i sometime dont get a chance to go to the restroom on time and i start delaying it for half an hour to an hour. so if i continue doing this what could be the result?
2006-10-08 09:43:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
A half hour to an hour after you first feel the need to go is probably healthy, and nothing to worry about. As long as your bladder doesn't start to physically hurt, you're probably not straining it enough to cause any long term bad effects. If you mean continue holding and holding and NEVER going, assuming you could endure the pain that much, then no, the results wouldn't be good.
What the other answers mean by it causing a "weak bladder" is that if you get in the habit of stretching it waaaaay out all the time, you can weaken the muscles in the wall of the bladder that contract to squeeze the urine out, so that you might have trouble emptying your bladder all the way. So, if you notice when you do go to the bathroom that you seem to have a hard time getting totally "empty", then you might not want to be holding that long, and you might want a doctor to check you out if it keeps happening like that. But as long as you're able to get a good strong urine stream going when you do finally go, I wouldn't worry about it -- chances are your bladder is healthy, and doing what it was designed to do. ;)
2006-10-08 13:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A half hour or an hour is not a big deal. Just don't keep putting it off until you get really desperate. You could end riding home on the train when it catches up to you and then will be a public nuisance.
2006-10-08 16:55:30 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doctors would say that you need to flush your bladder every hour or so,as holding the urine too long male or female might lead to a very serious bladder infection,and that aint pleasant at all,as you might experience fever and irregular need to the loo.
my advise is :if you get URI SODA it is a systemic and urinary alkalinizer ,get one sachet dilute in half a glass of water and drink that in evening will help flushing your bladder and will help to avoid infections such as:cystitis,pyelonephritis and urethritis.
good luck.
2006-10-08 16:52:15 · answer #3 · answered by barbiezm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it can be a bad thing. you could hurt your kidneys, you could get an infection in your bladder, I'm sure there is a pretty long list of bad effects. It's good you have a strong bladder but its better not to test it too often.
2006-10-08 16:48:55 · answer #4 · answered by ammostlyamused 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as you are only talking about half an hour, I can't imagine that it would cause any problems, but the risk of a bladder infection would probably increase.
2006-10-08 16:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's not good. You can develop a very weak bladder,possibly harming your kidneys. When you need to go it is best that you go as soon as you can. You do not want to reverse your bladder to just go whenever, while you can communicate with your body understanding your bladder needs to be empty you should. If you don't use it you can lose it.
2006-10-08 16:54:59 · answer #6 · answered by kisha c 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is bad to hold urine for long periods of time, you can give yourself a weak bladder, not to mention other urinery infections...dont do it.
2006-10-08 16:47:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes
the longer more time for stuff to crystallize into stones.
2006-10-08 17:37:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a kidney infection a bladder infection or your bladder could rupture
2006-10-08 16:45:25 · answer #9 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
yes it is bad. it could damage your kidneys or bladder .
2006-10-08 16:47:20 · answer #10 · answered by :) 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