Post-micturition convulsion syndrome

Post-micturition convulsion syndrome, also colloquially known as piss shivers or pee shivers is a phenomenon in which one feels a shiver running down the spine following urination.cite news
url = http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_225.html
title = What causes "piss shiver"
work = The Straight Dope
date = 1994-07-22] The shiver can produce a brief twitch, which is a form of myoclonus. It should not be confused with post-micturition syncope, a feeling of faintness following passing urine.

To date, despite years of discussion and theorizing, there is no agreed-on explanation of the phenomenon [http://netwellness.com/question.cfm/25261.htm Post-micturition convulsion syndrome] ] and no medical research into it. However, it has been mentioned occasionally in columns, and in one Internet poll, where about 83% of males and 58% of females reported experiencing it. By 6 Jul 2007, more than 24,000 males and more than 1,200 females had responded to the poll on the syndrome.

ee also

* Spine-tingling

References

External links

* [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_225.html What causes "piss shiver"?] "The Straight Dope"
* [http://www.theregister.com/2006/09/01/the_odd_body_wee_shiver/ "Why do you sometimes shiver when you wee?"] "The Register"