Does peeing in a wetsuit cause health problems?
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vinegarbiscuit
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Aristotole maintained that if you hold your farts in, you'll die. In that same vein, I reckon you'd find yourself a damn sight more uncomfortable if you tried to hold it in. Pee away. Make sure you rehydrate when you're topside, though.
Autolysis
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No problem. As another poster mentioned, it sounds like you were dehydrated or were low on electrolytes(salt)... Keep fluids(gatorade, etc.) pumping while you're baking under the Sun. 
Urine is fairly clean once it passes the urethra... It is composed almost entirely water, with some bacteria and nitrogenous wastes strewn in throughout.
Just wash everything out when you are done, and you wont have to worry about a weak ammonia/bacterial build up. You aren't diabetic are you?
Also, that's disgusting... GO PEE BEFORE YOU DON THE SUIT.
Urine is fairly clean once it passes the urethra... It is composed almost entirely water, with some bacteria and nitrogenous wastes strewn in throughout.
Just wash everything out when you are done, and you wont have to worry about a weak ammonia/bacterial build up. You aren't diabetic are you?
Also, that's disgusting... GO PEE BEFORE YOU DON THE SUIT.
FrogManMike
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OTOH Could resemble chumming the water to certain sea creatures
I would Imagine that the water pressure exerted on your body could cause some temporary cramping when emptying your bladder at certain depths
OTOH Could resemble chumming the water to certain sea creatures
I would Imagine that the water pressure exerted on your body could cause some temporary cramping when emptying your bladder at certain depths
oceanpout
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my dive buddy wonders why i drink extra large coffee and 32 oz gatoraide be fore the dive
water temp 52 wetsuit temp 84
enjoy
dont rent my suit
water temp 52 wetsuit temp 84
enjoy
dont rent my suit
You know, I'd never met anyone who didn't pee in their wetsuit (swimmers, surfers or divers) until this thread...
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Either that, or it's a sign that the user has a Pinnacle wetsuit. If you pee in that, it's all yours until the zipper comes down.
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You said it pal!!
I am:
Warm water diver! I drink at least a liter of water on the way to the dive, and I have mastered the art of consuming a Capri-Sun U/W!!
Chug
Pees..and pees,...and pees some more.
Two type of divers, those that do and those that don't tell.
Crush
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There are two kinds of wetsuit divers: those who pee in their wetsuits, and those who lie.
In Canada we refer to peeing in your wetsuit as "having a heat exchanger."
On a serious note - your urine is sterile (unless you have a urinary tract infection). It will not make you sick, so long as this (nutrient-rich, therefore bacteria-nurturing) fluid is washed away. Neoprene is waterproof, but the internal lining of your suit might retain a small amount of fluid - just flush water through the wetsuit a few times, during or after the dive, and you will be OK.
In Canada we refer to peeing in your wetsuit as "having a heat exchanger."
On a serious note - your urine is sterile (unless you have a urinary tract infection). It will not make you sick, so long as this (nutrient-rich, therefore bacteria-nurturing) fluid is washed away. Neoprene is waterproof, but the internal lining of your suit might retain a small amount of fluid - just flush water through the wetsuit a few times, during or after the dive, and you will be OK.
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