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What happens physiologically during the 'breaking the seal' phenomenon?
For those who don’t know, ‘breaking the seal’ is when you drink a lot of fluid (typically diuretic in nature, such as alcohol or coffee), maybe even being able to go a long while before peeing, but then when you do, you have to pee every five minutes thereafter.
I am very curious about why this happens. Can any of you enlighten me?
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