Just because you CAN go doesn’t mean you SHOULD!

Your kidneys are constantly filtering our blood and creating urine which collects in your bladder. Once your bladder is half full, the nerves in your bladder send a signal to your brain and you feel the slight need to urinate. When your bladder is full, another signal is sent and you feel a stronger urge to urinate.

This system of signaling between your bladder and your brain keeps your bladder function running smoothly.

If you always urinate before your bladder is full, your bladder ‘learns’ that it cannot hold as much volume as it did before. In other words, you are training your bladder to become smaller. As a result, you may experience the urge to urinate more frequently than before.

So when should you go…? Only when you need to!

Kelly Leong, Registered Physiotherapist