Urine Leaking after Urination

I have a bit of a problem - after I use the restroom and feel like I’ve gone completely some urine still comes out after my legs cross in a certain way. It’s not much of a problem in everyday life because I just do that and let it go into a tissue paper. I have a fairly decent urine stream especially if I really have to go. It can be somewhat weak when I just barely have to go. I’m 21 years old and this problem has been going on since I was 16, and I don’t think its really gotten any worse. What do you guys think?

Some urine will always be trapped in the urethra after urinating. What volume of liquid are we talking about that is left over after you urinate? I’d say it’s pretty normal to “shake out” some liquid after you piss. Actually, all men have to shake unless they want to dribble down their pants.

Happens often with older men and can be related to prostate problems - benign prostate enlargement or prostate cancer are the usual suspects. At your age, it’s most likely benign, but either way, I’d get it checked out - it can be fixed (non-invasively) relatively easily.

lil1 :lep:

It’s hard to say how much, several drops I would say. It’s enough to show on my pants if I don’t make it come out before leaving the bathroom. It will all come out at once when I cross my legs.

Also, one thing that helps is if I press on the perenium, that seems to make the left over urine come out.

Hmmm.. So you’re saying shaking does nothing? Only when you cross your legs it releases? I would probably just get it checked out by a doctor to be on the safe side. As lil12 mentioned, it’s probably related to the prostate, but I wouldn’t stress out about it too much until then.

Yeah, I probably will. What I don’t understand is that my stream seems pretty good. Once I relax the urine normally comes in like one or two seconds and it comes out relatively forcefully. From what I’ve read, that seems inconsistent with prostate problems.

I agree, have it checked out to be safe. But just so you don’t worry, I’m in my 40s and I’ve had this issue my entire life and I haven’t blown up…yet.

Ah, so you have to do the leg cross to get the rest out? Do you have BPH?

Have you tried sqeezing from under the balls to the tip. Just run a finger (whichever one suits you best) from the base of your penis under the balls, and the upper side (top) with your thumb, of your penis to expel any remaining drops that might be there. And then a quick flip to expel any drops brought up.

No, what I’ve learned to do is make a loop with my index finger and wrap just below my glans. I then do a downward flaccid stretch and hold for two to three seconds, then release. Once released the excess urine will will squirt out.

You might have to repeat several times, but it will eliminate any embarrasing leaking in your pants.

Yeah, the pressure on the perineum completely remedies the problem. The only urine that may cause any spots after that is what’s on the glans itself. Of course, that’s any easy fix.

Same here, I am in my 50’s and have always had this issue.

Harmless but Annoying — some good tips here I am going to try out.

Usually the drops don’t come out until I have put my penis back into my pants. My strategy now is to take a paper towel to the urinal, wrap my self up in it before I stick myself in my pants. And then ditch the paper towel before I zip up.

What is considered hesitant urination? After I relex my muscles to urinate it doesn’t appear instantaneously, more like 1.5-2 seconds later. I don’t dribble, but if I just barely have to go I do sometimes. I’ve never really had what I would call a forceful stream.

I’ve never had a forcefull stream either. In fact, the more I have to go, the less it wants to come out. It’ really annoying too. My bladder will be extremely full but the piss just wants to dribble out.