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Chronic Constipation | The Basicshttps://feminapt.com/blog/chronic-constipation-the-basics

06 April 2018 Dealing With Chronic Constipation? Read On. Most people experience constipation from time to time. Constipation isn’t just the inability to have a bowel movement, it includes the difficulty associated with bowel movements. Travel, inactivity, illness,...

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• Author: Staff
• Category: Blog

How to Have Your Best Poop Ever: Solutions for Chronic Constipationhttps://feminapt.com/blog/how-to-have-your-best-poop-ever-solutions-for-chronic-constipation

22 October 2023 Let's Discuss Some Solutions for Chronic Constipation "Chronic constipation can have detrimental effects to daily life..." Constipation is an extremely common symptom that has been reported to affect 63 million people in North America.1 Chronic...

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• Author: Debbie Dy, PT, DPT
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Chronic Constipation and Dysynergic Defecationhttps://feminapt.com/diagnoses/constipation-dysynergic-defecation

14 April 2018 Pelvic Floor Dysynergia, Dysynergic Defecation, and Chronic Constipation Can pelvic floor therapy help with the various forms of constipation? It's National IBS Month! We are continuing our bowel health series to help you achieve optimal pelvic health....

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• Author: Staff
• Category: Diagnoses

Stress, Bowel Movements, and Your Pelvic Floorhttps://feminapt.com/blog/stress-bowel-movements-and-your-pelvic-floor

10 July 2020 decade has strengthened the link between stress and bowel problems including IBS, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and constipation (Chang et al., 2014). Chang et al. (2014) found that heightened stress levels increased inflammation and permeability in...

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• Author: Staff
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Well and Good | Your Pelvic Floor Can Be a Secret Weapon Against Constipation—Here’s Whyhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/well-and-good/well-and-good-your-pelvic-floor-can-be-a-secret-weapon-against-constipation-here-s-why

22 February 2022 Gabrielle Kassel of the website Well + Good reached out to me for some tips on avoiding constipation and alleviating its symptoms when it does occur. In short, we discussed how your pelvic floor can be a secret weapon against constipation. Here is a...

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• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Well and Good

Don’t let your New Year’s Diet Hurt your Pelvic Healthhttps://feminapt.com/blog/don-t-let-your-new-year-s-diet-hurt-your-pelvic-health

08 January 2021 all of the wildly different diets out there, don’t let your new diet affect your pelvic floor health negatively. Avoid Constipation Constipation can contribute to pelvic pain, risk of prolapse, back pain, and pain with sex, among other issues. As we’ve...

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• Author: Staff
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Manage Constipation Naturally for Better Pelvic Floor Functionhttps://feminapt.com/blog/manage-constipation-naturally-for-better-pelvic-floor-function

29 May 2019 Constipation and pelvic floor disorders often go hand-in-hand for clients with hypertonic (tight) pelvic floor muscles and with associated symptoms like pelvic pain, pain with sex, and urge incontinence. So, let’s get your constipation in control! The...

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• Author: Staff
• Category: Blog

Tarlov Cyst: Physical Therapy and Treatment Optionshttps://feminapt.com/blog/tarlov-cyst-physical-therapy-and-treatment-options

18 October 2022 periods of sitting or standing (possibly apply sitting cushions that help decrease pressure on perineum). avoid constipation as that can increase pressure on cyst while straining (check out our other blogs on how to help manage constipation:...

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• Author: Staff
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Understanding Paradoxical Diarrhea: Symptoms, Causes, and Managementhttps://feminapt.com/blog/understanding-paradoxical-diarrhea

06 August 2024 Don't Let Paradoxical Diarrhea Ruin Your Day Have you ever experienced a peculiar mix of constipation and diarrhea at the same time? This unusual phenomenon, known as paradoxical diarrhea or overflow diarrhea, can be both confusing and uncomfortable....

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• Author: Iris Xu
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Eating Disorders and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction | ED Awareness Weekhttps://feminapt.com/blog/eating-disorders-and-pelvic-floor-dysfunction-ed-awareness-week

27 January 2022 or feces), prolapse, increased urinary urge, pelvic pain (possibly associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS), constipation, and sexual dysfunction. Sometimes suffering from anorexia nervosa can affect hormone levels and in this case, it often...

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• Author: Staff
• Category: Blog