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Urination

urination

The passing of urine.

Synonym: miction, micturition, uresis.

stuttering urination, the passage of urine in jets caused by intermittent spasmodic contraction of the bladder.


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Use of diuretics

... not use a diuretic substance to help her urinate? Almost all causes of death resulting from MDMA are related to (hyper|hypo)hydration; regular urination would surely encourage usual levels of drinking/hydration. Thanks! ~ drunkard

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by drunkard
Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:41 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Use of diuretics
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Re: cold weather urination reflex

Yeah, let me clarify: I don't mean you put your hand into warm water, you actually have to dip in your pecker ;) And this can be seen particularly well in very young boy children: in hospital labs they sometimes run some warm water on the kids' willy in order to get a urine sample, since otherwise i...

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by biohazard
Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:22 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: cold weather urination reflex
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Views: 1015

Re: cold weather urination reflex

I am familiar with the effect of warm water causing one feel like they wanted to urinate, but I haven't heard of cold or cold water causing that. Of course, some individuals may experience that as well, but I don't know what the physiological reasons for that would be.

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by biohazard
Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:07 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: cold weather urination reflex
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Views: 1015

cold weather urination reflex

Years ago, I noticed that when I get colder, it tends to make me need to urinate. Now and then I try to find some literature related to it, but have never found it. I recall one other person mentioning the reflex, too, so I figure it's not just me. I happened onto this site, saw the question about w...

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by stevor
Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:21 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: cold weather urination reflex
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Views: 1015

Re: Urination Reflex

This doesn't actually answer to the question about a hand in warm water and wetting a bed, but what I know is that some staff in a clinical lab where I used to work used warm water on baby boys in order to make them pee, because otherwise collecting a urine sample from a few months old is pretty tri...

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by biohazard
Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:56 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Urination Reflex
Replies: 4
Views: 984
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