Peeing in the shower?

United States
November 26, 2009 12:00pm CST
I think this is a bit gross but my daughter who is 8 says that sometimes she pees in the shower because she doesn't want to get out of the warm shower. Being that she is eight I found it both funny and cute that she would ask if it was okay in which I told her that there wasn't anything wrong with it it is just a bit yucky...So what about you , what are your opinions on peeing in the shower and do you do it?
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@celticeagle (167210)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Nov 09
when I was younger I used to do the same thing on occasion. I think it is sort of an adventure. Sometimes I just couldn't make it out of the tub in time too. I used to hear my cousins say that they peed in the pool too and that used to gross me out majorally. It is a body function that can not always be stopped or held off. It is also something that children seem to fascinated with.
• United States
28 Nov 09
While I think that peeing in the shower is gross I think peeing in a pool is worse just because there is that chance of drinking the water and having it mixed with someone elses pee...yucky so I would much rather pee in the shower before a pool. Thanks for your response celticeagle.
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@celticeagle (167210)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Nov 09
I totally agree.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
4 Dec 09
Ok I did it when I was a kid up to a certain point, but not in a very, very long time. Yuck.
• United States
6 Dec 09
I agree dawnald as a kids I probably did it all the time but as an adult i just find it yucky...isn't it almost like peeing yourself? Thanks for your response
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
27 Nov 09
I have read that urine is not as full of germs as what we think but I am not entirely sure if that is true and peeing in the shower grosses me out a bit because there is a time and place for everything! It is understandable that a little kid would do it at one time or another. My eight year old confessed to me last year that she not only peed in the bath but continued to sit in it because she didn’t want to stop playing with her bath toys; and here I was scooping her out of the bath presuming she was nice and clean! Yuk!
• United States
28 Nov 09
I go pee every time before I get in the shower that way I am sure that I never have to worry about having the urge to go pee while I am in the shower. Hehe...I am sure that my daughter has peed in the bath as well especially since she seems to have no problem with peeing in the shower LOL Thanks for your response paula
@maezee (41988)
• United States
2 Dec 09
I can understand being a kid and doing something like this.. Adult? ... Not so much! lol. I've always thought it was really weird and kind of gross to do that, although I'm sure some people do. To me, it defies the purpose of taking a shower if you're just going to pee on yourself in it. lol. Beyond that? it's just weird!
• United States
6 Dec 09
Hello, that is my point...you are in the shower to clean yourself and peeing on yoursef so defeats the purpose. I am sure all kids pee in the shower and I am sure I did as well but I am just not too big on peeing in the shower and on yourself..it is just weird. Thanks for your response maezee
@chookie1971 (2271)
• Australia
26 Nov 09
Apparently peeing in the shower even though it sounds gross may have some benefits for your feet. On msnbc.com, there is a small article about peeing in the shower. Here is the text from that article. "Have you ever peed in the shower? Almost 75 percent of poll-takers have. Let’s start with a few facts: Toilet flushing accounts for almost 27 percent of indoor water use in a home. The amount used per flush ranges from a gallon in eco-friendly models to a whopping seven in older types. Where are we going with this? We beseech you: Save water. Save the planet! Pee in the shower! OK, we won’t insist. But it isn’t really that gross. Unless you have an infection, urine is sterile and nontoxic. Proponents of “urine therapy” even believe it can help treat athlete’s foot. Heck, Dr. Billy freely admits that he is a shameless shower squirter." That is only one website I visited but I am sure that there would be more out there.
• United States
28 Nov 09
It probably is true, I have always heard the if you get stung by a jelly fish that you should have someone or yourself if possible pee on to take the sting out of it. Although even with these type of articles and such I still don't feel the urge to want to pee in the shower LOL Thanks for your response chookie
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
30 Nov 09
Now to be honest, I do think it is gross, but that doesn't mean that I've never done it. Sometimes I do it unconsciously to a degree, I get my body all warm in the shower and then it just start of leaks out, I think this is actually because of a combination of the water washing over me and the sound of the running water. But, I also always use the bathroom before I get into the shower so that it is less likely to be something that I do. It is definitely not something that I do on a regular basis.
• United States
6 Dec 09
Hehehe..I like how you put in there unconsciously to a degree I always get that feeling that I have to pee when I am in the shower so that is why I started making sure that I went before I jumped in because I know if I don't I more than likely would end up going in the shower...my husband has peed in the shower before while I have been in there with him and I always yell at him but he just says no big deal baby I am standing right over the drain and it is going right down it and I always tell him I don't care because he always seems to do right when I am ready to stand up by the drain to rinse my hair To be honest if I was a man I too would probably pee in the shower, I just don't as a woman because I don't like how it runs down my leg...Thanks for your response doran
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Nov 09
hi froggieslover no that one grossed me out,I know little kids will do it, thats why i always have qualms about apartment swimming pools when there are kids in there, as I wonder how many kids did that in the pool? no I do not do that in a shower.
• United States
28 Nov 09
Hehe, peeing in a pool is like a right of passage for kids isn' it? I am sure I did ot a many times when I was young as well as probably peeing in the shower but not anymore. And I am just hopeing my daughter didn't ever pee when she was younger and I grabbed a shower with her LOL thanks for your response Hatley
@Pplaya123 (126)
• United States
26 Nov 09
That's very funny! aha. It it understandable though since she's only 8 years old. It does sound gross. I don't do that in the shower because the toilet is just 2 steps away.
• United States
28 Nov 09
I am the same way making sure I go before I get in the shower and I have told her that she should try and do the same before she gets in and once she gets into the habit of going before she steps in the shower that she will just do it without even thinking about it. I agree that why it is not harmful to her to do it is just gross and she should not want to do it. Thanks for your response pplaya
26 Nov 09
Mmmm! I think if she pees in the shower thats ok but doing it in the bath might be a different kettle of fish! lol ;')
• United States
28 Nov 09
Oh well I am sure that she has peed in the bath tub as well as in the shower...it is just too funny because I can see her washing up after she has peed in there too LOL Thanks for your response ducatirose