Why Does Diving Make You Need to Pee in Your Wetsuit?

I'll admit it -- I pee in my wetsuit! I simply can't resist the urge to urinate while scuba diving. I usually pee after a few minutes of being in the water, and then periodically throughout the dive. Like me, most scuba divers feel the need to urinate in their wetsuits. What's wrong with us? Are we drinking too much water? Do we simply have no self control? No! The need to pee during scuba dives is a normal physiological reaction. Read more.

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