# How many times have you peed in the shower in the past month? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 24, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419 "2015-11-24T11:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/61 "2015-11-25T11:34:51Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > A majority of respondents to this poll don’t share your aversion… > [@RickJay](#): > > They’re wrong. You misspelled “they disagree with me”. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/62 "2015-11-25T11:37:13Z")
Right now we’re at 61% have PIS’d in the past month, 39% have not. mmm ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/63 "2015-11-25T11:40:08Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > It’s only a problem when the pipes get clogged and the water starts to back up into the shower stall. I think you’re _pooping_ in the shower. That’s a different thing altogether. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/64 "2015-11-25T12:24:43Z")
I want to point out that menstruation is not something like urine or feces, that one can hold in and release at will, at least not as well. Hence the need for pads, tampons, cups, etc. So do you think that the shower of an adult woman has never been stained with blood and uterine tissue? And that, IMHO, is grosser than urine, yet perfectly natural. And it occurs while showering. Personally, I picked the 20-29 because I’m sure at some point I didn’t do it, but I almost alway do, like another female poster commented upthread. And I started that way back when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/65 "2015-11-25T13:49:58Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > So as of right now the majority (well, plurality anyway) is _ **I’m a guy, zero** _?!? Has the world gone mad?!? Is everyone lying?! Or am I just a pig? :eek: Just because of the way the poll options are set up. The majority do in fact do it, but they are scattered based on the various frequency brackets. Also interesting that as of this posting, over 75% of total respondents to the poll are male. ---
**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/66 "2015-11-25T16:11:54Z")
You just aim at the drain when you go. Don’t do it at the far end and let it go over the whole tub to get there. Regardless, I only pee in my own shower. And what if I tell you my husband and I shower together whenever our schedules collide, and we still don’t give a damn? Like I said, aim for the drain. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/67 "2015-11-25T16:30:54Z")
I’m assuming we’re not including golden showers. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/68 "2015-11-25T19:30:58Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I was surprised to learn that men don’t masturbate every time they take a shower. I mean, you have to soap up your penis, right? How does that not lead somewhere? Soap + friction + repetition = major irritation/damage to some very sensitive and delicate skin. You also inevitably get soap inside your urethra, which REALLY burns and stings. This is not something you do a second time. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/69 "2015-11-25T19:54:38Z")
> [@dirty\_hippie](#): > > Yes, I do, and not ashamed of it. > > Feels liberating. > > For those who find it disgusting…why? Does pee end up on the S-bend of the pipe and ferment and stink up the bathroom? I find it mildly gross, but not for any reason more deeply thought than ‘if you are housebroken, poop and pee go in the toilet when you are indoors, unless there is a damn good reason for them to go elsewhere’. 😉 If others do it differently, I’m sorta indifferent. Also - good username/post combo. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/70 "2015-11-25T20:17:01Z")
I don’t do it very often, because it takes a long time for my shower water to warm up, and there’s a convenient toilet right there. But I’ve done it. I answered 1-10. It might have been zero in the last 30 days, but it’s not zero in the last year, so that seemed like a better answer. > [@Joey\_P](#): > > A)Never. > B)I don’t get the ‘it goes to the same place’ argument. I’m not concerned about where it’s going to end up, I’m concerned about where it’s starting. I’m not interested in standing in pee… It’s not just that it goes to the same place, it goes there VERY quickly. Even the odor clears in seconds. Urine is highly water soluble. And urine isn’t chemically very different from sweat. It’s not like urine is any more disgusting than the other stuff you are washing off when you shower. Someone mentioned that women menstruate and clean some of that off in the shower, for instance. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > How do you **not** pee in the shower? See above. I almost never pee in the shower. But I’m squarely in the “it’s not gross at all” camp. ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/71 "2015-11-25T20:38:13Z")
As often as I possibly can, even when I’m not taking a shower. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/72 "2015-11-25T20:39:28Z")
So as of right now, ```auto women men zero 39.5% 39.2% 1-10 times per month 25.6% 17.7% 10-19 times per month 14.0% 16.2% 20-29 times per month 11.6% 16.2% 30+ times per month 9.3% 10.8% ``` ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/73 "2015-11-25T20:42:50Z")
Wow. I thought there’d be way fewer “zeros” among the men and way more “zeroes” with the ladies. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/74 "2015-11-25T20:47:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by gigi View Post > I was surprised to learn that men don’t masturbate every time they take a shower. I mean, you have to soap up your penis, right? How does that not lead somewhere? Every time? I often take showers 1) right before sex, and 2) right after sex. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/75 "2015-11-25T20:50:15Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > So as of right now, > > ```auto > > women men > zero 39.5% 39.2% > 1-10 times per month 25.6% 17.7% > 10-19 times per month 14.0% 16.2% > 20-29 times per month 11.6% 16.2% > 30+ times per month 9.3% 10.8% > > ``` Hard statistics! Gets right to the meat of it. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/76 "2015-11-25T20:57:01Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I was surprised to learn that men don’t masturbate every time they take a shower. I mean, you have to soap up your penis, right? How does that not lead somewhere? I have to ask – how did you learn this? ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/77 "2015-11-25T22:12:24Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I was surprised to learn that men don’t masturbate every time they take a shower. I mean, you have to soap up your penis, right? How does that not lead somewhere? 😕 Do you get steamed up when you insert a tampon? ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/78 "2015-11-25T22:49:57Z")
I assumed gigi was being sarcastic towards the posters who said "how can you not’’ ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/79 "2015-11-25T22:52:55Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > You misspelled “they disagree with me”. I’m not a populist. Some things are objectively disgusting, and peeing in the shower is one of them. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419/80 "2015-11-25T23:08:45Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > So as of right now, > > ```auto > > women men > zero 39.5% 39.2% > 1-10 times per month 25.6% 17.7% > 10-19 times per month 14.0% 16.2% > 20-29 times per month 11.6% 16.2% > 30+ times per month 9.3% 10.8% > > ``` There’s something so satisfying about the gender equality there. I’d half expect women to balk at admitting it, like they used to do for masturbation. Any scientific confirmation that women perform just as many “gross” bodily activities as men makes me happy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-peed-in-the-shower-in-the-past-month/738419.md?page=5)