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. Here’s what you need to know about this condition: What is Paradoxical Diarrhea? Paradoxical diarrhea occurs when […]
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 […]
It’s that time of year when many of us are considering a diet change as a New Year’s Resolution. But with 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
