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Women think they’ve been going to the bathroom ‘wrong’ after doctor’s advice
Some women have realized they’ve been going to the bathroom ‘wrong’ after a doctor’s advice suggests you should release your pelvic floor muscles rather than pushing.
A TikTok creator explained her recent experience when she was told how to properly empty the bladder without pushing. Over the years, many facts have been revealed about bathroom behaviors, such as the reason you shouldnt bring your phone to the toilet, and some doctors have debunked common pee myths. But have you ever wondered if you’re going to the bathroom the right way? If there even is one?
Women walk away thinking they’ve been using the bathroom ‘wrong’
A creator named Katie, known as @postvirallife on TikTok, announced she has been going to the bathroom incorrectly after being educated at a recent doctor’s appointment: “I think I’ve been peeing wrong my entire life.”
Katie attended a vaginal ultrasound appointment and her technician explained before the procedure she must empty her bladder, and instructed her to refrain from ‘pushing.’
The technician taught her that to clear out the entire bladder, you must breathe through your nose without pushing, describing the act as “a release rather than a push.”
According to the technician, the way to know if you have emptied your bladder is “when it feels warm at the end.”
The viral TikTok video has reached over two million views, and the comment section is filled with curiosity and some concern, as one user asked: “Have I EVER successfully peed?”
Bladder knows best
Well, it’s true! The bladder works best by relaxing the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles when you need to urinate so that the bladder muscles naturally allow the flow of urine to occur – as the National Association for Continence explains.
Potential health problems when you push include the possibility of creating muscle confusion over time. This happens because your muscles will think that each time you urinate, you should be activating the pelvic floor instead of relaxing it, therefore creating more problems down the road.
Constant pushing over time could also cause Hypertonic Pelvic Floor issues and you may even develop a prolapse, or develop hemorrhoids.
Another comment beneath Katie’s Tiktok video reveals that a pelvic floor specialist suggests “if it sounds like a skillet, you’re pushing too hard.”
