Why You Always Need To Pee When You Get Close To Home

There's a reason your bladder feels like it may overflow as you get closer to a bathroom.

Maybe you were commuting home from work, or, perhaps, in the final stretch of your road trip. You really needed to go to the bathroom, and as you inched closer to home, the urge grew. You shifted positions in your seat and tried to distract yourself. As you approached your front door, panic set in — you beelined it to the bathroom with only a second to spare. You made it. Barely.

This phenomenon...