Urinating in the shower has long prompted debate online, with shower-pee proponents claiming the act can actually help conserve water. In 2021, theMichigan Daily found substituting a toilet flush for a minimally longer shower can save anywhere between 1.5 and 23 litres of water – in the US, at least.
One survey in 2015 also found 61% of Americans admitted to tinkling in the shower, while 41% said they even peed in swimming pools.
Now, Dr Emma Qureshey, an obstetrician gynaecologist in Houston, Texas, has taken to TikTokto share how women can maintain their gynaecological health – including resisting the urge to urinate in the shower.
“The first thing I would never do is pee in the shower, or more importantly, pee standing up,” Qureshey said in the clip last week, which has amassed more than 764,000 views at the time of writing.
