 [ Symptoms ] i am a male why does it feel like i am going to urinate in my pants  as i relax here on the couch or lay in bed i have stop myself from peeing it is just a feeling that is immediately there and i stop it by retracting that muscle it has happened 10 20 times a day for the last 4 days [ Disease ] you may be having a urinary spasm or urinary sphincter spasm another possibility would be that you have urethritis inflammation of the distal urinary tube or tip of your penis    a common cause of urinary urgency certain sexually transmitted disease can cause urinary symptom of this nature as well as prostate infections less common especially in males would be a urinary tract infection since you felt this for four days now perhaps it would be in your best interest to see a primary care medical provider    someone who care carefully examine you and run a few basic tests    to truly find the answer to this issue you are experiencing