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Today I’ll be answering if a bladder can hold a gallon of urine.

Generally speaking, you find people that are health conscious who actively focus on continuing to add liquids to their system.

And if you’re constantly on the go and moving around, you might find yourself away from a facility to let the liquids out.

But first we’re going to figure out if you’re even able to hold that amount anyway.

Let’s move on.

Can a bladder hold a gallon of urine?

No. The bladder can only hold about 500 milliliters for women and 700 for men. Your bladder can fill up at about 60 ml per hour.

I’m not an expert by any means but as a former wrestler one of the test we took was for hydration so this knowledge would’ve been useful to have when I was competing.

What’s your “time limit”

If you have a healthy bladder, you can hold anywhere from 400 to 500 milliliters of urine.

That limit can actually be stretched beyond that, but there’s never a good reason to go past that.

According to most doctors, they recommend that you use the bathroom every 3 hours to be safe.

When is it dangerous

You’ll notice that it gets dangerous for the body if you contact a UTI or find yourself releasing on yourself often.

Bladder leakage

If you find yourself constantly holding your bladder, you might end up having issues with bladder leakage.

Bladder leakage occurs when you have a weak pelvic region.

It’s worth mentioning that these type of issues are usually common with women in their 40’s and above.

Sure, there’s pills and such you can take to remedy the situation, but if you want a more natural solution, try Pelvic Floor Strong.

Pelvic Floor Strong

Pelvic Floor Strong provided core upper body exercises that you can do to strengthen your bladder and prevent bladder leakage.

It’s one of the top exercises for women with plenty of results to back up their claims.

Bladder FAQs

How fast does bladder fill up?

It can go as fast as 1 ml a minute (60 ml per hour).

Final Thoughts

To be clear about answering the question again, you can hold a gallon of urine.

But if you make it a habit, you can risk the chance of getting UTI’s from a weak bladder.

This issue is particularly common with women, but anyone is open to having those type of problems.

If you release your bladder every 3 hours, you can maintain a healthy bladder and avoid those issues.

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