Another "female peeing" issue

[cmufieldhockey8]

It takes getting use to. You'll get it.

You think you got it bad? What about divers who use drysuits??? Without a P-valve, they're toast! :rofl:

Yup it's called a diaper and it also took getting used to.

 

[Trimix2dive]

It takes getting use to. You'll get it.



Yup it's called a diaper and it also took getting used to.

Drysuit - "Depends". Wet Suit - if you have to pee bad enough, mother nature will solve your psychology problem.

 

[cmufieldhockey8]

Drysuit - "Depends". Wet Suit - if you have to pee bad enough, mother nature will solve your psychology problem.

or She P!

 

[Clammy]

One of the worst dives I've had was in a dry suit where I thought I was just gonna go in the suit! My bladder felt like it was going to burst and that's all I was concentrating on! I almost cut the dry suit off back on the boat!!

 

[almitywife]

One of the worst dives I've had was in a dry suit where I thought I was just gonna go in the suit! My bladder felt like it was going to burst and that's all I was concentrating on! I almost cut the dry suit off back on the boat!!

you know what - at the end of the day its ONLY pee so even if you did, what does it matter, clothes and drysuit can be washed out and smelling fresh again quickly. yes, it wouldnt be a high point in your diving career but there is worst i would think

the hysterics over pee'ing can be funny... as babies we peed ourselves at will and from what i hear i have old age to look forward to in regards to this too

as my LEI pee'ing partner and i agreed on during our weeks diving earlier this month, they destill'd the water, we drank the water and then we returned the water back to the ocean - no big deal

cheers

 

[ligersandtions]

I go almost every time we dive (sometimes more than once!), but my husband can't seem to do it even when he's sure he's going to be able to do so.

I think it's got to be psychological.

 

[kathydee]

This summer I did a bunch of dives in a short period. Overall, as my air consumption decreased & bottom time increased -- my bladder pressure also increased to the point of painful. Often I'd miss beauty of the last 10 minutes because of the nagging in my bladder but try as I might I could not pee underwater.

It seemed I was always the only one on the boat after the dive to pull down my wetsuit and rush overboard clinging to the stairs and peeing in what little bit of privacy I could find. Often it even took effort to pee in this public space.

One day the bladder pain went from bad to intolerable. In-between fantasies of surfacing, logic prevailed - what was the psychological block that was ruining my dang dive?

Luckily I was swimming just above a sandy bottom and others were busy with muck diving. Shyly, I found a comfortable position and kneeled on the sand allowing muscles to completely relax and closing my eyes, my mind envisioned a toilet, warm water trickling, a slow drip waterfall, peeing at the side of the boat - anything to take my mind away from SCUBA and peeing in a wet suit so that I could actually pee and relieve the bladder pain.

I must have looked very funny, but finally a little came out, then more and finally more. It felt very strange to literally pee on myself, but certainly the bladder pain subsided and as a bonus I was a little warmer ;-).

After getting over the initial psychological pee block - peeing underwater is easy and certainly more pleasant than a painful bladder (although in the beginning it does help to sit on the bottom, hang on to a rope or do anything to distract you from the scuba environment). Ok after a few dives I was over the crutches too.

But I’ll confess, before I pee in my wet suit, I still make sure there are at least 5-10 minutes left in the dive so it rinses clean before the dive ends and I am left with a stench.

Good luck!

 

[bowlofpetunias]

Yes I agree it is mind over matter to some degree but I also think the pressure around you is an issue too. I have a fair few hours and Pee's in the old dive gear behind me but I still can't do it "on the fly". I have to settle on the bottom or hang onto a rock or the anchor line before I can "let it flow" My husband knows about this little quirk and when he sees me hanging onto something knows what I am up to.
I also try to make sure I have ten minutes rinse time before exit. My problem is that as soon as I grab the boat ladder...bingonature calls again... urgently. I can guarantee there will be a diver waiting behind me so the surface interval gets painful or a float on the mermaid line is required. next problem.... getting off the boat... if it involves stepping into the water... Mother Nature demands I replenish the water and salt content:mooner: Hey where do you think those thermoclines come from

I am just waiting for someone to offer a course on how to pee in your westuit and offer a Pee card certification. Maybe we should do it..... someone wrote a book titled "How to sh#$ in the woods" and made a fortune from it! Goggle it... I'm not kidding.. you can buy the book in Outdoor and Camping shops.

 

[Sas]

Hey where do you think those thermoclines come from

 

[cmufieldhockey8]

It's really dangerous to have to pee and not do it while you're diving. Either you can get bent and lose all bladder function or if you get bent can lose all bladder function. I can't remember which byt either way it's no good.