Pee...a question

karenjoy
karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
OK, this might weird some people out, and its not meant to, but some times I pee a lot more than others, and it doesn't seem to make a huge difference what I drink, yesterday I was like the queen of pee, I had to go behind a tree in the woods (sorry if TMI) while we were walking, not once, but twice! I don't have an infection, so its not that, I just wondered if anyone has the same thing with it as me? Today, the scale has gone down, so its not a bad thing, (well other than the public peeing) but I just want opinions please.

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  • dlwyatt82
    dlwyatt82 Posts: 1,077 Member
    How consistent is your water intake? If you're constantly up and down with it, you'll probably have to go a lot more on days where you drink a lot. Once you get used to a certain amount of fluids, you shouldn't have to pee as often. Unless you're pregnant, in which case your bladder will be shoved out of the way by a baby, and you'll have to pee every 5 minutes or so. :laugh:
  • shaynak112
    shaynak112 Posts: 751 Member
    I wish I could help - I need to pee all the time too and it drives me crazy. I avoid going for long walks where I know there won't be washrooms and stuff. I won't go to clubs/bars if they only have like one or two stalls cuz the wait is so ridiculous - I end up leaving the washroom, dancing for half an hour, then getting back in line to wait another half an hour cuz I know I'll need to pee again!! :(
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    I don't have trouble holding it...if you know what I mean, so its not 'accidents' but I just could not believe I needed to go outside!
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    so clearly its not an issue for many people then lol


    wanders off...................
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I pee a lot. My husband has to plan our trips based on bathroom stops.

    Lots of times he just has to pull the car over some where so I can pee outside.

    It's just how I am. *shrugs*
  • saramerrigan
    saramerrigan Posts: 555 Member
    karen, you are not alone!!
    I regularly get caught short as well, especially with all the water I drink these days. I walked the Newport to Cowes cycle track on Friday, and was only about half way before I was desperate. But there were nettles everywhere so I had to keep going!!
  • fiveohmike
    fiveohmike Posts: 1,297 Member
    I drink 4 liters of water a day....


    I pee....a lot. Sometimes I think I should join the adult industry and do watersports videos....yep I pee THAT much.

    Its ridiculous.

    also on your forest note.

    I was stuck on 680N in Fremont in heavy traffic. I had to pull off the road and pee while people were honking at me. Not a good idea to down a liter of water right before a 90 minute commute lol
  • nannabannana
    nannabannana Posts: 780
    YES...I pee a lot....I love water! My Dr said I take in too much liquids as my sodium is low, and the ARC will not take my blood for that reason..low sodium. Sorry, but it is a fact of life for some of us and it has nothing to do with age.:)
  • Nessiechickie
    Nessiechickie Posts: 1,392 Member
    I am the same but i drink A LOT of water.
    Thank god at work I'm two steps from the bathroom door, but it can get so bad that once i had the other receptionist ***** me out that i was hiding. So I tried to hold it the next couple of days.... and then I got UTI
    Stupid meanie! :grumble:
  • CarleyLovesPets
    CarleyLovesPets Posts: 410 Member
    I think anyone who's trying to drink at least 8 cups of water will end up having to pee - a lot!
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    Since I started c25k, my output is much more variable. Days that I run, I don't need to go. The next day it pours out. I see it on the scale as well.
  • 7funnygirl7
    7funnygirl7 Posts: 1,176
    I pee a lot too. I have to get up at least 2-3 times a night to go to the bathroom, regardless of how much I drank through the day. I actually had a test done years ago and they found I have a small bladder :grumble: :blushing: Long trips are not a good thing for this chick!
  • paulsmisses
    paulsmisses Posts: 178
    i pee loads since ive had my kids, the constant urge to pee pregnant women get, never left me!! just have to get on with it and try to drink a lot so i dont dehydrate, physio told me drink more to pee less, but i still pee loads! ive said pee a lot here!!
  • paulsmisses
    paulsmisses Posts: 178
    I am the same but i drink A LOT of water.
    Thank god at work I'm two steps from the bathroom door, but it can get so bad that once i had the other receptionist ***** me out that i was hiding. So I tried to hold it the next couple of days.... and then I got UTI
    Stupid meanie! :grumble:

