Conditions
Weak Pelvic Floor
The pelvic floor are a large sheet of muscles between your pubic bone and your tailbone, and these muscles help keep in place your bladder, vagina, uterus and bowel. These muscles can become stretched or weakened due to ageing and more specifically due to pregnancy. Once the pelvic muscles become weak they can sag and even lead to a prolapsed vagina. Also, these muscles give you control over your bladder and bowel movements, so their weakening can lead to some uncomfortable moments. There are a number of pelvic floor muscle exercises such as squeezes and contractions that can help you tighten the muscles and restore your bladder control.
The simplest exercise involves stopping the flow of urine when you are going for a wee. If you repeat this exercise 10-15 times in a row, you can gradually increase the length of your holds, and also the number of times you repeat it. For full instructions on pelvic floor exercises click here >>
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In our Pelvic Floor programme first broadcast on the 15th April 2009 there were three products tested to help strengthen pelvic floor muscles. The products tested included a Pelvic Toner, a Pelvic Floor Exerciser and Pelvic Cones.
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I suffer and have suffered from a weak pelvic floor for years. I also have a back problem.I now find that apart from leaking when I cough, sneeze etc , If I need to pass wind or strain to go to the loo I can't there isn't any strength there. Also if I have any loose motion I can not hold it. It's like I can not hold or push any thing in my bowel now.
I am 29 and have 3 cildren under 5. I have tried pelvic floor exersise to make my blader stronger but nothing seems to be working when i go near the toilet i cant even sit properly I end up wetting myself. I also suffer from vaginal farting is there any tips you have for me. Also after my last child my stomach seems to have pop out no matter what exercise i do i cant get rid of it. can you advice me
ive have experienceed pelvic pain in my left and right side.. but never both at the same time, sometimes it occurs during sex. i looked up peliv imflammotory disease & i had a few ssymptoms, i mentioned this to my gp buh he shrugged it off. what do i do?
hi, i have had a weak pelvic floor for years even when i was young, if i laugh,cough or jump i will wee a bit, every body who i ask says i should do pelvic excercises but nothing works, i am now 25 and trying for a baby and im so worried i wont be able to control it,do you think i should go to my gp or will they say the same as every body else????
hi, i also suffer from vaginal farting. is there anything that can be done eg an operation or pelvic floor exercises.
have been in pain for 3 years now on my left side pelvic area and sometimes the pain gos down my left leg. have been back and fourth from hospital and doctors but there not giving me any answers why am in pain all the time its getting me very down and am fed up off taking pain killers .it got worse after l got sterilized and its not going away.l never know when am going to start my period because there a mess it could be every two weeks or three or sometimes longer and the pain is alot worse when l am.am fed up with it l just want it to go away
Which pelvic floor exerciser produces the best results as i want to purchase one
Since giving birth nearly five years ago i have suffered from severe vaginal farting. This only occurs during the night or in the morning. Up until now we have laughed about it but i think its beyond laughing point now and am dreading a family holiday in july as the problem is so loud there would be no way of hiding it. Is there any medical procedure i could undertake to prevent this from happening?
Hi - i am 29. Had 2 children and since my 2nd child was born i have suffered mild incontinence (ie i only have to sneeze or move awkwardly and i either pee a little or i let off a fart!!) I find it incredibly embarrasing and i always feel dirty and smelly and damp because of this. I always thought i did the excersizes correctly since my 1st child, but i must be doing it wrong as it hasnt worked. What can anyone suggest??
I would also like to know which pelvic floor product came out best please. thank you
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