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What causes a man to shiver or shake a second after he takes a pee?

Asked by Gossamer (935points) January 3rd, 2010

What triggers that annoying little shiver men get when they pee? Do women get it also?

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poisonedantidote's avatar

change in body temperature.

eponymoushipster's avatar

kidney stones.

Grisaille's avatar

Because it just feels so goddamn good.

eponymoushipster's avatar

because we all remember that urban legend about the snake coming out of the toilet and biting the guy on the nut.

shudder

Harp's avatar

It’s called post-micturition convulsion syndrome. It’s experienced by most men and about 50% of women, but there has apparently been no actual scientific research into it.

shilolo's avatar

@Harp is correct. Indeed, I didn’t know about it either until a similar question popped up a year ago.

Harp's avatar

@shilolo This could be your big research break, shi.

shilolo's avatar

@Harp Yes, I need some volunteers to test a hypothesis. Want to shake a leg on over?

Harp's avatar

@shilolo I’m not a shaker, so I’d have to be the control

CyanoticWasp's avatar

I guess… and I never thought I’d be saying this, but… maybe I need to watch more men pee. What shiver? I shake (the plumbing) because my plumbing is 56 years old and the valves aren’t perfect and I hate walking out of the bathroom with a wet spot in the front of my pants. But all of my shaking is deliberate. (And there’s not a whole lotta shaking going on in that regard, anyway.)

daemonelson's avatar

Heat-loss. Mini-orgasm. Parasympathetic nervous system shaking you automatically so you can rid yourself of droplets.

I think the heat-loss may actually hold some water no pun intended. Since I tend to experience a similar thing occasionally during defecation, as well as urination. I must take note next time I vomit, if it happens there too then I need to sell my story.

buckyboy28's avatar

It’s not every time for me. Maybe once a week for me. And it never ceases to scare the crap (or piss) out of me.

dutchbrossis's avatar

I am not sure what causes it, I do know I get it too so I know at least one woman who gets it. lol

Irishmar's avatar

Wow, I didn’t know men did that. I knew when my son was a baby he did that and I thought it was cute. I didn’t know he might still do that. Well, interesting, must investigate this further.

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