Don't make holding it in a habit
Manny Ramirez let it flow behind the Green Monster while playing left field for the Boston Red Sox. Michael Phelps did it in the pool, of course, and a "slow release" is the favorite of many an NFL player. "Every single athlete has to deal with this," said U.S. women's national hockey team forward, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson. "No one ever talks about it."
"It"? Coping with the need to pee. Uberhydrated athletes often have to confront the urgent feeling, but on a long drive or in an intense meeting, chances are you've had to decide: Should I hold it in?
Medically speaking, urologists say it's always better to respect nature's calling. But the truth is before the age of 50, you have the ability to hold urine in for about eight hours, and it's OK to do so as long as you don't do it all the time.
However, some professions - say, nurse, teacher or truck driver - seem to demand that you hold it in frequently. In those cases, you're risking urinary tract infections, long-term damage to your bladder and even possible kidney damage. Another huge drawback? In 2012, a neurologist from Brown University documented that holding back urination impairs higher-order cognitive functions on a level similar to being drunk.
So when nature calls, it's OK to hold it in for a little while, but avoid making it a habit, or one day you may lose the ability to hold it in at all.
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