Urination by foreskinned men

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.

Foreskinned men sometimes ask, "do I have to retract my foreskin for urination?" 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 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 does no harm so it is not necessary to pull back when one pees.

The epithelium of all tissue in the preputial sac is 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. 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.

The foreskin overhang or acroposthion may be used as a hose nozzle to control and direct the stream and may be adjusted as necessary to achieve a smooth stream. It may help to stretch one's foreskin out from one's body. One man said, "When I need to pee, I open my fly, pull my foreskin out and give it a tug to get any wrinkles out, then I hold my foreskin with the thumb and forefinger of both hands and use the overhang of my foreskin as a nozzle to direct my stream. When I finish, I milk it a bit to get any residual pee out of my penis."

Foreskinned men report enjoying feeling a slight tickling sensation as the urine flows out through their acroposthion. One may retract or not retract for urination. The human foreskin is highly flexible and stretchable. It may be stretched as desired laterally and/or lengthwise to cause mitosis and tissue expansion to resolve issues.

There is enormous natural variation among foreskinned males in the length and tightness of the foreskin, so men report a wide range of different experiences with their foreskin in urination. What works best depends to great extent on individual anatomy. Either way is okay.

Use of urinal

A plastic urinal that one may purchase from a drug store can be helpful in extreme cases. One may instert 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.

See also

• Immunological and protective function of the foreskin
• Living with a foreskin in circumcised America
• Microbiome
• Penis
• Preputial sac
• United States of America