May 2012 Do you have problems urinating in public? You could be suffering from paruresis – the “Bashful Bladder”. It’s a cosy little name for an affliction that can be extremely unpleasant for the sufferer – in its worst form, it basically implies that a sufferer can only urinate in their home toilet. All other facilities are no-go areas, because the poor paruretic simply cannot translate the urge to urinate into action. That, of course, can be dangerous as well as extremely uncomfortable. Urine needs o be ejected from the body, which is why we urinate in the first place – paruresis effectively traps it there, which can cause kidney problems and future prostate issues.

As ever, it’s important to take note of the possible implications of problems urinating in public. Just because a person has a bashful bladder, it doesn’t mean either that  they are genuinely paruretic or that they have some kind of physiological urinary disorder that could be symptomatic of something worse. In many cases, a mild inability to urinate in public is actually a result of a defunct evolutionary system whereby the male was unable to mark his territory in the presence of other urinating males.

The thing is, problems urinating in public can be as much psychological as physiological, which of course means that they are difficult to pinpoint to specific causes and so very tricky to stop. Anyone who feels unable to urinate in the presence of other urinating males may, or may not, be the victim of an evolutionary throwback – but they are definitely suffering from an extremely inconvenient and even embarrassing complaint. It isn’t nice, needing to go to the loo and not being able to close the deal. An easy way to step around the situation, if one’s problems urinating in public seem to stem from the proximity of others, is to use a private stall rather than a urinal. If the problem ceases once that door closes, you know you are at worst suffering from an extremely mild form of paruresis.

On the other hand, urinary difficulty in public places can be as indicative of a physical problem as urinary difficulty in private. It’s also possible that the onset of physical problems, whose indicators are difficulty urinating, can start in public places because of the added embarrassment factor promoted by the proximity of others. In other words – if you have problems urinating in public you may be starting to present symptoms that suggest either BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperlasia, which basically means a swollen prostate), or possible prostate cancer.

Problems urinating in public, same as any other urinary difficulty, should be addressed swiftly and simply. Don’t wonder, don’t worry and don’t ignore. Go see a doctor or get online and buy a personal prostate tester kit (they cost practically nothing and could save your life). To pee or not to pee shouldn’t even be the question. The question is – why take a chance with your health?

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