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5th June 2016
01:00pm BST

Of course, holding it from time to time won't do any long term damage but constantly holding your pee could lead to weakening of the pelvic floor muscles.
Another consequence for holding your pee is pain. You know that painful feeling when you need to go, then finally do and it disappears? Well, holding on for too long can mean that the awful pain in your lower abdomen continues.
Lauren explains, "Once the pain signals have been trigged in the lower abdomen, the pain may not just go away. Your muscles are clenching and are almost in a spasm, so they're not able to just relax."
The final consequence is an over stretched bladder. When that happens your body starts missing the cues that your bladder needs emptying and that can lead to some unwanted accidents.
Lauren does say that we shouldn't go panicking, though, saying, "You don't have to urinate the minute you feel the urge to go. A good measure is that it should never get to the point that you're uncomfortable. Holding it to that point is too long."