Does the permission to leave four amot to find a private place apply only for defecation (gedolim) or also for urination (ketanim)?
Synopsis
The Mechaber cites a dispute whether the relief-seeking leniency applies only to defecation or also to urination, with later authorities generally ruling stringently that it applies only to defecation.
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