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Why You Shouldn't Hold Your Pee In

How to Stay Healthy. We all have moments when we absolutely can’t head to the bathroom straight away even though our bodies are warning us it’s time to go. You can try and hold it in, but is that really safe to do? How much can your bladder hold? And what will happen if you don’t go when you have to? Let’s find the answers to all these sensitive questions together.

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How much can the average bladder hold? 0:48

How does your body know when it needs to go? 1:38

Is it safe to hold in your pee? 3:13

Can holding it in lead to urinary tract infections? 5:10

Can holding in too much pee kill…

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