Peeing During Sex: Causes and How to Prevent
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Peeing during sex, otherwise known as coital urinary incontinence, is a common sexual experience.
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Typically, women experience bladder links either during penetration or during orgasm, depending on which type of incontinence affects them.
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There are a few things you can do to prevent coital incontinence, including pelvic floor exercises (Kegels), which can also enhance arousal.
During intimate moments, going to the bathroom is the last thing you should be thinking about. But here’s the thing: A little leakage during sex is surprisingly common, affecting as many as 36 percent of women with urinary incontinence. Because this condition affects so many women, we can share with you some tried and true solutions for how to handle it.
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All About Coital Incontinence
The medical term for peeing during sex is coital urinary incontinence. For most women with this condition, pee tends to appear at one of two intimate moments — upon penetration or during orgasm. Interestingly, the time bladder leakage occurs can give us some fascinating clues into why it’s happening to begin with.
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Peeing with Penetration — Dribbles or an urgent sensation during penetration occur because the penetrating object puts pressure on the bladder or urethra, sending a message to your brain that you have to pee. This is usually a sign of stress incontinence, or the type of urinary incontinence that happens when you pee while running, coughing, or sneezing. If you have this sensation, you may notice that it gets better or worse depending on sexual position or angle.
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Peeing with Orgasm — Researchers believe that women who urinate with orgasm are more likely to suffer from the other most common type of incontinence — urge incontinence or overactive bladder (OAB). This happens because, during orgasm, your bladder muscles begin to spasm, which can lead to leaks. How is this different from female ejaculation? Glad you asked! The experts say it may be a mix of both, but it’s likely coital incontinence if it’s a large amount of liquid.
How to Prevent Peeing During Sex
So is there a way to stop the hot and heavy flow? It depends. If you suffer from the type of coital incontinence that triggers the need-to-pee sensation during penetration rather than orgasm, you can prevent and treat the condition with pelvic floor exercises. There are a couple more things you can do to keep leaks out of the sheets.
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Practice pelvic floor exercises, such as Kegels. Getting into the routine of using Kegel balls can help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, which can reduce symptoms of stress incontinence. A little pelvic floor strength training is actually all-around excellent for your sexual health, as it can improve blood circulation to the vagina, which can boost arousal and lubrication.
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Switch up your positions. The urge sensation during penetration is caused by pressure placed on the pelvic organs, so adjusting your position may help alleviate that feeling. To ease some pressure, hop on top. This helps you better manage the angle and control the level of penetration. For a mess-free way to get steamy, you may want to take things to the shower!
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Go to the bathroom before sex. You already know that hitting the toilet after sex is important to helping prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), but you also want to make sure you go beforehand, too. This can help prevent the sensation of needing to pee during penetration while also limiting the amount of fluid that you deal with during orgasmic incontinence.
Make lifestyle changes. Of course, your diet and lifestyle choices have a huge impact on your overall health, and that includes incontinence and sexual health. Smoking, obesity, chronic cough, and poor diet can contribute to your likelihood of developing urinary incontinence, so it’s a good idea to consider tackling these things head-on if you want to minimize bladder leakage during sex.
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Whether it’s a little dribble or a steady stream, coital incontinence has the power to kill the mood. But confronting the issue is the first step in preventing it from happening, so congratulate yourself on that! With a few adjustments, you’ll be well on your way to a pleasurable sexual experience without leakage.