Many women are convinced that going to the toilet before and after sexual intercourse is like putting on a layer of ‘protective clothing’ for the urinary system, which can greatly reduce the chances of inflammation ‘down there’. This idea has become so popular that it has become an unspoken secret.
Experts have recently thrown cold water on this conventional wisdom, saying that running to the loo before intercourse could be ‘opening the door’ to urinary tract infections. They say it's like misunderstanding the rules of a game, and it could backfire, like accidentally getting an unwanted bladder infection. It turns out that emptying your bladder before an intimate moment could be seen as a misunderstanding and a somewhat dangerous one at that. According to experts, doing so could be the number one suspect in causing the ‘afterburn’ (a reference to urinary tract infections), often referred to as the ‘honeymoon blues’. A urinary tract infection is like an unwelcome group of ‘rascals’ creeping into the urethra and bladder, where they party and multiply at a rapid rate.
Normally, when we interact intimately, tiny bacteria around our private parts may take the opportunity to ‘slip’ into the urethra. The body has a clever way of dealing with these unwanted visitors, and that's by urinating - a natural defence mechanism that flushes the intruder out with a stream of water. You go to the bathroom before making out to empty your bladder's ‘reservoir’, thinking you won't be interrupted by the urge to pee after a sweet moment. But this is a hidden secret, a bit like you withdraw the body's ‘cleaning team’ in advance.
If some ‘unwanted guests’ - bacteria - sneak into your urethra during intimate interactions, there should be a ‘flood’ - that is, a powerful urination process. There should have been a ‘flood’ - the strong stream of urine that occurs when you urinate - to wash them all away. But because you've already emptied your bladder, this flood doesn't happen. As a result, the bacteria are trapped in the urethra and don't have a chance to be washed away. The post-coital urination, which is the body's own ‘high-pressure water gun’, the bacteria in the urethra can be flushed clean. These bacteria also have small hooks like Velcro, which originally wanted to hook the urethra wall and stay there. But with the help of the ‘high-pressure water gun’, they had to surrender, washed out of the body.
So, post-coital urination is like a deep cleaning of the urethra, which may cause urinary tract infection ‘hidden danger’ killed in the cradle. And urinating before intercourse, sometimes may be in the creation of these bacteria ‘live and let live’ opportunity.
In addition to making out after a trip to the bathroom with this ‘small trick’, there are also some small details of life that can help you away from urinary tract infection ‘trouble’. You can change into loose clothes as if to the body to open a ‘window of air’. Tight clothing is like a ‘hotbed’ of bacteria, stuffy and hot, so that they multiply quickly. Loose-fitting clothes allow air to circulate, so it's not so easy for bacteria to ‘settle in’. Choose loose pyjamas, or just have a ‘pyjama-free day’ and let your body breathe. This will not only keep you dry down there but also prevent those infections that can be a headache.
Drinking a glass of water after sex and then going to the bathroom is a ‘double insurance policy’. Drinking water is like giving the body an internal ‘rain’, can wash out those who may be from the rectum ‘string door’ to the vagina of bacteria. Urination is a ‘cleaning’ of the urethra to get rid of bacteria. Remember to give your genitals a spa treatment with warm water. Remember, water is the best ‘skin care product’, those with the scent of female products may break the body's ‘micro-ecological balance’, but cause discomfort. Use warm water to wash gently, both clean and comfortable.
After each intimate interaction, you not only gain emotional satisfaction but also through the simple action of urination, the body builds a solid line of defence, so that those who may ‘take advantage of the weakness’ of the bacteria have no place to hide. This is not only a care for yourself, but also a gentle promise for a better life in the future. So the next time you share a sweet time with your lover, you may want to consider going to the washroom as a continuation of love, and a common guardian of each other's health.
