar if I stretch really big after like a long car ride, I don't exactly shiver, but my whole body kind of quivers and vibrates. They're probably related I'd expect, something to do with releasing tension. Edit: I just realized I sometimes also get the same sort of effect that I get stretching when I yawn really big. And something else I just remembered, my right eyelid tends to spasm when I'm really sleepy. Haha, our bodies are weird.

[@AK47-666]

Pee is hot. And when you have pee in your body your body is hot. When pee exists your body when you urinate your body becomes cold. And what happens when the body feels cold it shiver. Hence, pee shiver.

[@Zaikami]

I totally read "The Pee Shivers?" in the thumbnail of this video and thought it was going to be about people who are going around shiving you while you pee in public restrooms.

[@Sirake]

I love how this episode is like "Why? No idea, but these guys also don't know."

[@kitcutting]

I remember asking this question in my 9th grade Biology class some years back. Science teech told us it was because your bladder changes its internal pressure when it rids itself of all the urine, and it's trying to adjust for that pressure change - and apparently you shiver because it's your bladder trying to let your nervous system know. But he was probably wrong, as with every dumb adult male trying to answer this age-old question.

[@southlime5477]

Kit Marcos hmm still interesting

[@ianstradian]

So let me get this right: the interaction between the voluntary nervous system and the involuntary nervous system causes the shiver.... So the involuntary system is the system that governs your bladder while doing normal things, so you don't have to think or concentrate on not peeing until you really have to pee bad. And the involuntary system takes over when you are ready to let the pee flow. So the disconnect of one to the other and then back again causes the shivers. I can see how that would work.

[@totalxxownagexx5087]

love you Olivia Gordon

[@cstgy]

Congratulations for the 4 millions subscribers, you deserve much more than this number

[@fredricksmith7250]

I do shiver if I vomit but not when I pee.

[@kokbasE]

Blood pressure does not go down when you stand up, it goes up. Orthostatic hypotension is when your pressure tanks instead, making you pass out because the intracranial pressure is no longer being overcome due to the added load of gravity. This means that sitting, with it's lower blood pressure will amplify the alleged drop in BP brought about by peeing. Still doesn't have anything to do with the shivers that we can causally connect though.

[@dr.ofdubiouswisdom4189]

...so I'm doing that Pirate thing when I go to the bathroom..."Shiver me Timber."

[@rofared87]

I sometimes shiver/get goosebumps when I need to pee but never after. It's bizarre but sounds like there's a link between systems. Good job as always Olivia :-)

[@marianacuevap]

Couldn't concentrate with all the hand movements 😕

[@brandonpoole7982]

Olivia looks really good in this video! I feel like her speaking has improved too. Keep it up, I really enjoy all these videos :)

[@reemar2168]

OMG ANYONE REMEMBER TROYE SIVAN'S VIDEO ABOUT THIS?????

[@LogicBob]

This question has been the biggest reason I've considered becoming a Patreon.

[@Uzeil21]

Is it possible that you're weak, your bloodline is weak and you won't survive the winter?

[@lysandertavish1684]

The shivers come from pineapple pizza consumption

[@Kiflaam]

what is with all this hate on pineapple pizza? Have you had a Papa John's pineapple and pineapple pizza?

[@jessicalaw6892]

KRASS TV Im RHO NEG

[@skbartistry2473]

**cant remember wherethat reference is from, so I'm just gonna reply casually** Nah, I don't think so. I come from a direct line of viking ancestry. At least direct enough to have viking genetics and bloodtype.

[@matthewsadlier647]

I don't shiver when I pee. I like taking my business sitting down.

[@saltysalt397]

So instead of peeing on the tree you sit down and wrap your legs around it?

[@ANGOLARICK]

stopped watching after i saw the nose ring

[@saltysalt397]

Did you close your eyes?

[@maxrivera2582]

So that's why I shiver after peeing while standing but not sitting. You do learn something new every day.

[@orochi8056]

People are way too critical of others, she is pretty new if i recall, i think she is doing fine and she is cute without her glasses on.

[@ratmgant]

meh, I have a glasses fetish so I can't agree ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@tedpabst5997]

WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS

[@joshegross]

WHY DO YOU BOUNCE SO MUCH??!

[@xm377Moyocoyatzin]

Because she's cute that way.

[@lysandertavish1684]

Some people are just very animated in their conveyances.

[@danielkorladis7869]

Because she's excited to tell you about how pee shivers are such a mysterious area of science and must be investigated further.

[@Andytlp]

You can reproduce it by starting to pee and then stopping abruptly. Then start again. Shiver should come before or after. U can aid it. Its either helping to open pee canal or the muscle that controls bladder.

[@emilycreamer1307]

Get wrecked dislike crew. I neutralized one of your members with a like :P

[@metax6487]

I have something to add! For reference, I'm 18 years old and male. This happens to me enough for me to take notice of it, but it doesn't always happen when I'm peeing. Sometimes, when I tense my neck neck muscles, it happens too! Also, for me, it almost seems more like a shudder. In fact, it's sometimes preceded by shivers down my spine. These shudders are always involuntary, and once I get the spine shivers, there's no stopping them.

