<p>I get this problem quite often during sat practice tests, like i have to use the bathroom half way through the 1 hour lengths... Although i think its cause i usually drink 1 full cup of coffee before taking the tests.</p>
<p>I heard coffee is a laxant (or whatever) that relaxes muscles, ie bladder. so is drinking a coffee before the test actually a bad idea?</p>
<p>Besides being a smooth muscle relaxant, it is also a diuretic. If you're going to drink before the test, try plain water and not a lot of it if you're having this difficulty.</p>
<p>Try to get enough sleep the night before the exam so that you don't feel you'll need the caffeine.</p>
<p>well if you drink coffee before every test, and you have to pee during every test, then (and i'm going out on a limb here...) putting two and two together, i would say stop drinking coffee right before. then again, i could be completely wrong. i mean, it's not like drinking fluids=having to use the bathroom. at all.</p>
<p>i had to take 10 minutes out of the critical reading section in march to literally run to the bathroom (it was on the other side of the high school).</p>
<p>How many bathroom breaks do you get during the SAT? I usually have to pee 2-3 times during practice tests.</p>
<p>dude, simple math. liquids=pee. dont drink, wont pee.</p>
<p>Dude, you need liquids to not get dehydrated.</p>
<p>I think it just varies for everyone. Do you go to the bathroom often during school? I try not to go to the bathroom during class because I might miss something in the lesson, so I guess I developed some type of tolerance for holding it in.</p>
<p>Yea I never go to the bathroom during school either.</p>