Sara Reardon

Yeah. So prolapse is when your pelvic organs aren't supported well by that hammock of pelvic floor muscles. And so your bladder, your rectum, or your uterus kind of starts to drop down into the vagina. You might feel a bulge at the opening of your vagina or like something's like falling out.

Yeah. So prolapse is when your pelvic organs aren't supported well by that hammock of pelvic floor muscles. And so your bladder, your rectum, or your uterus kind of starts to drop down into the vagina. You might feel a bulge at the opening of your vagina or like something's like falling out.

And it sounds scary, but it's really an issue where your muscles are tense and you might be straining or they're weak and the muscles or the organs are kind of pushing through. And so by strengthening your muscles and working on relaxation, you can kind of actually relift those organs and give them more support.

And it sounds scary, but it's really an issue where your muscles are tense and you might be straining or they're weak and the muscles or the organs are kind of pushing through. And so by strengthening your muscles and working on relaxation, you can kind of actually relift those organs and give them more support.

But it's 50% of women who have given birth have some degree of prolapse walking around out there. And if you're lifting heavy weights and not breathing properly, you're engaging your pelvic floor. If you're straining with bomb movements or you're pushing when you pee, I mean, all of those things can contribute and make this issue much worse.

But it's 50% of women who have given birth have some degree of prolapse walking around out there. And if you're lifting heavy weights and not breathing properly, you're engaging your pelvic floor. If you're straining with bomb movements or you're pushing when you pee, I mean, all of those things can contribute and make this issue much worse.

Right, so in the female body, your uterus, your ovaries, your bladder, and your bowels. And then you also have your balls are kind of connected to your colon, so any kind of digestive issue. For males, it's their bladder, their balls, which hold stool, and then their prostate. And men only have two openings.

Right, so in the female body, your uterus, your ovaries, your bladder, and your bowels. And then you also have your balls are kind of connected to your colon, so any kind of digestive issue. For males, it's their bladder, their balls, which hold stool, and then their prostate. And men only have two openings.

Men only have two openings in the pelvic floor, one for the urethra through the penis, and then the anal opening. Females have three openings. They have the urethra, where urine exits, the anus, where poop exits, and then the vagina for vaginal birth, vaginal intercourse, menstruation. So, you know, females just have more susceptibility to weakness too because they have an extra hole.

Men only have two openings in the pelvic floor, one for the urethra through the penis, and then the anal opening. Females have three openings. They have the urethra, where urine exits, the anus, where poop exits, and then the vagina for vaginal birth, vaginal intercourse, menstruation. So, you know, females just have more susceptibility to weakness too because they have an extra hole.

But we see that's the difference between female and male bodies too.

But we see that's the difference between female and male bodies too.

Yes, I see this all of the time. I see it in teachers, medical professionals, people who don't like to use the bathroom in public, holding your bladder too long. So the normal frequency to pee is two to four hours. If you're going more frequently than that, you're going too frequently. It's like overactive bladder syndrome, which your pelvic floor is a component.

Yes, I see this all of the time. I see it in teachers, medical professionals, people who don't like to use the bathroom in public, holding your bladder too long. So the normal frequency to pee is two to four hours. If you're going more frequently than that, you're going too frequently. It's like overactive bladder syndrome, which your pelvic floor is a component.

But if you're holding it longer than four hours, you can create hypertension in those muscles and then your bladder gets really full. And then when you try to pee, you can't relax. So then you try to push, you have to sit down, you strain, you have to push in your stomach to try to get your bladder to empty. You know, there's all of these things that it can...

But if you're holding it longer than four hours, you can create hypertension in those muscles and then your bladder gets really full. And then when you try to pee, you can't relax. So then you try to push, you have to sit down, you strain, you have to push in your stomach to try to get your bladder to empty. You know, there's all of these things that it can...

totally lead to a pelvic floor issue. And it can even lead to a urinary tract infection because you're not emptying your bladder frequently enough. And then bacteria accumulates in the bladder and creates an infection. So I always tell people pee when you have the urge to pee, like don't overhold it. And I think people can go too frequently or too infrequently.

totally lead to a pelvic floor issue. And it can even lead to a urinary tract infection because you're not emptying your bladder frequently enough. And then bacteria accumulates in the bladder and creates an infection. So I always tell people pee when you have the urge to pee, like don't overhold it. And I think people can go too frequently or too infrequently.

And both of those are pelvic floor problems.

And both of those are pelvic floor problems.