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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> | <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> Foreskins vary in length and tightness, so it is normal for [[intact]] men to report different experiences with [[urination]]. | ||
[[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 by lining the [[preputial sac]] with [[mucosa]], instead of [[skin]]. 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. [[Urine]] does no harm so it is not necessary to pull back when one pees. One [[foreskinned]] man posted: | [[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 by lining the [[preputial sac]] with [[mucosa]], instead of [[skin]]. 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. [[Urine]] does no harm so it is not necessary to pull back when one pees. One [[foreskinned]] man posted: | ||
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===Use of urinal=== | ===Use of urinal=== | ||
A plastic urinal that one may purchase from a drug store can be helpful in extreme cases. One may | A plastic urinal that one may purchase from a drug store can be helpful in extreme cases. One may insert one's [[penis]] into the urinal prior to urinating. The walls of the urinal will catch any errant drops or streams of [[urine]]. The urinal may be emptied and rinsed after each use. | ||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
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* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1fwnz6b/is_it_fair_to_say_that_it_is_more_comfortable/ | |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1fwnz6b/is_it_fair_to_say_that_it_is_more_comfortable/ | ||
|title=Is it fair to say that it is more comfortable peeing with foreskin | |title=Is it fair to say that it is more comfortable peeing with foreskin forward unless you are aiming for something in the toilet? | ||
|last=Anonymous | |last=Anonymous | ||
|publisher=REDDIT | |publisher=REDDIT | ||
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|accessdate=2026-05-15 | |accessdate=2026-05-15 | ||
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1unuoas/how_do_you_pee/ | |||
|title=How do you pee? | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|publisher=Reddit | |||
|date=2026-07-04 | |||
|accessdate=2026-07-08 | |||
}} | |||
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