    that really is mean, you pee when you want!lol!
  • If it's bothering you and getting in the way of your day-to-day life, which it sounds like it is, you should go and see your doctor and see if they can do anything for you.
  • sun33082
    sun33082 Posts: 416 Member
    Do you pee a lot or just have the urge to pee a lot? If it's not a uti or any other infection, it could be overactive bladder. Or you're just drinking a lot of water.
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    That used to be a problem for me but now I drink in moderation.
  • takehimaway
    takehimaway Posts: 499 Member
    Story of my life!
  • CynthiaElise
    CynthiaElise Posts: 262 Member
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  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Since I started c25k, my output is much more variable. Days that I run, I don't need to go. The next day it pours out. I see it on the scale as well.

    If you are seeing pee on your scale you need to move the scale or pee further away from it :laugh: :laugh:
  • Pipsg1rl
    Pipsg1rl Posts: 1,414 Member
    pay attention to other items in your diary. It's not just water that has water in it. Many foods are also high in water.

    Caffine or not? Caffine is a diuretic.

    just a thought.
  • This happens to me too once in a while - not on a regular basis. It has nothing to do with the amount of water I drink. I've tried drinking hardly any water & it doesn't make a difference. I've even had my urine tested thinking I had an infection - and the tests have come back clean. When it does happen I make sure to have potassium because I've heard frequent urination can deplete your levels. There are many reasons for frequent urination. I notice if I am super stressed it can happen to me. My husband thinks I have a nervous bladder but it has happened to me when I am not stressed a few times. I also think it might have something to do with hormones?
  • coachblt
    coachblt Posts: 1,090
    There's a solution to not having to leave to pee in the woods and stuff:

    DEPENDS

    Freddy Benson: Excuse me. May I go to the bathroom first?
    Lawrence Jamieson: Of course you may.
    Freddy Benson: [after a pause, and with relief] Thank you.
  • glitterpiss
    glitterpiss Posts: 113
    maybe you're diabetic.
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    I have this issue sometimes, and it seems to correlate with hormone levels and when/how I take my medications. For example, when I was taking narcotic pain killers after surgery, I would regularly have to struggle to get up and go a lot, and it changed after it was out of my system... But I took on the other day, and bam, the issue was back!

    Some medications make you retain, others will make you let it out. I agree that you should watch other foods you eat. Some things, like oatmeal, hold a lot of water but it doesn't necessarily get released until a day or two later.

    Physical activity and elevation changes (I'm thinking of a hike in the woods) can jostle things and change the pressure in your bladder... The lower the air pressure, the more "full" you will likely feel.

    Me, I sometimes will go once an hour, though I try to hold out since I work in an office and everyone kinda knows when you go LOL
  • HartJames
    HartJames Posts: 789 Member
    There have been times where I go every 40 min. All damn day. Dr. said I was fine. I was drinking a LOT, but then again I still do and I seem to go a lot less for last few months. I do have a sodium deficiency due to a condition I have so I try to not let it go below 2,000. At this point I go less (hallelujah!) but I still go every 2 hrs or so with an urgency like I haven't gone all day.
  • I work out at home, but I hate having to stop every 5min (It seems) to pee!!
    This only happens if I have two bottles of water an hr or so before I work out.
  • pdworkman
    pdworkman Posts: 1,342 Member
    Consider "irritable bladder", which can be triggered by things like spicy foods, acidic foods, alcohol, caffeine, artificial sweeteners, msg, etc.

    Frequent urination can also be due to essential fatty acids deficiency. Rare, but possible, can be related to malabsorption or metabolic issues as well as lack of enough fat in your diet. Other symptoms would include dry, scaly, or bumpy skin, thin peeling nails, flyaway hair, dandruff, etc.

    Of course there are other reasons you could be having these issues as well.
  • mcpherson4
    mcpherson4 Posts: 287 Member
    pregnant?