I am within days of being 65 and over Thanksgiving had a prolaspe, I think it is called POP. My doctor's appointment will be the week of the 20th, so I do not know right now if it is uterine, bladder or other. My sister, who is now 46, had her uterine prolaspe after her last child 14 years ago when she was 33. So it must run in the family. She swears by doing vaginal exercises when she feels her prolasped uterus moving downwards. In the morning, whatever it is, is in position and then as I get tired, especially after lifting my grandaughter, starts moving down and almost out. Advice please. It is so uncomfortable.
I had many responses to my question about prolaspe. I was surprised to learn that it mainly effects middle-aged women; or possibly the grandmothers just didn't write in. I am doing my exercises and they do seem to help. Thank you so much for the advice about this uncomfortable but maybe natural process after bearing children.
If you are in the Denver area Dr. Davis at the U of C in Urology(SP) department is great. She can fix it and does a great job and wonderful follow up.
C. B
I have the same problem. Mine started 4 years ago after my 2nd child was born. I was 34. I agree it is very uncomfortable. Exercises do really help. I also got fitted for a thing called a pessary. It is a ring you put inside you that holds things up. If it fits right it really can help, especially when I am active. There are many days I can go without it, but when I am not well rested I really need it. Until you see the doc kegels are probably your only option. Good luck!
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You can increase your tone of the smoothe muscle by bouncing, on a trampoline, mini tramp, big ball,or pillows. Also let gravity push things the other way by putting your hips and legs up like in some of the yoga positions. Brimhall Wellness practitioners are trained( I am a certified practitioner and I do this)on how to "pull up" a prolapsed whatever. It takes only a couple of minutes. Hope this helps, S.
Hi, I am only 29 and I first discovered a major prolapse after my third child, 4 years ago. How I discovered it was quite upseting to my because I thought something was severely wrong. At that point, it was protruding. My doctor at that time told me I could do kegel excercises, but they would only do so much. He let me know that I could have repair surgery, but not until I was done having children. Well, it's now 4 years and 2 more children later. I had my fifth child in February, had my tubes tied at the end of March, and then finally on July 30, I had my repair surgery. They put a mesh type of material on my entire vaginal wall. They also did some rear repair and put in something they called a sling to help pull up the tube coming from my bladder to prevent leakage. I had a pretty severe prolapse. It was uterine, bladder and towards the back as well. My mom did also have the problem, so it may be hereditary. My Dr just said that having babies is hard work and really hard on the body. Sometimes the body needs "work" after children. I know my Mom had a bladder repair after her last child, and is now, 22 years later, looking at needing another smaller repair. She is turning 60 this coming year. I would definitely talk to the doctor and don't be shy. Let them know exactly what has been happening and if you have had continence or leaking issues as well. They can sometimes help with that too. Another piece of information I would offer is to be careful about lifting and straining. Also, bending over to pick things up also made it worse for me. Just try to take it as easy as you can. I totally know that it's So uncomfortable! Good luck and I hope you get the issue taken care of. Sorry this is so long...
A KegelMaster may help, it intesifies the results of kegels significantly. Lots of ab work to strengthen the muscles that hold it all together
I'd recommend a book called Pelvic Health & Childbirth by Magnus Murphy, MD, and Carol L. Wasson. It goes over all the treatment options. The book says that Kegels should be the first things tried. However, they don't help if the prolapse is because of nerve damage or a tear in the muscle, only if it's caused by muscle weakness.
YOur pelvic floor is what holds your uterus and bladder in place and prevents prolapse. So, yes, strengthening your pelvic floor by doing Kegal exercizes will help. It is like any other exercise in that you must do it frequently and consistently in order to see results. Kegals are also vital in retaining bladder control. Just do a wed search on Kegals to get complete instructions, they are totally easy. Good luck!
