Is it normal to pee in the sink

Some students who urinated in their sinks said they eventually realized it would be easier to go to the bathroom instead. Notify me of new posts by email.

Nora-Kathleen Berryhill nberryhill edgewood. Ellen Foley ellfoley edgewood. On The Edge News. By Reed Schroeder Residence Life would like the students of Edgewood College to stop urinating in the sinks in their dorm rooms. I love places that have unisex or family bathrooms! If I had to choose I'd take my husband into the women's. I'd hesitate at the door and say "Bringing a man in.

Women's toilets are all in stalls so there is less privacy to violate there. Carry disposable wash clothes with you to help with the cleanup.

To me this was better than stopping going out. It is Not Fun, but you might as well consider it Funny. Helpful Answer 1.

Well your answers got me laughing about what I thought was a horrible problem. Yes he has had Alz for 9 years. This is the first time I caught him. I said why are you peeing in the sink? He said, "I'm not! But I see from the answers that its going to get worse. Maybe he has been peeing in there for years. The other day he wanted to french kiss me. I told him no because he doesn't brush much.

Only when I make him. He said yes I brushed! And pointed to drops in the sink. For all I know they were pee drops! I need to laugh about this! But now I hesitate to take him to any friend's house or out to eat. We have been doing this and going out together! Except at my grandson's graduation, Bill went in the bathroom and later my grandson went in.

He came out saying it was pigsty in that bathroom. I knew what happened. He doesn't know how to wipe himself and sometimes gets it on his hands and everything else he touches! Now that's a YUCK! Gotta laugh! Thanks for answers that cheered me up! I'll trade you peeing in the sink for peeing in the closet. This hasn't happened to us but I don't find it all that shocking. Haven't you read other posts about others who urinate or worse all over the house? With dementia, it seems to me that many men pee in wastebaskets, closets, etc.

They are confused Just be glad he didn't pee on the decorative plants inside the mall. To prevent further problems you may want to remind him to void on a regular schedule and point him in the right direction.

He does have dementia doesn't he? If you haven't thought about that, you should get him checked out. If you already know he does, why are you surprised? BTW, you do know that people pee in showers, baths, and swimming pools, don't you? It happens, demented or not. JessieBelle Jul I agree with the others. Pee is really not dirty. The reason I said mostly men is that it is much more convenient for them to do this, unlike women.

So the question is can you pee in a sink and what are the downsides of that? I consulted with a few plumber experts, and here is what I found out. Technically you can pee in the sink, but it is not hygienic.

Pissing in the sink will not cause any damage to the sink itself, but it can leave a bad smell of urine and you can inadvertently urinate on a toothpaste, soap, toothbrush, and the like.

Keep in mind that pissing in a sink has its own pros and cons , like everything else. But on other hand, a lot of plumbers have told me that they often encounter this problem on the field, and sometimes they need to work in a bathroom environment where the bad smell of urine is felt.

Here are the Pros and Cons of peeing in the sink:. Although you will not find much information on this topic on the Internet, we have made an effort to extract all the available data and present it in this article. When we go a little bit back in time, most women on the Internet were astounded when they learned that a significant number of men are using a sink to pee. This at no cost is a flattering image that you want to have in your head. Some men find good reasons why they want to pee in a sink.

Did you know that some people have a pathological fear that someone else will hear them while they pee? Yes, you heard me and that is true. Of course, this applies to those who fear that someone else will hear them. Peeing in the sink can actually save you water, unlike a toilet that typically uses 1. Therefore, instead of wasting 1.

The benefit of the sink is that you can use much less water to get rid of the urine. Therefore, we can certainly state this as one of the reasonable reasons why the sink could be used for peeing.

When you go to a party, it can happen that the toilet is already used, so you need to use a sink to pee. But this is not uncommon and often people use the sink to pee when they go at some big party especially students.