An adult may be able to hold up to 400 milliliters of urine in their bladder. If a person feels the need to urinate, they should only hold in their pee for as long as it takes to reach a restroom.

Doctors recommend emptying your bladder regularly, about once every three hours. But we all know there are situations when that’s just not possible. From long haul truckers to politicians holding the ...

Dear Doctor K: This may seem like an odd question, but can "holding it" when you need to urinate damage your bladder? I sleep on the second floor of my house, but the only bathroom is on the first.

Whether it’s in the middle of a movie, during an important meeting with your boss or at the moment you leave your doorstep, when you gotta go, you gotta go. And sometimes you just have to fight back.