How Long Does It Take To Pee After Drinking Water?

As Per Medical Experts

Sayan Chakraborty
4 min readSep 3, 2022

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It usually takes five to fifteen minutes to pee after drinking water. It is because our body can absorb water quicker than food.

So, the next time you attend an important exam, should it be okay for you to drink a little water or wait for the exam to complete — what do you think?

If you are still confused about how long it takes to pee after drinking water and wish to know everything in detail about the connection between drinking water & pee time, then continue reading, and I will guide you to it in every way possible.

Category: Infant (less than 1 years old)

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Normal peeing rate: 15 minutes after drinking water

Bladder Capacity: The bladder capacity of an infant is 1–2 ounces, and it gets filled in 1 hour.

Category: Toddler (1–3 years old)

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Normal peeing rate: 1 hour after drinking water

Bladder capacity: The bladder capacity of a toddler is 3–5 ounces, and it gets filled in 2 hours.

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Category: Children (4–16 years)

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Normal peeing rate: 30 minutes to 1 hour after drinking water

Bladder capacity: The bladder capacity of a child is 7–14 ounces, and it gets filled in 2 to 4 hours.

Category: Adult Male (16 yrs+)

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Normal peeing rate: 2–2.25 hours after drinking water

Bladder capacity: The bladder capacity of an adult male is 16–24 ounces, and it gets filled in 8 to 9 hours.

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Category: Adult Female (16 yrs+)

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Peeing rate: 2–2.25 hours after drinking water.

Bladder Capacity: The bladder capacity of an adult female is 16–24 ounces, and it gets filled in 8 to 9 hours.

Relevant assumptions to make sense of the peeing rate info:

  • An empty bladder is your urinary bladder free of urine. It is the condition when all the urine stored in our body passes out. The empty bladder again starts filling up with urine as soon as we again drink water.
  • Once this bladder is nearly ¼ full, you will get an urge to pee again.

Special Mention: Peeing Concerns In Young Children

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Sometimes, children hold urine for a long time, which can interfere with the bladder’s normal functioning. It results in an overactive bladder, and disordered urination.

Because of the problem with their bladder, the children do daytime wetting. Besides, they may also suffer from kidney infections, nerve crises, or urinary tract structural problems. These problems originate from peeing concerns in the minds of their parents.

Final Section: When To Contact A Doctor?

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Contact a doctor if your child is experiencing

  • A feeling of pain or burning at the time of urination.
  • A cloud, foul-smelling, dark, and bloody urine
  • Increase in the frequency of urination
  • Fever
  • Strong urge for urination with low urine output
  • Restlessness
  • Lower belly pain and pain in the back area
  • Crying at the time of urination.

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Sayan Chakraborty
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