Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Original Editors - Sarah Barnes, Chris Van Wyk, Amy McCarthy, Gina Mclaughlin, John Lavin, Claire Ramsden and Carolinne Cieslak.
Top Contributors - Sarah Barnes, Carolinne Cieslak, Gina McLoughlin, Kim Jackson, Claire Ramsden, Chris Van Wyk, Amy McCarthy, John Lavin, Vidya Acharya, Rachael Lowe and Nicole Hills
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Signs and Symptoms[edit | edit source]
Men: Constipation or bowel strains - Ongoing pain in your pelvic region, genitals or rectum. - A prolapse – may feel as though there is a bulge/ pressure in the rectum or a feeling of needing to use your bowels without actually needing to go. - Accidentally leaking urine when you exercise, laugh, cough or sneeze. - Feelings of urgency in needing to the bathroom, or not making it there in time. Frequent need to urinate. - Difficultly emptying your bladder (discontinuous urination – stop and start multiple times) and bowels. - The feeling of needing to have several bowel movements during a short period of time. - Accidentally passing wind. - Pain in your lower back that cannot be explained by other causes. - Pain in the testicles, penis (referred pain from the pelvic floor) or pelvis during intercourse. - Erectile dysfunction. - Painful ejaculation.
Women: - Pain or numbness during intercourse. - Ongoing pain in your pelvic region, genitals or rectum. - A prolapse – may be felt as a bulge in the vagina (feeling or seeing a bulge or lump in or coming out of your vagina) or a feeling of heaviness, discomfort, pulling, dragging or dropping sensation. - Accidentally leaking urine when you exercise, laugh, cough or sneeze (stress incontinence). - Feelings of urgency in needing to the bathroom, or not making it there in time. - Frequent need to urinate. - Difficultly emptying your bladder (discontinuous urination – stop and start multiple times) and bowels. - The feeling of needing to have several bowel movements during a short period of time. - Constipation or bowel strains - Accidentally passing wind. - Pain in your lower back that cannot be explained by other causes.
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