# Poll: How many times a day do you pee? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 8, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111 "2003-11-08T20:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Omnipresent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/21 "2003-11-09T12:50:48Z")
Well, you know that I’m counting today. It’s 8:00 am and I’m up to two already. And I havn’t had coffee yet. A couple of times in the past, I’ve tried to count how many times I’ve farted during the day. It’s impossible. ---
**Author:** ![elfje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/22 "2003-11-09T13:33:16Z")
5+ ---
**Author:** ![Omnipresent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/23 "2003-11-10T12:44:55Z")
OK, I counted. 13 (with beer consumption) That’s also NOT counting the inevitable “pee” that occurs while dumping. There was two of those. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/24 "2003-11-10T13:12:46Z")
Maybe two or three times a day. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/25 "2003-11-10T14:46:13Z")
36 year old male in good shape: 7-10 times per day. ---
**Author:** ![Mini-Thud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Mini-Thud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mini-Thud)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/26 "2003-11-10T15:57:29Z")
18 yr old college student: If i’m at home all day, probably 6 or 7. If I’m out and about, its probably only 4 though. If I’m sitting around a lot I tend to drink a lot of liquids. I’m eternally thirsty I swear. Has anyone else ever heard of that or experienced it? I swear I could always be drinking something and I always feel like I should be… _shrug_ ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/27 "2003-11-10T16:25:53Z")
“I am also a big water drinker. I try and get at least 150 ounces a day in.” 150 OUNCES A DAY? I’d never be able to leave the bathroom (or I’d have to walk around with a catheter and bag strapped to my leg. My massuese told me last week that she could tell I hadn’t been drinking enough water - that my muscles felt tight and ropey. I guess I have to start drinking more, but I’ll stay under 150 ounces. Oh, I pee about 10 times in a day. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/28 "2003-11-10T16:46:49Z")
Female, 23 yrs old. 6-8 times a day. ---
**Author:** ![Wheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@Wheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheel)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/29 "2003-11-10T16:50:43Z")
You young men with prostates the size of peanuts may only need to go 4 or 5 times a day, but us over 50 types know that any day you pee less than a dozen times is a good day. I haven’t fallen down while peeing since I quit drinking 22 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/30 "2003-11-10T16:58:13Z")
18-25X due mainly to 18 tabs a day 12 oz ‘comfort zone’ bladder capacity (don’t ask - the Dr. asked me to meaure) 18-20 ozs. if I really if I hold to the point of squirming. ---
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/31 "2003-11-10T19:06:27Z")
It used to be about 5-6, but now I am pregnant and the number is rapidly increasing to infinite. I have to walk past the receptionist to get to the bathroom and she is starting to look at me funny. Gotta go. ---
**Author:** ![scablet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@scablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scablet)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/32 "2003-11-10T19:12:14Z")
A dozen at the very least, I chug water religiously. Never ever go during the night though, I just get one or two or three “super-pees” come morningtime. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/33 "2003-11-10T19:30:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by plnnr \* > > 150 OUNCES A DAY? I’d never be able to leave the bathroom (or I’d have to walk around with a catheter and bag strapped to my leg. > > \*\* I’m doing Atkins. Water keeps me hydrated and flushes out my kidneys. I wouldn’t be drinking so much otherwise. Plus, it’s all I drink - no coffee, no milk, no juice, no alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/34 "2003-11-10T19:42:30Z")
21, male, I would hazard about 7-10 times per day. I have an overactive bladder–having to wake up and go pee at least once or twice a night sucks. A friend of mine who has had a lot of surgery down there in the past has to go at least every 15 minutes, it feels like. I feel sorry for her! ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/35 "2003-11-10T19:42:49Z")
Probably 8-12 times a day, but I drink a lot of water also. My first piss usually comes around 4 AM…unfortunately, I don’t get up until 4:30. :::rimshot::: ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/36 "2003-11-10T20:46:45Z")
Guess I’m odd, then! I’d say twice a day. I don’t drink as much water as I should, I know, but other than that I’m pretty sure I’m normal and healthy. Sixteen-year-old girl, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/37 "2003-11-10T20:48:26Z")
But _now_ I need to pee. Damn you people. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/38 "2003-11-10T20:59:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ashtar \* > \*\*21, male, I would hazard about 7-10 times per day. I have an overactive bladder–having to wake up and go pee at least once or twice a night sucks. > \*\* Once or twice a night would be so wonderful! Because of how my kidneys work they can’t filter at maximum efficiency when I am up and about so once I lie down to sleep they can finally do their job correctly. There are some nights where I am up every hour. An average night is every 2- 2 1/2 hours. ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/39 "2003-11-10T21:21:49Z")
Male over 50. I’ve also had kidney stones, so what with my prostate and the stones if I don’t point percy at the porcelain at least 15 times a day, I’m in trouble. V ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111/40 "2003-11-10T21:59:31Z")
The hamsters that power this board? They called me. They want their bladder back. 36 year old male in good shape: 7-10 times per day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-many-times-a-day-do-you-pee/212111.md?page=3)