Some in the anti-pee corner argue that it can result in your shower smelling like a stinky old toilet. They also worry that urine contains bacteria which may somehow cling on to the shower surface and result in creepy foot infections.
While some people think it’s a filthy thing to do, many think it’s just fine to take a pee while taking a shower. Here are some facts that back up the pro-pee view that it’s actually a good idea to pee in the shower:
– URINE IS NON-TOXIC
The idea that urine is sterile (free from bacteria) is a myth. It contains tiny amounts of bacteria from the stomach intestine while still inside the bladder, and once it leaves the body it picks up more bacteria from the urethra and other places.
But a healthy person’s pee is non-toxic and contains such low levels of bacteria there is almost no risk of creating a health trap in your shower.
Anyway, the water from the shower will quickly whisk it down the drain.
– IT IMPROVES S.E.X LIVES
Huffington Post Canada quotes medical specialist Lauren Roxburgh, who recommends that women squat and pee in the shower. This works the pelvic floor muscles, which can lead to better s.e.x.
– IT SAVES WATER
Environmental activists are actually encouraging people to pee in the shower because it uses less water than flushing a toilet. Many loos use litres of water every time you flush, resulting in lots of wasted water.
In 2014 British varsity students calculated that if all 15 000 of their students peed in the shower once a day, the school would “save enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool 26 times,” the BBC reported.
– IT SAVES PAPER (AND MONEY)
According to Mic.com, peeing in the shower once a day can save you from buying a roll of toilet paper every 50 days.
– BUT IS IT COOL?
So peeing in the shower is highly unlikely to be a health risk, and is a simple way to save water, paper and money.
Ultimately the answer to this one will be up to each person’s personal taste. One woman who recently posted a message about peeing in the shower on Mumsnet got slammed by some readers for being “disgusting”.
“I can always tell when someone is a shower pee-er. Their shower cubicle and bathroom tends to stink of piss in the same way a urinal does (sorry, but it does.) The only place any pee should be going is down a toilet,” one person wrote.
Source: Daily Sun
