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Is peeing while standing unsanitary?
But it still might be a more hygienic option. Physicists have found that peeing standing up significantly increases the velocity of the stream and potential for backsplash, amounting to less hygienic, more bacteria-filled bathrooms.
How far does urine splatter?
Drops of urine can splash up to 36 inches from the toilet, landing on a wall, mirror, or, god forbid, even your toothbrush.
Why you should not urinate in showers?
Because infection-causing bacteria could be present in some urine, there’s a slight chance you could contract something, especially if you have a cut or other open wound on your foot. Infections such as MRSA can be transmitted via a shower floor.
Can you get an infection from someone else’s urine?
Infectious diseases can spread in a variety of ways: through the air, from direct or indirect contact with another person, soiled objects, skin or mucous membrane, saliva, urine, blood and body secretions, through sexual contact, and through contaminated food and water.
Can pee carry diseases?
There are relatively few diseases that are transmitted by urine compared with the myriad of diseases caused by the faecal route. Two well-known diseases that can be spread through urine include typhoid (the likely source of the Croydon Typhoid epidemic in the thirties) and urinary schistosomiasis.
Is peeing in the shower hygienic?
Pee contains a very low amount of bacteria—less, in fact, than what’s normally lingering on your skin—and it’s healthy bacteria. So go ahead, whip it out in the shower. Your jeans will be cleaner and your lawn will be greener.
Do all guys pee in the shower?
Peeing in the shower just may be America’s best kept secret-nobody talks about it, but apparently almost all of us are doing it, according to a recent survey by Angie’s List on shower habits.
What happens if you stand when you Pee in the bathroom?
If you use a urinal or stand when you use the toilet, pee splashes back on you. If you share a bathroom with someone who stands when he pees, a fine layer of pee covers your bathroom floor.
If you share a bathroom with someone who stands when he pees, a fine layer of pee covers your bathroom floor. If you’ve used a urinal at the same time as someone standing next to you, his pee has splashed on you. When men urinate standing up, pee ricochets off the porcelain beyond the toilet or urinal.
Is it bad to pee in the shower without flushing?
Bottom line: Peeing in the shower is highly unlikely to do you any harm. So whether it’s part of your water-saving efforts (no need to flush) or you just can’t stop the flow sometimes, don’t beat yourself up about using your shower as a toilet.
The golden rule definitely applies when it comes to peeing in the shower. Likewise, if you share your shower, you should really be cleaning the area with soap and water after you pee. Because, manners.