# Do you pee in the shower? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 31, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632 "2012-12-31T03:40:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/1 "2012-12-31T03:40:17Z")
I recall this came up a couple of years ago and I was truly surprised at how many people were emphatically opposed and disgusted by the notion. Well, I am chiroptera and I pee in the shower. I also brush my teeth while showering. I think it’s sanitary and saves water - Green bonus! ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/2 "2012-12-31T03:41:35Z")
I am a man. I pee wherever and whenever the mood strikes. It is my birthright and I have exercised that right since I was born. Showers are the least of my conquests. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/3 "2012-12-31T03:45:52Z")
Yes, yes I do. I don’t understand why people would find that…oh wait. I just imagined someone other than me peeing in the shower I use and…ew… Wow…omg how could I…eww…well…damn. 😑 Ok I don’t think I will be any more. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/4 "2012-12-31T03:51:54Z")
Why the hell would I? I have a toilet. ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/5 "2012-12-31T03:55:38Z")
Yup. Back when I was a lone stallion, I was taking a shower with my then girlfriend. She was rinsing her hair, you know, that sexy lean back with hands in her hair with her eyes closed. I had to pee, so I did. On her feet. About halfway through voiding, she opened her eyes, saw me smiling, and looked down to see what I was doing. _ **"Oh My God,** _\* what are you doing?\*" She didn’t find it as funny as I did. ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/6 "2012-12-31T04:00:40Z")
> [@toofs](#): > > Yup. > She didn’t find it as funny as I did. Yep. Wimmins are like that. Of course, after 25 years, I’ve caught her a time or two as well.😉 ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/7 "2012-12-31T04:09:26Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > I am a man. I pee wherever and whenever the mood strikes. It is my birthright and I have exercised that right since I was born. Showers are the least of my conquests. you water your plants? ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/8 "2012-12-31T04:16:00Z")
After I pee in the toilet right before getting in the shower, I wash my hands in the sink first. So you can probably guess about whether I would ever think about peeing in the shower. ---
**Author:** ![Risstron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Risstron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risstron)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/9 "2012-12-31T04:30:46Z")
I totally pee in the shower. I’m classy and thoughtful though, because when my fiance is in the shower with me, I warn him before I do it. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/10 "2012-12-31T04:31:22Z")
I shave too with just a bar of soap and a razor. Multi tasking. To clarify, I pee in the shower if I get the urge, it’s not like I wait until I get in the shower to pee. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/11 "2012-12-31T04:34:11Z")
I pee in the wash off showers on the beach, only if I’m sure that the color of the urine would be clear. 😃 By that point, I really don’t care. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/12 "2012-12-31T04:39:03Z")
Sure, why waste it? [http://www.lifepositive.com/body/traditional-therapies/urine-therapy.asp](http://www.lifepositive.com/body/traditional-therapies/urine-therapy.asp) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/13 "2012-12-31T04:41:01Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > I also brush my teeth while showering. I think it’s sanitary and saves water - Green bonus! I’m not following - do you turn off the water while you brush? ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/14 "2012-12-31T04:43:47Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I’m not following - do you turn off the water while you brush? I can’t speak for the OP, but I’m fully capable of doing two things at once, and usually brush my teeth whilst I’m rinsing shampoo and/or conditioner out of my hair, so it’s time when the water would be running anyway. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/15 "2012-12-31T04:50:55Z")
No. Pee is for the toilet. And shower water is HOT, I’m not putting it in my mouth when I brush my teeth. Gross. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/16 "2012-12-31T04:52:28Z")
> [@chizzuk](#): > > And shower water is HOT, I’m not putting it in my mouth when I brush my teeth. Gross. … What? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/17 "2012-12-31T04:54:45Z")
> [@Jamicat](#): > > I pee in the wash off showers on the beach,[/spoiler] I feel like that means you’ve wasted an opportunity to pee in the ocean. ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/18 "2012-12-31T05:57:24Z")
I agree with George Costanza. [“It’s all pipes!”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRppqaanECA) ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/19 "2012-12-31T06:23:10Z")
Couple things: 1. Pee is sterile when it leaves your urethra. 2. The water is running so it’s going to be gone very quickly. 3. Don’t you clean your shower fairly regularly? Once a week or so? Unless you’re wantonly pissing on the walls or shower curtain, how is this an issue? I would think shower pissers aim straight for the drain. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/20 "2012-12-31T08:00:53Z")
Yep. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632.md?page=2)