When Viggo Hansen , a county counselor from the Left Party in Sormland , Sweden , try passing a natural law that required that men model down to pee when using the public bathrooms , his motion caused a flood of reaction . Hansen argue when men sit down to pee it is proficient for public health because it reduces the splatter around the toilets and break the spread of disease . Hansen is one of many — include the head of the environmental protection agency in Taiwan , Stephen Shen , who also tried mandating such an order — that believe errant weewee is unfit for public wellness . They indicate that droplet of piss spread disease . But just how scientifically sound are these arguments ? Is it actually skilful for men to sit down down and pee ?
“ Urine is really sterile , ” says Benjamin Davies , an associate prof of urology at the University of Pittsburgh . “ There is no bacteria in it . you may drink urine . ” ( Though he ’s not advocating that anyone does take a draft of urine . )
So puddles of urine might sense bad and look porcine , but they wo n’t stimulate disease . But Hansen has another argument : Hansen claims that men who piddle while sit down will full empty their bladders , which is better for their prostate — and means they ’ll experience a longer , healthier sex activity life .
But again , Hansen ’s claim are totally off the mark . " This is total bullsh * * , " Davies says . " There is no relationship between voiding and sex living . I have n’t the slightest idea why it would improve your prostate gland . If you are a normal male your prostate muscles relax while you urinate . ”
Bottom personal line of credit : Completely healthy men experience no welfare by sitting to urinate instead of standing . Some conditions might mean it is easier for a man to fully empty his vesica if he sit down , but for the vast majority there is no difference between sitting and standing . However , some cultures prefer to sit down rather than support — almost one-half of all Japanese military personnel sit to urinate .
Davies believes that sitting is a cultural or psychological predilection , not a wellness matter . “ If you are shopworn , " he say , " go onward and ride . ”
