# I peed in my pants. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853 "2014-02-08T20:23:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/21 "2014-02-09T15:54:17Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Just couldn’t hold back, could you? I know. I got posts everywhere! ---
**Author:** ![Zulema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/22 "2014-02-09T16:07:02Z")
Don’t panic yet, I actually know quite a few people who have this problem after drinking diet soda, including me. It is most likely the aspartame though Splenda seems to cause worse problems. Anecdotal evidence I know but if I only pee my pants if I drink diet soda and when I stop drinking diet soda it never happens then I don’t worry. Splenda is so bad that I don’t even feel like I have to pee, then all of a sudden I am peeing and I can’t stop. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/23 "2014-02-09T16:23:08Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Once I had to pee really, really, really bad. When I got to where I could finally relieve myself, as I struggled to get my zipper down and get my penis out, my sphincter let loose. I wish I would have just pissed myself. Instead I clamped off the end of my dick and the pressure tore my urethra. > > Trust me, you don’t want to do that! No shit. Frank blood dribbling from your dong will give you a heart attack. Worse is not realizing you’ve done that (minor, does heal) damage and getting up from the pot to see blood swirling around your dumpage. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/24 "2014-02-09T17:04:02Z")
**Q.** Why is urine yellow and sperm white? **A.** So men can tell if they are coming or going. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/25 "2014-02-09T17:18:06Z")
Is anyone else afflicted with the urge to sort of sing the subject line in a dippy, SpongeBob manner? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/26 "2014-02-09T18:37:32Z")
When I was a youngster, my friend convinced his brother that it was phisically impossible to intentionally piss one’s pants. He then bet his brother that he (brother) could not do it if he tried. As it turned out, he could. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/27 "2014-02-09T18:39:50Z")
> [@simster](#): > > so your solution to the private embarrassment is to broadcast it on a message board. > > yeah - ok - i guess it depends on you. Psssst, simster, “Mathematics” is actually a made-up name. It’s still a secret. FWIW I peed my pants twice in a couple days a year and a half ago, when I was in the hospital a while. I had been on a catheter for several days, and after they took it out I didn’t have nearly the control I used to. I’d start to feel like I had to go, and then I would actually go, whether I wanted to or not. I had something like 15 seconds to get to the bathroom. Given the hassle of dealing with an IV pole and a couple of other issues, it just didn’t go my way. And it STILL feels alarmingly urgent to this day, though no more surprises. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/28 "2014-02-10T17:37:41Z")
> [@Mathematics](#): > > I made it to the bathroom, but at that point, I couldn’t hold it in any longer. Were you engrossed in some activity? Waited until you quite literally couldn’t wait any more, then when you got to the bathroom, your brain told your bladder “we’re here!” and let go? That’s a variation of “key in the lock” syndrome. A couple of times I got all caught up in a book and had to pee, and I told myself to hold on until the end of the chapter. The urge subsided, so I kept reading. 45 minutes later, I couldn’t ignore the urge anymore and I’d be fine walking to the bathroom; but the second I would spot the toilet, it was a sprint to the toilet while fumbling with clothing at the same time because it felt as if an internal faucet was turned on and I had lost control. If you are wetting yourself with no warning or having trouble holding it for a normal length of time, I would see a doctor. If you are ignoring signs of having to pee and then being troubled because your brain and overtaxed bladder is responding to it’s ok to go now stimulus, stop waiting until the last possible second and see if that solves the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/29 "2014-02-10T17:44:18Z")
> [@Zulema](#): > > Splenda is so bad that I don’t even feel like I have to pee, then all of a sudden I am peeing and I can’t stop. Yet another problem anecdotally blamed on artificial sweeteners. How in the world could Splenda make you urinate endlessly? Unless you’ve also consumed a large amount of liquid _sweetened_ with Splenda…? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/30 "2014-02-10T18:09:37Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Yet another problem anecdotally blamed on artificial sweeteners. How in the world could Splenda make you urinate endlessly? Unless you’ve also consumed a large amount of liquid _sweetened_ with Splenda…? This cite lists artificial sweeteners as causes for bladder irritation, which can increase teh urge to go and cause incontinence: > **[Frequent Urination: What Causes a Frequent Urge to Pee?](https://www.emedicinehealth.com/frequent_urination/article_em.htm)** > > Symptoms of frequency urination include urgency, urinary incontinence, pollakiuria, nocturia, and pain. Read about causes, diagnosis, treatment, home remedies, and prevention. From this site: [Impact of Behaviour and Lifestyle on Bladder Health - Page 2](http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/804758_2) > [@](#): > > Bladder Irritants. In addition to caffeine and alcohol, several foods and beverages have been identified as triggering or exacerbating urinary symptoms, particularly in patients with the symptoms of BPS/IC (urinary urgency and/or frequency, pressure and pain; Table 1). [34–36] A study in women aged ≥ 40 years demonstrated that carbonated beverages increased the 1-year incidence of overactive bladder and stress UI. [25] There are a number of ingredients that might account for this effect. [37] For example, diet sodas contain **four well-known bladder irritants: acidic carbonation, citric and other acids, caffeine and artificial sweeteners.** [29] There are other studies as well. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/31 "2014-02-10T18:09:44Z")