[@santapoca]

21 male, I can usually enter that shiver mode by yawning and then trying to flex a certain muscle at the back of my lower jaw, not sure how to explain it but it feels like I'm pulling the sensation from my jaw into my neck and down my spinal cord

[@Pixelynx]

She uselessly moves her hands around way too much....

[@axxxonn]

Magnimazing so does Hank.

[@amirmohammadyousefy7321]

Magnimazing hands + that voice makes me close the video when ever i see her performing no matter how interesting i find the subject.

[@gabsgoo7716]

Have you seen a video with Hank? If that bothers you I don't get why you don't complain about how he does it way more then she does.

[@amirmohammadyousefy7321]

Anubis113 its not just the hands! when you mix it with her voice it becomes annoying. yes hank moves his hands around too mcuh as well, but i can stand it, or just not to look at it and just listen, but you cant even listen to this girl because of the voice now can u? well, i cant

[@gabsgoo7716]

Do you ever actually talk to people? Not trying to be rude by saying you are a shut in or whatever because I would be kinda a hypocrite to say that but like, lots of people besides her talk like that and move their hands when they talk, I get not liking a host but people complaining for stuff she isn't actively in control of is pretty petty. It's kinda self important of people to ask someone to change their entire way or talking just please them, don't you think?

[@MrFlameRad]

This makes sense because I noticed I've never shivered when I pee sitting down but it's quite common when I'm standing up

[@omaralqadi3485]

If u can't answer the question, don't make a vid on it

[@danielkorladis7869]

People probably asked the question a ton.

[@xXSpitLocketXx]

So glad I found this channel. Now I know I'm somewhat "normal". Haha

[@michaelvandenbogert5052]

stop the voicecracking please

[@CasMullac]

Stop with that ugly mug please. Her voice is her voice, your face is just your face. Nothing either of you can do about it.

[@EvilParagon2]

I mean, your voice can be improved like any skill, some people have a talent for voice acting, others train for it. Some people can sing effortlessly, others train for it. She is definitely someone who wasn't born with a good vocal ability and could train to be better, which she is doing as a lot of vocal ability comes from confidence. He has a point. However, it's nothing worth mentioning. Not to mention, lots of people aren't born with the ability to talk well. Ever spoken for the news before when they shove a microphone in your face and ask you questions? I can bet you'll have a voice crack or stutter.

[@CasMullac]

I'm a loser and I should kill myself because because I don't think someones voice is an issue? Just anouther angry adolescent fool.

[@Gamerkat10]

Michael, stop saying anything, please

[@MrHeems]

I shiver when I pee, because I can't afford to keep my house warm.

[@MrLionvibration]

dont care anymore ugh that voice

[@xm377Moyocoyatzin]

Do yourself a favor bruh.. NEVER listen to Noam Chomsky.

[@AloisMahdal]

I don't think her voice is the problem; it's rather how she repeats the same melody with her intonation over and over. This kind of thing traps my attention every time and I can't concentrate on what she's saying anymore. OMG flight attendants do that ... every. fucking. time.

[@JhamEntertainment]

I saw recently that balsamic vinegar contains lead. So is it bad for you?

[@tabza]

The intonation in your speech is unbearable.

[@Efreeti]

TabZa123 I can bear it just fine.

[@dominikkuharic1259]

I got nothing against her and her voice, it is calming voice to me yet very informative :)

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

Girls don't seem to do it. Guys however... I've never met a guy who didn't. It feels AMAZING! Sort of like if you had your eyes closed, were standing naked and your lover ran her fingernails down the sides of your neck and then down the center of your back. those shivery goosebumps that last only a moment? I worked with a guy who once told me his nipples were incredibly sensitive (the chemical aprons we wore rubbed them and it seems it was impossible to ignore... based on how often he mentioned it). I once told him to tweak them right when his pee-shiver happened. He didn't tell me exactly what happened, but apparently it was mind blowing.

[@Icon5150]

I thought it was just the Chlamydia.

[@dalton5229]

I haven't read the comments, but obligatory comment about how I actually think Olivia is a good host. It still baffles me that the fan base for a Green brothers series could be as toxic as it is.

[@cortster12]

What bothers me is all the people who are aginst other people's opinions. It's totally fine if you like her, but to say it baffles you that others dislike her? Really? Don't you dislike things that others enjoy? Can't you even put yourself in their shoes?

[@tgrey4827]

Funny enough I do shiver when I vomit. But not when I pee. What a fun comment this is.

[@justinthematrix]

Man I have so many more sci show vids to watch. So many interesting questions I haven't googled yet.

[@mrmarcusfarcus]

I've always wondered this! Thanks for the video

[@toneysebits8458]

For those saying "but, you shiver when you vomit". The pee shivers are not the same thing. As someone who sometimes gets pee shivers and who has also vomited at some point in my life, they are drastically different. For me, the pee shivers is almost a full body shiver for about 2 seconds. Give or take. If I were to do that during vomiting I would seriously notice it lol and I think it might even interfere with the gag reflex from vomiting. You would not be able to aim your vomit into a bowl for example or bag. It's an uncontrollable spasm, similar to vomiting convulsions. But they don't feel the same at all. They would not look the same at all if you were to see someone do it. It's an uncontrollable shake that is very obvious. It won't be the same as a shake from after vomiting.

