How long can you hold your bladder?
How long can you hold your bladder?
I’ve never held my bladder, as I’m not a surgeon and I can’t get to it without killing myself.
But my bladder can hold my urine pretty well. When I was young, “pulling an all-nighter” meant staying up all night studying for an exam. Now that I’m older, pulling an all-nighter means sleeping for 7 or 8 hours without having to get up and pee.
The average adult produces about 60 to 85 mL of urine per hour. When the adult bladder fills to about 200 mL, a person begins to feel the need to pee; that would be about 2–1/2 to 3 hours of urine accumulation, although the urge can arise earlier if the bladder wasn’t completely emptied the last time. A moderately full bladder contains about 500 mL, and a really full bladder (to the point of pain and urgency) holds 700 to 800 mL. That means a person who is really good at holding it could possibly go from 9 to 13 hours, depending on the body’s state of hydration and rate of urine production.
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