Just don’t have a drink with Splenda in it while you’re eating chips with Olestra in them. The results could be explosive. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/32 "2014-02-10T18:14:05Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > This cite lists artificial sweeteners as causes for bladder irritation, which can increase teh urge to go and cause incontinence: > > [http://www.emedicinehealth.com/frequent\_urination/page2\_em.htm](http://www.emedicinehealth.com/frequent_urination/page2_em.htm) > From this site: [Impact of Behaviour and Lifestyle on Bladder Health - Page 2](http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/804758_2) > > There are other studies as well. Thanks. But I still don’t understand how bladder irritation could result in ‘endless urination’ without the necessary consumption of liquid. What is being peed out? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/33 "2014-02-10T20:04:53Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Thanks. But I still don’t understand how bladder irritation could result in ‘endless urination’ without the necessary consumption of liquid. What is being peed out? I can speak to the posters experience, but when I have a UTI, my bladder is spasming all the time, and only drips and dribble come out. But if I drink tons, I have the urge to go and limited control, but at least there’s plenty of urine. If I drink caffeine with a UTI (which is another irritant), forget it. I barely make it to the bathroom. So I can imagine someone drinking a lot, but the sweetener causing the spasms, giving them limited control combined with lots of fluid. I have no clue if that’s what the posters experience is, however. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/34 "2014-02-10T20:51:00Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Once I had to pee really, really, really bad. When I got to where I could finally relieve myself, as I struggled to get my zipper down and get my penis out, my sphincter let loose. I wish I would have just pissed myself. Instead I clamped off the end of my dick and the pressure tore my urethra. > > **Trust me, you don’t want to do that!** Judging from previous posts made by **Mathematics** in other thread(s), I’m pretty sure this particular disaster described by **River Hippie** isn’t going to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/35 "2014-02-10T22:15:04Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I can speak to the posters experience, but when I have a UTI, my bladder is spasming all the time, and only drips and dribble come out. But if I drink tons, I have the urge to go and limited control, but at least there’s plenty of urine. If I drink caffeine with a UTI (which is another irritant), forget it. I barely make it to the bathroom. > > So I can imagine someone drinking a lot, but the sweetener causing the spasms, giving them limited control combined with lots of fluid. I have no clue if that’s what the posters experience is, however. Surprised nobody has brought this up yet - **Mathematics** might have a touch of UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). It can mess with the peeing function, even if it’s a slight infection. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/36 "2014-02-11T20:41:50Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Thanks. But I still don’t understand how bladder irritation could result in ‘endless urination’ without the necessary consumption of liquid. What is being peed out? Typically, with a UTI or other condition that irritates the bladder, you can’t empty your bladder in a single urination. Also, unless you are VERY dehydrated, your kidneys are constantly producing urine. At the same time, the bladder becomes more than usually sensitive to distention. Between the urine retained in the bladder and the constant (if slow) input of urine from the kidneys and the bladder’s heightened sensitivity to being even a bit full, one feels the need to urinate very frequently. ---
**Author:** ![Tully\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@Tully\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tully_Mars)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/37 "2014-02-11T21:44:08Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > You gotta look out for #1. … or else you’ll find you’re an 8. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/38 "2014-02-12T01:17:00Z")
Sounds like urine danger. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/39 "2014-02-12T01:41:03Z")
you just couldn’t hold it, could you Sam? ---
**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:** [February 12, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-peed-in-my-pants/680853/40 "2014-02-12T01:45:19Z")
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