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Bladder walls actively prevent fluid from leaking back

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Serving as a biological roach motel, your bladder lets waste fluid in but absolutely refuses to let it flow backward. The internal valves physically crush shut under pressure.

Bladder walls actively prevent fluid from leaking back
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