Posted on 08/19/2021 7:47:59 AM PDT by PROCON
It might not be easy to admit, but a lot of people pee in the shower. In fact, a 2020 survey by Showers to You found that 76% of people let loose in the cubicle.
However, pelvic floor therapist Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas says that showers aren't the place to pee, for legitimate health reasons.
Dr. Jeffrey-Thomas, who has a doctorate in physical therapy, told her 400,000 TikTok followers back in April that there are two main reasons urinating in the shower isn't a good idea.
The video can be seen in full here.
Dr. Jeffrey-Thomas explained that the first reason applies to everyone and cited the famous "Pavlov's Dog" experiment, in which dogs were conditioned to associate various stimuli with getting food, and so would salivate at the sound or sight of them alone instead of the food. Instead, Dr. Jeffrey-Thomas said we humans are essentially conditioning ourselves to associate the sound of running water with needing to urinate.
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I don’t care what they claim, I refuse to open the shower door and pee on the floor. My wife would get angry.
Five Star, fifteen year old Scotch prize to you for best three word post of the month.
You will be awarded a ticket for three refugees of your choice to be evacuated from the single runway in Kabul, if one of the 9,000 available seats is empty {oh wait, we ain't got no seats}...
You might want to pick up a coupla babies that were thrown over the fence at the airport by frantic mothers that were trying to gain freedom for their newborn kids.
Dear God, save my Country from this sick old man that eats ice cream and smells little kid's hair and body parts... and we are worried about pissing in the shower.
I gave away a great award to another FReeper for their post, so I'm broke, but if I had any awards remaining I'd give them to you for this great thread.
Sorry.
Why stop there? Get a ticket from Musk or Bezos and someday you can pee in space!
Not even a little bit.
Is it still OK to write your name in the snow?
Asking for those of us who were assigned male at birth.
Yeah, my first thought. From what I've seen, they are mostly brain-washed egocentrics spouting off "woke" imbecilities.
Bullshite!
"peed on many famous structures"
Chumbawumba remix (from Homer)?
Do like I did, have Hanoi Jane tattooed on the end of your johnson. Then, whenever, wherever you go, jane gets a shower!
Wow, now gender issues trump wasting 5 gallons of potable water... and the so-called environmentalists will be all aboard with this.
If that body part isn’t a woman’s, then why do men say they are “transitioned” to female when he gets cosmetic surgery to make one?
Used to call the sink the ‘spare bathroom’, just had to rinde out after washing hands when finished.
Used to call the sink the ‘spare bathroom’, just had to rinse out after washing hands when finished.
Urine is supposed to thwart the spread of Athlete’s Foot fungus.
That's why they deep-sixed Bin Ladens corpse; they wanted to avoid the long line of prospective pi$$er$-upon.
Why stand in it in the shower, when you can just as easily use the bathroom sink before entering the shower! Good Grief!!
I heard that a long time ago. I personally have not had athlete’s foot for many years, and that’s all I’m saying about that.
Our Lab told us to stop peeing in his water bowl. (you know the big white ceramic one in the bathroom)
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