Should i wash hands after peeing

Ready to get grossed out? Toilet water particles can spray as far as 15 feet, Tierno says, and some of the aerosolized feces settle on bathroom surfaces that you might then touch with your hands. Ultimately, the greatest health risk posed by skipping the sink isn't germs in your pee and poop, but rather pathogens you've picked up from everything you've handled along the way — whether at home or when you're out.

Tierno emphasizes that there are two situations when you absolutely must scrub up in order to protect yourself from contamination. Maybe, maybe not. Basically, if you're not carrying any harmful viruses or bacteria in your system, then you won't spread infection to others. But there's no way to know for sure what germs you might be harboring. And if you do have disease-causing microorganisms in your intestines or genital area, and some were transferred to your hands while in the bathroom?

Then you could potentially pass them along to another person via surfaces you later touch. Even if you're home alone, remember that germs can linger for weeks, putting future visitors at risk. That said, exposure alone doesn't mean that illness is inevitable. If an individual touches a contaminated surface, their body might be able to fight off infection.

Another factor that determines whether or not someone will become sick is what type of pathogen they come into contact with. For example, you need 10, salmonella cells in order to initiate an infection, while it only takes shigella cells to contract a disease. And if we don't care for each other, then we have lost a part of our humanity. About Us. Community Programs. California Kids Care. International Services. Video Visits: Telemedicine.

Locations Main Campus. Satellite Locations. Emergency Care. Urgent Care. Safe Sleep Practices. Can these microbes get transferred that way, especially since no one ever tells guys to wash their penises in such cases?

Fidopiastis clarified that the mouth is a great at protecting us from microbes. In the end, we should all realize that bathrooms are teeming with bacteria. Door handles, sink handles, counters, walls, and basically everything else in this area are fair game. Why do men wash their hands after urinating? It's not from touching the plumbing—many of us have partners who'll stick our unwashed organs into their mouths with only positive results.

And anyway, urine is sterile. So what's the point? There is actually a legitimate reason for this—but first, Concerned, allow me to congratulate you for taking what clearly began as a boast about how much fellatio you've been getting lately and managing to dress it up as a legitimate scientific inquiry.