You’re putting off going to the bathroom.
Especially during the workweek when every second counts, it can prove difficult to find time to go to the bathroom. However, it can seriously damage your body to put off emptying your bladder. “Holding your urine for an extended period of time actually weakens the bladder muscles,” says S. Adam Ramin, MD, a urologist and medical director of Urology Cancer Specialists in Los Angeles. “And the longer the urine stays in your bladder, the more your body is exposed to potentially harmful bacteria.”
