Is it healthy to "hold it"??? UPDATE - it wasn't me! - page 4, post 56

[RadioFanatic]

Is it bad for your health to "Hold It"?

Like, I'm at work, and I have to have a squat, but I've got a nice book at home so I'd rather wait. Is that bad for me? I mean, my innards won't reabsorb my, uh... poo, right?

And what about the morning commute, after I've had 5 or 6 cups of coffee at home and then I'm stuck in traffic for 90 minutes and really have to pee? I never just pull over somewhere and go. I just hold it till I get to work. Is that bad for me? I'm not gonna rupture my bladder or anything, am I?

I'm sure I'm not the only one who does this. Am I?

 

[dmslush]

Yes, you will explode..

My grandpa used to tell me that if I held in a fart, my heart would explode.

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

oooohhhkay. You better hope the Tag Fairy is out visiting their cousin the Tooth Fairy or something.

 

[disneynutt1225]

I am SOOOO not touching this one.....

But...you should be fine....

 

[Servants of Evan]

One of the E.R. doctors who occasionally works here has a few opinions. He highly suggests that you void before getting into the car to drive home. He states that if you are in an accident, the force of the deceleration can hurt or even rupture a full bladder. Further if a shard of metal should happen to pierce your abdomen and hit an intestine your chances of complications from infection are that much greater...

 

[Blondie]

 

[foxfire]

I don't know. But I wonder if the same applies to holding your nose when you sneeze? You know, instead of having a big, old ACHOO...you sorta go sssnnnnt

 

[icebrat001]

You need to get on a poop schedule. I poop at the same time every day, much much easier.

 

[dmslush]

I don't know. But I wonder if the same applies to holding your nose when you sneeze? You know, instead of having a big, old ACHOO...you sorta go sssnnnnt

OMG! DD (Sparx here on the dis) does that. She will not just sneeze like a normal human, she holds her nose when she sneezes. I am afraid she is going to bust her eardrums or pop her eyes out or something. She has done it for as long as I can remember.

 

[Cantw8]

................HOLY CRAP..........HOLY CRAP.............HOLY CRAP.................

 

[momrek06]

You need to get on a poop schedule. I poop at the same time every day, much much easier.

MORE INFORMATION THEN WE NEED......LOL!!!!!!

 

[dmslush]

You need to get on a poop schedule. I poop at the same time every day, much much easier.

I admire you dedication to effective pooping.. I don't think I could be that disciplined.

 

[foxfire]

OMG! DD (Sparx here on the dis) does that. She will not just sneeze like a normal human, she holds her nose when she sneezes. I am afraid she is going to bust her eardrums or pop her eyes out or something. She has done it for as long as I can remember.

My mom always told me I would burst my eardrums if I held my nose, too. I finally stopped and now my DH says he can hear me sneeze a block away. I think I sneeze so loudly now because I held in so many in the past!

 

[Cantw8]

I admire you dedication to effective pooping.. I don't think I could be that disciplined.

You seem pretty disciplined to me, according to your siggie...you are going twice in one year

 

[Poohlovr]

Well, strictly from a medical POV--holding stool can cause you to become chronically constipated. Just depends on how long (and often) you "engage" in this behavior.

As for the bladder--won't do anything right now, under normal circumstances, but, as you age, you very well may lose control of the muscles that hold the urine in and become incontinent well before your time.

If that book is that important to you, I suggest you carry it with you.

 

[VegasMonarch]

 

[momrek06]

You seem pretty disciplined to me, according to your siggie...you are going twice in one year

!!!!!

 

[Aidensmom]

................HOLY CRAP..........HOLY CRAP.............HOLY CRAP.................

I think this needs to be repeated.

 

[minkydog]

OMG! DD (Sparx here on the dis) does that. She will not just sneeze like a normal human, she holds her nose when she sneezes. I am afraid she is going to bust her eardrums or pop her eyes out or something. She has done it for as long as I can remember.

I sneeze this way too, done it all my life(49+yrs). I never burst an eardrum or had a stroke. It drives my DH crazy and it's not something I purposly try to do--it just comes out that way.

Back to the OP--holding it will not rupture anything,but if you are in the habit of holding stool it can result in feeling bloated, and not being able to go when it's convenient. Holding urine only becomes a problem if you have bladder reflux, in which your bladder pushes urine up to the kidney instead of down to the toilet--you could get a kidney infection. Otherwise, it's probably okay. Of course, if you have a full bladder and you're in a wreck(or even see a wreck) you might need some clean pants anyway.

 

[Cantw8]

I think this needs to be repeated.

Hey, Aidensmom Just for you.....


....HOLY CRAP.......HOLY CRAP...........HOLY CRAP........