Q&A for How to Cope if You Pee Yourself Laughing in Public

Try tightening your pelvic muscles as much as you can while laughing.

The problem is likely caused by a full bladder, weak pelvic muscles, or both. There are many causes of weakened pelvic muscles, including nerve damage, childbirth trauma, and weight gain.

You may have weakened pelvic muscles. This can be caused by many reasons, such as childbirth, and you should see a doctor to check it out.

The pressure of pregnancy on the bladder can make urine leakage more likely. Consider wearing a sanitary napkin if you have this issue regularly.

It doesn't matter you are by yourself. Go change your clothes before you meet your buddies.

Try spraying a perfume or body spray on yourself generously to mask the scent. Use toilet paper to soak up as much of the pee as possible.

Yes. When you next go to the bathroom, try to stop the flow of urine to help identify the right muscles. Once you know which muscles to exercise, simply follow the same exercises as described for women. At the most basic, tighten these muscles, and hold for 10 seconds, then relax. Repeat ten times, then rapidly contract and release these muscles as hard and fast as you can another ten times. Repeat this process at least three times a day, or as often as is comfortable. Over time, increase how long you hold for and move up to 15-20 contractions each session. Don't hold your breath and don't contract any other muscles in your body.

Well, you've got to have a sense of humor about it! Laugh about it and clean it up, and then go clean yourself up. It'll be way less embarrassing if you can laugh with everyone else.

You can always admit to friends of colleagues that you laughed so hard you peed.

Stay calm and try to slip away from a crowd. Often, if you don't have diarrhea, the poop will not show for a few minutes, so try and change. If you have to drive home, sitting on poop may be uncomfortable, but may be your only option. If you can get to a bathroom, empty the waste out of your pants and wipe yourself clean. Then leave and change. Make sure you clean yourself up, as the poop can cause irritation.

You should consult a doctor about this. They may want to run some tests to make sure there's nothing wrong with your bladder. It's worth getting an actual medical opinion rather than crowdsourcing that information online. In the meantime, you can wear panty liners and see if that makes things a little less uncomfortable.

You can either lie and claim that you, for example, spilled something on your pants, or you can tell the truth and tell them you had an accident.

You just have to accept the fact that some people are probably going to notice that you have peed your pants. There's no need to feel embarrassed about this, wetting pants is much more common than people think. Just try to find a dry pair of pants or at least get to the restroom to clean up as soon as you can.

Tell them that you spilled something on your pants. If they were with you while you were laughing, tell them the truth.

It may be a urinary tract infection. Contact your doctor.

Get home as soon as possible, or make an excuse. Some excuses are (for students and children), "My mom/dad wants me home now.", "I have to do some homework.", "It's past my curfew." (This only works if you are out at a really late time e.g.: past 10pm) If you are an adult, "I have a lot a work to do.", "I have to go home now." (You don't have to give a reason), "I have a report due tomorrow."