Aggravating Pelvic Floor Constipation

Other health problems pelvic floor dysfunction and irritable bowel syndrome.

Aggravating pelvic floor constipation.

Constipation can play a huge role in contributing to pelvic floor dysfunction. Anterior prolapse is treatable. Many things may cause constipation including. Your body needs water to stay hydrated to flush out toxins and keep your colon happy.

Lifestyle factors such as low activity level. Common causes of constipation are. Pain medications especially narcotics antacids that contain aluminum and calcium some blood pressure medications calcium channel blockers anti parkinson drugs antispasmodics antidepressants iron supplements diuretics anticonvulsants. Based on the principle of operant conditioning biofeedback provides auditory and visual feedback to help retrain the pelvic floor and relax the anal sphincter.

Some nutrition supplements such as iron and calcium. Pelvic floor dysfunction is the inability to control the muscles of your pelvic floor. Normally the pelvic floor muscles tighten to hold your urine and bowel motions in. Once patients with pelvic floor constipation have these basic tools they can begin retraining the pelvic floor muscles with biofeedback.

Medicines such as antidepressents and opioids. Anterior prolapse occurs when the pelvic floor becomes weak or if too much pressure is put on the pelvic floor. Lack of physical activity especially in the elderly medications e g. Relaxing your pelvic floor muscles at the right time during defecation can help you pass stool more easily.

For a mild or moderate prolapse nonsurgical treatment is often effective. Previously everyone lived by. During a biofeedback session a special tube catheter to measure muscle tension is inserted into your rectum. This can happen over time during vaginal childbirth or with chronic constipation violent coughing or heavy lifting.

The therapist guides you through exercises to alternately relax and tighten your pelvic muscles. Your pelvic floor is the group of muscles and ligaments in your pelvic region the pelvic floor acts like a. Irregular meals and not enough fiber in the diet. Stephanie talked about this in more detail in a previous blog post.

Low fiber dietary patterns. When you sit on the toilet the pelvic floor muscles should relax so that you are able to empty your bladder or bowel. In constipation the pelvic floor muscles are tight and overactive and do not know how to relax. The effect also seems to improve over time up to two years.

Constipation and the pelvic floor muscles. As a pelvic floor physical therapist the first thing i offer my patients is education. Dehydration can lead to bowel dysfunction primarily.