buggy2013 290 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Is trying to do a big hold really inconvenient for anyone else because you generally don’t drink a whole lot in your day to day life? Like, when I was an athlete in high school I took my hydration very seriously, and if I wanted to do a hold I only needed a couple of hours and a big glass of water. Nowadays it seems like it takes half a day and lots of fluid for my body to wake up and start filling. Of course I can’t hold it nearly as long once I’m full because I don’t stubbornly hold it all day like I used to as a teenager. Anyone else find this to be true? Quote Link to comment
Spectator9 957 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Many of us don't drink enough fluids during the day so we're chronically dehydrated. If you start off the day dehydrated it will take hours and a significant amount of fluid to fill you up. When you were a teenager and involved in athletics you kept hydrated, so it took only a little extra to have an effect. Quote Link to comment
SoggyShorts 815 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I drink a lot of fluid normally, so I would say my answer is 'no.' However, if you want to speed things up, drinking a lot of water (a litre or more per hour) and peeing as needed for a couple of hours before you start whatever pee-related activity you want to do can get your kidneys revved up. You can then switch to holding if that's what suits your needs. This is called the rapid desperation technique. There's probably better descriptions of it out there, so see if your search engine of choice can help you find out more about it. On top of that, there are some things that can help with urine production. Notably, caffeine, alcohol and dandelion are things that will make you pee more. nappypants 1 Quote Link to comment
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