How often should we need to go pee?

Should you drink your own pee? Can your bladder burst? Could you die if you put off relieving your bladder for too long? See what the experts say, and learn about how the bladder works.
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The bladder – a neat little bag that is located under the kidneys, tucked behind the pelvic bone – is a pretty cool organ, but most of us don’t think about it until we need to empty it. About the size of a grapefruit, it can stretch substantially and hold up to half a litre of pee for as many as five hours reasonably comfortably (the sensation of needing to pee begins when it’s about half full, 200ml to 300ml). After it’s emptied, it neatly pings back into shape.

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