Let me start off by saying that I am a woman who definitely pees in the shower, along with the rest of humankind. And, I mean, aren’t we women KNOWN to be excellent multitaskers?! I can pee, wash my hair, AND brush my teeth at the same time!! PLUS, I am IN THE SHOWER; I don’t even have to waste toilet paper!
But, apparently, peeing in the shower is a bad habit for us femmes:
@scrambledjam Reply to @gwas007 why you shouldn’t pee in the shower (probably part 1 of multiple?) #learnontiktok #tiktokpartner
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Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas is a certified pelvic floor physical therapist with a doctorate in physical therapy, so I SUPPOSE she knows a lot more than I do on the subject. One of the first reasons she gives for why women should avoid peeing in the shower is that the presence of running water can actually lead to a psychological effect where you associate the sound of running water with the urge to pee.
Personally, I don’t think the sound of running water is to blame for the occasional leakage, I just think it has a lot more to do with the human I pushed out of my body, that now makes it impossible to enjoy myself at Get Air.
BUT, according to Alicia, there is also an anatomical issue: “From a pelvic floor perspective, the position for peeing in the shower in not conducive to pelvic floor relaxation. AMAB (assigned male at birth) bodies have the prostate to support the bladder, which makes standing to urinate okay, but AFAB (assigned female at birth) bodies — as well as people who have had affirmation surgeries — do not have the same level of support for the bladder.”
@scrambledjam Reply to @manonlucielavers some follow up points!
♬ original sound - Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas DPT
I guess this all makes sense (and, again, what do I know; I am NOT a doctor, I am barely a functioning adult). But I don’t think I’ll stop peeing in the shower anytime soon… will you?
Btw: If you want to hear Forman get uncomfortable talking about female bodily functions, go to 15:45 on the Melody & Forman podcast:
