In the event of an accident, the risk of the bladder bursting and causing a generalized infection is much greater.
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The most common complications caused by holding back the urge to go to the bathroom have long been common knowledge, such as urinary incontinence and bladder infection. However, holding in your pee while driving in your car can have deadly consequences.
This is because traveling by car with a full bladder, especially at high speed, as happens when driving on the road, increases the risk of organ rupture in the event of a car accident, explains the doctor of health sciences and professor of the course of Medicine of the Universidade Positivo (UP), Mariane Rigo Laverdi.
“In the event of an accident, the risk of the bladder bursting and causing a generalized infection (sepsis) is much greater,” warns the doctor, noting that pelvic fracture is the most common injury associated with bladder rupture.
Mortality is higher
The expert points out that the mortality from this type of accident is generally more associated with trauma to other organs; however, the pressure of a full inner tube can in fact increase the possibility of rupture or puncture of the inner tube itself, in the event of an accident.
“These types of trauma can also occur with an empty bladder, however a full bladder can exacerbate these complications at the time of the collision,” he points out.
When empty, the bladder is located behind the pubis, the bone above the genital area. During filling, the bladder becomes more taut and goes beyond the limits of the pubis towards the navel, which facilitates a rupture in the event of an impact on the belly – which can be caused by the belt itself, the airbag or, worse, if the person is projected towards the front of the vehicle because it is not fastened.
“When the bladder is empty, the pelvic bone can break or puncture the organ. But, when it is full, it can burst and leak urine into the abdominal cavity even with minor impact trauma and no bone fractures,” explains Mariane .
If this happens, urine can easily become infected with bacteria and cause sepsis, the disease responsible for one in five deaths worldwide.
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