What You Can Do To Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor

Your pelvic floor refers to the muscles in your vagina that help with bladder control, as well as helping to hold up your uterus. This muscle in your pelvis is very important, but it can weaken with time, causing you to have bladder or bowel leakage, as well as other issues, such as an inability to urinate completely. You could have uterine issues as well, and you can also have pain during sex. If you have weak pelvic floor muscles, there are things you can do to help improve them. Much like other muscles in the body, with exercise, this muscle can strengthen as well. Read on for signs of weak pelvic floor muscles and what you can do to strengthen them.

Signs Of Weak Pelvic Floor Muscles

Most women with weak pelvic floor muscles are older in age and have had endured childbirth, although younger women can also have these issues, including women that have never given birth at all. Weak pelvic floor muscles can occur due to a number of other reasons, including from injury or other related health conditions, including from chronic pain, from pushing too hard when urinating or when having bowel movements, or from other conditions. If you have weak pelvic floor muscles, you may have noticed bladder leakage when you sneeze, cough, or even laugh. You may also have issues with being able to control your bladder and issues holding in your bowels. You may have an inability to empty your bladder, and you may be straining in order to empty your bladder completely. If you have any of these signs, it could be due to weakened pelvic floor muscles. Talking to your OBGYN about these issues can be helpful, and your OBGYN can offer tips on how to strengthen these muscles.

Strengthening Your Pelvic Floor Muscle

This is a muscle, and therefore, it can be strengthened by performing exercises. This muscles is located in the pelvic area, behind the vagina. It helps to hold up your uterus, and assists in bladder control. This muscles can be strengthened by doing Kegel exercises, which can be done at any time. You can find the right muscle when going to the bathroom if you try to stop urinating halfway through. This can take time to master, and it may take you several tries to actually stop the flow, but once you've found the muscle and gotten used to the feeling of working it out that way, you can improve it by working it out whenever you want. Be sure you are not lifting too heavy of weights when you work out, and make sure you are not over-working this muscle, which can also lead to weakened muscles.

If you are having issues with weak pelvic floor muscles, bring it up with your OBGYN and discuss other things that can be done to strengthen this muscle.

To learn more, contact a gynecologist.