# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/21 "2012-12-31T08:50:02Z")
I pee in Leaffan’s shower. Wait. It _is_ Leaffan’s shower we all pee in, right? ---
**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, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/22 "2012-12-31T10:45:58Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > 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. Yup. I’m female, so it’s pretty much a right-down-the-drain thing. [Madonna](http://www.aetherlumina.com/humor/madonna_vs_letterman.html) says she pees in the shower because it prevents athlete’s foot. (That’s not why I do it though!) > [@](#): > > I’m not following - do you turn off the water while you brush? No, but I’m not using water separately to brush my teeth, or flush, so presumably I’m using less water by combining all these activities in the shower. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7feea3/32.png) [@Old\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Red)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/23 "2012-12-31T10:48:07Z")
And you could try a crap as well. But only if it’s diarrhoea otherwise you have to stamp it down the drain-hole. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7feea3/32.png) [@Old\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Red)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/24 "2012-12-31T10:50:02Z")
> [@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. Does that include in your trousers as well? ---
**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, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/25 "2012-12-31T10:51:11Z")
> [@Old\_Red](#): > > And you could try a crap as well. But only if it’s diarrhoea otherwise you have to stamp it down the drain-hole. Ewww. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/26 "2012-12-31T11:34:23Z")
> [@Blackberry](#): > > After I pee in the toilet right before getting in the shower, I wash my hands in the sink first. I guess that saves you a lot of time in the shower, not having to wash your hands again. I used to when I lived in a house that had a shower stall. Now I live in Southeast Asia, where the entire bathroom acts as a shower stall. Since there is always water pooling on the floor when somebody finishes a shower, it can become rather funky if there happens to be any pee left in it (unless I squeegee the entire floor after each shower, which I am NOT going to do). So as of about a year ago, I have had to wean myself of the ‘pee in the shower’ habit. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/27 "2012-12-31T11:59:45Z")
Peeing in the shower is fine. Unless you’re not in the shower at the time, and then it’s sketchy. Unless someone else is in the shower, and then it’s gross. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/28 "2012-12-31T12:14:20Z")
Yep. A couple mornings it was so cold that I didn’t want to sit on the toilet, so I took a shower just for that purpose. When I was living with my parents, I mentioned it to my mother. She didn’t care either. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/29 "2012-12-31T13:25:01Z")
Rarely, but yes on occasion if the mood strikes. I also shave in the shower. It has never occurred to me to brush my teeth in the shower, though. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/30 "2012-12-31T14:13:22Z")
So there are people who jump out of the shower, soaking wet, just to pee in the toilet? That’s dumb. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/31 "2012-12-31T14:45:14Z")
I pee, brush my teeth and shave in the shower. Sometimes I do two of those at once, but I never shave and brush my teeth at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/32 "2012-12-31T14:55:41Z")
> [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](#): > > I pee in Leaffan’s shower. > Wait. It _is_ Leaffan’s shower we all pee in, right? Yep. **Leaffan’s**. That’s where I go to pee, too. Long trip - I really have to plan ahead sometimes. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/33 "2012-12-31T15:14:59Z")
This thread struck me funny…remember the Seinfeld episode where Kramer has a garbage grinder installed in his shower (so that he can make salads in the shower)? Makes a lot of sense-make your salad while you shower!😃 ---
**Author:** ![PoorWarblingOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4491bb/32.png) [@PoorWarblingOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorWarblingOne)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/34 "2012-12-31T17:08:04Z")
Yep, another vote for peeing and brushing teeth in the shower! Saves time, saves water, and beats doing either first thing in the morning in a freezing cold bathroom. As others have mentioned, the urine is clean and is immediately washed down the plughole, so it’s no different to peeing elsewhere. As a girl, I guess it also saves on toilet roll, since there’s no need for that either. Peeing in the shower: it’s the logical choice. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/35 "2012-12-31T17:20:40Z")
Another multi-tasker. I pee if the need arises, shave and brush my teeth while showering. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/36 "2012-12-31T17:25:34Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > So there are people who jump out of the shower, soaking wet, just to pee in the toilet? That’s dumb. Of course not. You pee before you get into the shower. I only shower and shave in the shower. My tub and toilet are in the same room and my showers don’t last so long that I’d suddenly be struck with the urge to pee while in there. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/37 "2012-12-31T17:30:13Z")
Sure, I also wash my hair in the toilet and keep my motor oil in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/38 "2012-12-31T17:35:30Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > 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. Right. I mean if the sudden urge comes on me, I am not going to get out sopping wet, covered with soapsuds, urinate, then get back in, having drenched the rug with soap & water. But I don’t plan on it. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/39 "2012-12-31T17:37:17Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > So there are people who jump out of the shower, soaking wet, just to pee in the toilet? That’s dumb. It’s just a choice. I’m not sure what formula you used to determine that such a trivial choice rises to the level of “dumb”, but I think I’m on solid ground when I say your formula just might possibly be a tiny bit flawed. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632/40 "2012-12-31T17:39:33Z")
> [@Old\_Red](#): > > And you could try a crap as well. But only if it’s diarrhoea otherwise you have to stamp it down the drain-hole. Ah, the ol’ waffle stomp. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/645632.md?page=3)