[@elenna_alexia]

Wait, you're telling me there's no *pee*-rreviewed research on this? I'll see my self out...

[@McDADDyK]

I've asked this on EVERY video you guys have ever made

[@saltysalt397]

Even this one?

[@michelenakamura3360]

Who would have known men shiver while peeing. Wow. And I love you Olivia. You're quirky in a loveable way. Keep up the good work.

[@YCCCm7]

So I'm the sort to drop my trousers when in the comfort of my own home. Only place I've got pee shiver syndrome, and I seem to have grown out of it post puberty. My explanation: You're losing trapped warmth inside your clothing and thus increasing the effects of cold drafts, so you might suddenly get cold. Happens often anyways when walking into a new room or floor or whatever in a building, so that's what I would personally assume is going on.

[@SidV101]

"The world needs to know" Damn right! Cancer research can be put on the back burner for this.

[@BiOhAzZaRDqqggbb]

Just a random comment, with a lot of personal experience that doesn't necessarily coorelate. First of all, when i am puking, having diarrhea or normal version, or peeing, there is a common denominator. It's all about the feeling/manipulation of muscles of the involuntary nervous system, which with extreme focus you can seem to influence (not directly control, but somehow make them spasm or w/e) I'm usually using that exact shiver feeling, to get a sense of how close i am to correctly manipulate/activate my intestines when i'm going for no.2

[@DFPercush]

Before I finish watching, let me see if I got it right... your body temperature is still its same internal temperature after expelling the warm liquid, however, there is less mass in your body now so temperature can conduct to your core more rapidly, thus the cold external air sucks heat away from your body core ever so slightly faster after losing water weight.

[@joycemo4869]

you have no idea how long i've been waiting for this video

[@josephbrahimi1436]

easy. Water is insulating heat that when your body loses that liquid drastically, your body shivers to break down some energy in your muscles for heat

[@mrpeanutbutter9882]

When I was a kid I thought there was little people inside me that pressed a button to make me shiver because they wanted to laugh at me

[@revenueeeeeee]

Its a test your body does to see how good your aim is.

[@GhostsGraphics]

Don't you hate it when you start shivering before you finish and suddenly you're playing firemen?

[@DangerDorkRowan]

Brain: Should I pee here, or should I run?

[@frognik79]

I don't shiver when I pee. I shiver when I need to pee.

[@riftalope]

I have EARLY onset Parkinson's Disease that started to set in when I was 39-40. The major shifts in my neurology and my high amount of self observation have shown that I get a piss shiver when I manage to get my bladder to totally void. I don't always have the muscle awareness to always push when I pee. When I do it's often weak so I try for an actual minute or two. As the spot I'm searching for triggers once in a while (and it's been two months now) it becomes a warm tube inside my lap. I trigger a slowly building shiver that kind of ... goes off well after I've stepped away form the rim... and sat down. Thankfully it's a dry spasm. But it feels like the sphincter of my bladder sealing shut in the way a refrigerator door isn't closed until the magnetic seal seals. To me the piss shiver is the "finished" signal from the ladder.

[@shmuckling]

I don't know about comparing peeing to vomiting - I don't normally vomit 10+ times a day (don't judge, I like to keep well hydrated) . Naturally the body should be more likely to develop a response to something I do all the time more then it would to something I do once a year or so - if I puke once a year on average there's just not much room for evolutionary pressure against puking to express itself in an involuntary response reaction. I don't know how people find pee shivers embarrassing, I like to accompany it with a moderate howl and finish with a leg shake to complement the actual "shake". Life's short, you got to have fun with it.

[@lusciouslocks8790]

I actually do shiver when I vomit but I'm 99% sure that's just because when I vomit I'm usually either insanely sick or dealing with food poisonous and I'm shivering from the terrible pains running across my torso.

[@ShopTalks]

Removing warm fluid from your body doesnt have any effect on your body's temperature. If you have 1 gallon of water at temperature X and you split it into 2 half gallons, each half gallon will be temperature X.

[@Lrofmaulol]

There isn't any PEEr-reviewed research on this! Hah! I'll see myself out...

[@lemonlimestiv]

I've pondered this for decades and my conclusion is this..... All that warm liquid that's been building up inside you (which contains unwanted elements) along with water, is now being let loose from the inside. Just makes me want to quiver with relief. Like an excosism!..... of liquid.

[@than217]

When someone first asked me if I ever had a religious experience I couldn't explain: "Meh. Nah." When someone first asked me if i get pee shivers: "OMFG I didn't ever want to say anything. But what is that all about!!?? Where does that fit in with the cosmos and the purpose of life?!?!"

[@lord__xan4739]

I feel like I gotta stretch when I pee 😂

[@xinic5]

Why do I have a brief shiver every so often? It happens more when I am cold, but I don't have to be cold for it to happen. It seems random, and no one else does it that I know. People think I'm weird when it happens.

[@llhand]

"Scientists study this!" And be the first in your lab to win an Ignoble prize!