Hi Guys! I am in my late 40s and have a weak bladder. I know how important it is to hydrate myself while on the Camino. However, I am terrified of feeling the urge to pee regularly while on the Camino. Is there anyone else who faced a similar situation? How did you handle it when there was no cafe or hostels around?
My wife was worried about this on her first Camino.
I kid you not, she must pee 20+ times a day!
If we go out for the day we often take our campervan not the car, as it has a toilet!
I think you get the picture.............she pees a lot.
So the first Camino.
20 minutes into the walk she is asking where the next bathroom / cafe is.
About 2 hours I say.
She says she'll try to hang on.
You can imagine the look on her face.
Though it's not like we didn't discuss this.........at length, whilst planning.
5 minutes later we are looking for a suitable bush, well off the path!
She rejoins me on the path with a big smile of relief.
"Well that wasn't too bad"
We worked out a 'system' afer that, whereby she would try to give me 5 minutes notice so that I could find a suitable discrete bush or whatever.
As others have said, don't pick the obvious ones!
She would duck off the trail 5-6 times a day as well as the cafe stops.
Pat would use a small cloth rather than TP.
And keep that in a ziplock bag to be washed each night.
Any TP if used, would be bagged and disposed of later.
I'm glad she got used to it OK, as 'holding on' is hard for some people and probbaly not good for you.