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<i>The aggressive promotion of [[circumcision]] by the [[circumcision industry]] in the [[United States]] for well over a century has resulted in the loss by much of the population of normal folk knowledge of a beneficial natural, normal, heathy, functional, and protective body part. This article is an attempt to partially restore basic folk knowledge.</i>
[[Foreskinned]] men sometimes ask, "do I have to retract my [[foreskin]] for [[urination]]?"<ref>Some men with abundant overhanging foreskin find it awkward and difficult to retract and keep retracted their [[foreskin]] because the foreskin is constantly pushing to glide forward to return to its normal position of covering and protecting the [[glans penis]].</ref> They may have been heard myths that it is unhealthy to have [[urine]] inside the [[foreskin]], however there is no factual basis for that claim. Urine has a healthy microbiome<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> when it leaves the urethra and is helpful for flushing out the [[foreskin]] and keeping it clean. The presence of urine in the preputial sac is ''not'' unsanitary and does not do harm. Nature has planned for this condition. Boys by necessity pee through their [[foreskin]] because the juvenile foreskin does not retract and men with [[phimosis]] also pee through their [[foreskin]] because the foreskin does not retract. It Urine does no harm so it is not necessary to pull back when one pees.One foreskinned man posted:<blockquote>Well, I’ve got a little under 2 inches of foreskin overhang, and I just pee through it every time. I give it a quick tug to make sure it’s pointing in a straight line and then start peeing. When I’m done I pull my foreskin back to shake it off, and if I’m at a toilet sometimes I’ll wipe the tip of my foreskin if it’s still soaking wet. So, as a guy with a long overhang, it’s just natural to pee through it. Besides, even if I pulled it back when standing, it’s pretty much impossible for me to keep it rolled back the entire time I’m sitting down to pee.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1c7lw5t/comment/l0dd8od/?context=3 |title=Peeing with a long foreskin |last= |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date= |accessdate=2025-07-25}}</ref></blockquote>
The epithelium of all tissue in the [[preputial sac]] is [[Mucosa| mucosal membrane]] (similar to the inside of your mouth), which likes to be wet, so no damage or threat to health or well-being is caused by having [[urine]] inside the [[foreskin]]. The sphincter action of the preputial orifice functions as a one-way valve, blocking the entry of contaminants and pathogens while allowing the passage of urine.<ref name="fleiss1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The [[urine]] will serve to flush contaminants and pathogens out of the [[foreskin]]. A few individuals may experience [[ballooning of the foreskin]], which is harmless.