- 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 followingurination .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 ofmyoclonus . It should not be confused withpost-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.
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* [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_225.html What causes "piss shiver"?] "
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* [http://www.theregister.com/2006/09/01/the_odd_body_wee_shiver/ "Why do you sometimes shiver when you wee?"] "The Register "
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