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 constipation can have detrimental effects to daily life and is known to increase psychological distress and impair health related quality […]
Your Stress Levels Affect your Bowel Movements and Vice Versa Psychological stress affects your bowels. Perhaps you know this through personal experience, but research in the past 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 […]
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 connection between your bowels and your pelvic floor If you think about what is housed inside of the […]
Some patients are surprised to learn what your bowel movements say about your health. They are in the office to with pelvic floor dysfunction and problems like urinary incontinence or pain with sex – what does that have to do with poop? Bowel function is a key piece in the journey towards healing from pelvic […]
Can pelvic floor therapy for bowel urgency and incontinence help you? It’s National IBS Month and our series on bowel health continues. Today’s article is for those with irritable bowel syndrome that tends towards softer stools and diarrhea (IBS-D). Most people have experienced fecal urgency at least once in their lives- the experience of rushing […]
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, and certain over the counter medications taken “as needed” commonly result in short-term or acute constipation. Constipation lasting longer than […]
