So I’m 18, and I’m still in school, and normally when I’m in school, I don’t like to use their bathrooms unless I absolutely have to..buuut this is definitely something you should not do.

Yesterday, I had a scary experience with this as I did not know that I had a UTI (which was caused by me holding in pee) and caused me to pass out in class. I had become super nauseous, hot, and extremely shaky before passing out so unexpectedly. I then went to my doctor and explained what I was feeling and still not knowing what caused this, she sent me to the Emergency Room. There, they took lots of blood tests, a urine test, and some x rays(because I also had a cough during this time.) After many hours of being there, they came back to tell me that I was severely dehydrated and had a UTI that led to an infection in my kidneys. Which if I was left untreated could’ve made me septic and could have resulted in a life threatening situation. So, after all that please be sure to drink LOTS of water and don’t hold it if you have to go to the bathroom!! While, I am not very good at telling stories, this was still kind of scary for me, especially after realizing, I could’ve easily prevented this.