What Happens When You Hold Your Pee?

Can holding your pee be bad for you? Learn about your bladder in this Quick Question with Michael Aranda!

Hosted by: Michael Aranda

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Sources:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/kidney-urinary/hold-pee-so-long-bladder-ruptures.htm
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-long-can-you-go-without-peeing-2013-9
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/kidney_and_urinary_system_disorders/bladder_and_bowel_dysfunction_134,113/
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/urologic-disease/urinary-retention/Pages/facts.aspx
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