Men should sit when peeing

Which, sure, is normal. Pee sitting down? Men are weirdly defensive about peeing sitting down. It can be considered ladylike, unmasculine, or the mark of a weak, sensitive man. In the alpha-male conception of masculinity, the man who pees sitting down is the weak link who endangers the rest of the pack.

Scientists are not exactly sure what causes benign prostate hypertrophy, or an enlarged prostate gland, but the likelihood of having one increases with age. Hormones have something to do with it, as men who had their testicles removed at a young age due to cancer do not have these problems, research shows, and when men with enlarged prostates have their testicles removed, their prostates tend to shrink. The good news is that an enlarged prostate is thought to be a natural part of aging and not necessarily a precursor to prostate cancer. The bad news is that all that pressure from the prostate can increase the risk of bladder cysts, infections, and discomfort or difficulty while urinating. If you are noticing changes in stream, or blood in your urine, you should seek immediate medical attention.

It is suggested that the body posture during urination can influence urodynamic parameters in patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms LUTS to an extent approaching pharmacological interventions. In this article, the influence of body position during micturition on maximum urinary flow rate Qmax , voiding time TQ and post-void residual volume PVR in healthy males and patients with LUTS is analyzed by means of a systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic search was conducted in 14 medical databases.

Photo via Flickr user digitonin. The relevant case was a minor property dispute about whether a landlord should be able to keep his renter's security deposit over piss stains on his marble bathroom floor. But the fact that the landlord appeared to view his tenant's standing urination as a barbaric habit, and the fact that the judge referred to the now-protected position as a formerly dominant custom was telling.