To say it OK to pee in the shower?

[GingerNutMe]

So the question is, is it OK to pee whilst in the shower - proviso being you ensure you have washed everything away properly. The topic of conversation came up relating way back to one of the Big Brother series where someone admitted to regularly peeing in the shower.

One logic was 'well most families share one sponge/flannel/fluffy to wash their faces as well as all their bottoms and winky bits' ..........

Wow - I didn't expect so many replies so quickly. For those concerned about my whereabouts I've been out shopping. I needed some bleach for the shower 😂

So personally, yes I have peed in the shower and whilst I don't make a habit of it, I use the loo when I can, but if I'm in the shower then why not, it all gets washed away. I just make sure I wash all around with the handheld shower head.

In terms of flannels etc, we use those shower puff things, well at least I do and we have one each. The kids use the main bathroom and we use the en-suit for showers which is the vast majority of times. All of us only have occasional baths, all much prefer a shower.

In terms of reminiscing, as a child we didn't have luxuries such as showers, double glazing or central heating. We had a bath 2 or 3 times a week and even with 5 of us in the house we all shared the same water!

No, disgusting. It makes the shower/bath smell. Grim.

Don't care how you 'wash it away' you CAN tell when someone does it (I could tell when my flatmate was doing it) and it's gross to shower in a bath/shower that smells of urine.

Also the plumbing is different for a reason! Toilets are designed to remove waste quickly so it doesn't sit around and smell. Bath/shower traps are not. Eurgh.

No that's disgusting.

Wow - I didn't expect so many replies so quickly

It's a peeing in the shower thread. It's like cat poo in the garden or reclining chairs on airplanes threads.
And there's also the added problem of people wondering about the piss troll.

There are people who walk among us who do not use something to wash themselves with when they shower!!!!! Just their hands and soap!

A wee in the shower? 🤷‍♀️ I have other things to worry about tbh. Period blood goes down, why not wee?!

I feel like such a freak.

As soon as I get in the shower I need a wee.

I've always peed in the shower (and bath!). It's literally just water with some salts and urea in. Pee is actually very clean and shouldn't have bacteria in it. It gets washed away with the shower water anyway. No one has died or even got sick from someone peeing in the shower.

Urgh, not sure that's any better TBH.

It's fine in your own shower - but I never do it on purpose 😂

Oh Sparks!!! I'm inclined to give you a pass! Every time some variant of the hygiene topic comes up on Mumsnet it's like an education. I honestly will never understand why and how so many people revel in filth.

I do. I draw the line at peeing in the bath though.

I don’t see the problem? The pee is immediately washed away and then you wash your body?

Sharing flannels, sponges, towels though? Absolutely not.

Its literally a standard recommendation to help with bladder emptying for people with loads of common issues like prolapse or recurring cystitis.

It's fine & saves water too.

When you have cystitis one of the things I've seen recommend to sooth it on MN (albeit one I haven't tried) is to take a bath and if you need to, pee while you're in it.

Me too!

This is what I think too.

We don't share flannels or sponges though

No it's not acceptable

No we don't share flannels or sponges.

I just use my hands and soap.

Sponges, flannels and loofahs are beautiful breeding grounds for bacteria, fungus and all sorts.

True. Pee has an enormous amount of urea, which is an essential product in many moisturisers. In the old days in Spain, men working in the fields used to urinate on their hands to keep them warm and moist. It sounds gross today, but it was quite effective.

We have reached such a level of stupidity that we can only piss in a toilet even when the shower and toilet drain are connected, and it's cleaner to have a shower at the same time you take a leak.

The shower pee is the best pee in my opinion!!! Everyone does it just not everyone admits to it. It's more environmentally friendly too

Good grief I live alone and have a clean flannel every day. Share one???! 🤮

I don’t pee in the shower either.

I have a mesh repair after a prolapse. When I pee it comes out sideways, straight up, or straight forward so I always make a toilet unusually dirty.

I therefore enjoy peeing in the shower. It does sometimes make the grouting round the plughole go yellow so I bleach that