How can men urinate correctly? Four methods to master

Elderly men can squat to urinate

Relevant data show that men who often squat to urinate have half the risk of colorectal cancer, bladder cancer and prostate cancer as those who stand to urinate. This is because squatting to urinate can cause a series of muscle movements and related reflexes in the human body, which can accelerate the elimination of intestinal waste, shorten the time that feces stay in the intestines, and reduce the absorption of carcinogens by the intestines. In addition, elderly men should also squat to urinate when they get up at night to urinate in order to avoid urinary syncope.

Urinating once an hour

The incidence of bladder cancer is directly proportional to the time urine remains in the bladder. This is because there is a carcinogenic chemical in urine that damages the muscle fibers of the bladder and promotes cancer.

Andrologists suggest that people should increase the frequency of urination regardless of whether they feel the urge to urinate or not. The most scientific approach is to urinate once an hour.

Squeeze the perineum after urinating

Men have a long urethra, which makes it easy for them to have incomplete urination, which can lead to urinary tract infection. So, how can we drain the remaining urine? Some experts have introduced two methods: ① After urinating, you can squeeze the perineum between the scrotum and the anus with your fingers. This not only allows the urine remaining in the bladder to be discharged, but also has certain benefits for the treatment of chronic prostatitis. ② Do more pelvic floor exercises to strengthen the contraction of the perineum muscles and urethra muscles, thereby reducing the urine remaining in the bladder as much as possible.

Don't sit down immediately after urinating

When we dissect males, we find that their physiological characteristics are very special. That is, after urinating, the internal and external sphincters of the urethra will contract and close, forming a closed cavity in the urethra of the prostate.

Sitting down immediately after urinating will increase the pressure in the closed cavity, causing the residual urine to reflux and trigger prostatitis. Therefore, men should stand for 3-5 minutes after urinating before sitting down. Men should not rush to urinate after sex. Urinating in time after sex is conducive to flushing the urethra and avoiding infection. For women, urinating immediately after sex is a simple and effective way to prevent urinary tract infection. Because women's urethra is shorter and straighter, during sex, bacteria from the vulva may retrograde into the urethra, causing urethritis, cystitis, etc.

However, men should not rush to urinate after sex, otherwise it will cause damage to the prostate, because the male urethra is long and curved, and the resistance to urine passing through is large and the time is long.

After sexual intercourse, the congestion of the corpus cavernosum of the penis has not subsided, and the contraction of the urethral sphincter and detrusor has not been eliminated, which causes high urethral resistance, leading to difficulty in urination or even inability to urinate. If you are eager to urinate at this time, the pressure in the urethra will increase, and urine containing bacteria and metabolic waste will flow back into the prostate. If this continues for a long time, it is easy to cause prostatitis.