Pee and Poo

Question 1

Normal Urinary Function

Answer 1

• Bladder
  
  • Holds 1.5-2 cups daytime (150ml normal)
  • 4 cups at night
  • Extreme 6-8 cups (1 L)
    
    • 500ml is uncomfortable
• Normal number of daily urination
  • 6-7 times per day
• Normal voiding amount
• Normal voiding time
  
  • Average is 21s with an SD of +/- 13
  • *If you pee less than 8 seconds, you didn’t really need to go

Question 2

Is it normal to get up to pee in the middle of the night?

Answer 2

•No, but getting up once is fine

Question 3

If I drink more does it help my bladder hold more?

Answer 3

•Yes and no, there are extremes

Question 4

Is it ok to pee standing up if you are a woman?

Answer 4

•No, this is very hard on your pelvic floor

Question 5

Normal Bowel Function

Answer 5

• Normal
  
  • Average of once per day
  • Every other day is not concerning
• Abnormal
  
  • 2 or more days without pooing
  • Extreme
    
    • 1 x per month

Question 6

Normal poo

Answer 6

• Texture
  
  • Smooth and snake-like
  • Firm but cracked
• Color
  
  • Medium brown

***Anything else is abnormal….

Question 7

How should you pee?

Answer 7

• Men
  
  • If you don’t know by know I am not going to tell you…
• Ladies
  
  • Sitting
  • Preferably knees higher than hips
  • Hovering over the toilet
    
    • 60% of American’s say they won’t sit on a public seat
    • For reference only 60% of people wash their hands after using a public restroom
    • NO, NEVER, EXNAY
    • DON’T DO IT IF YOU DON’T WANT TO PEE EVERYTIME YOU LAUGH!
• Bearing down
  • Bearing down causes increased pressure on the pelvic floor
• Holding urine too long
  
  • Can cause irritation of the bladder leading to involuntary bladder contraction
  • (holding to the point bladder is over full)
• Fluid Intake
  
  • If I don’t drink much I can get by without going to the bathroom for a longer period of time
    
    • If you don’t drink enough, urine becomes concentrated
    • Concentrated urine is very irritating to the lining of the bladder limiting its ability to hold urine

Question 8

How should you poo?

Answer 8

• Bearing down
  
  • Bearing down causes increased pressure on the pelvic floor
• Holding poo too long
  
  • Increases risk of constipation
  • Increases risk of impaction
• Fluid Intake
  
  • If you don’t drink enough constipation occurs
• Fiber
  
  • High fiber diets assist in pulling fluid into the feces allowing easier deficaiton