Pelvic Floor Weakness is No Laughing Matter
An old adage tells us that “laughter is the best medicine!” Laughter might be great medicine, but for the person suffering from pelvic floor weakness, which can lead to urinary incontinence (UI), laughter can cause urine leakage, creating situations that are at least embarrassing and often downright disastrous. In fact, people with UI are often afraid not just to laugh, but also to sneeze, lift heavy objects, exercise … or do nothing at all. But that’s not all. Pelvic floor weakness can also result in pelvic organ prolapse, decreased sexual sensation and be a pre-cursor for all kinds of problems “down there.”
How do you know if you have pelvic floor weakness?
Click on the “Is This You” link to find out or read the descriptions below.
- Maybe you’re like Gwen, who has Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and leaks when she lifts heavy objects or stresses her body.
- Or are you more like Mary, who can never seem to make it to the bathroom in time and has to go to the bathroom 10 times a day because of her Urge Urinary Incontinence (UUI)?
- You might be like Amy, who suffers symptoms of both SUI and UUI. This combination is called Mixed Urinary Incontinence (MUI).
- If you get a “sinking sensation” down below, like Helen does, then you may be suffering from Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP), a more advanced case of pelvic floor weakness.
- Do you have the same symptoms as Tonya, who has Decreased Sexual Sensation after having had a baby?
- What if you have no symptoms? You may still have Pelvic Floor Weakness, like Cherie. Find out early and get a jump start on the situation before symptoms start to appear.
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