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Pushing to make your pee come out faster feels efficient. It is not. 🫣 Straining or …more

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what it claims

You should not push or strain ('power-peeing') to urinate faster, as this prevents complete emptying and can weaken the pelvic floor muscles and ligaments.

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This advice is based on well-established principles of pelvic physiology in perineal rehabilitation.

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This advice is based on well-established principles of pelvic physiology in perineal rehabilitation. Urination is a reflex process: the bladder muscle (detrusor) contracts while the sphincter and pelvic floor must relax. Pushing during urination (Valsalva maneuver) creates a dyssynergy where the pelvic floor contracts instead of relaxing, which can effectively hinder complete bladder emptying and increase intra-abdominal pressure on the pelvic organs (source: International Continence Society, clinical consensus). Although observational studies in urology confirm that chronic straining is associated with pelvic organ prolapse and urinary dysfunction, the term 'weakening the ligaments' is a simplified explanation of a complex process involving tissue fatigue and chronic overexertion. The advice is clinically sound, encouraging a relaxed approach that is the recommended standard for preventing pelvic dysfunction.

the sources

1Dumoulin C, Cacciari LP, Hay-Smith EJC 2018

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