Woman Urinating While Coughing For 7 Years Finally Pelvic Floor Surgery, Doctor Teaches 2 Ways of Self-Examination and 1 Home Improvement Exercise
A woman surnamed Wang from Nanjing (Jiangsu, China) was diagnosed with severe pelvic floor dysfunction after years of urinary incontinence.
He said that he started passing urine while coughing 7 years ago. However, seeing many people saying that they also had the same problem after giving birth, he thought that this was not a disease and did not need to be treated.
Until recently, even when he laughed, sneezed, was startled or walked briskly, ran, he passed urine. Sometimes this even happens when he turns around in bed at night. Every time you want to pee, you can’t hold it for 1 minute, if you don’t pee immediately, you will pee in your pants. Very uncomfortable and uncomfortable, he decided to visit the hospital.
Unexpectedly, the doctor said that Wang had severe pelvic floor dysfunction. The pelvic floor muscles and ligaments age and are no longer able to hold the pelvic organs in place. From there, it causes bladder prolapse, uterine prolapse and rectal prolapse, forcing hospitalization for surgery.
2 ways to practice self-testing and self-improvement at home
The pelvic floor is made up of many nervous and vascular systems but is considered the sum total of 3 major systems. The first is the genitourinary system, which includes the uterus and vagina, and the second, the lower urinary system, which includes the bladder and urethra. Finally, the lower digestive system includes the rectum and anus.
There are two main causes of pelvic floor dysfunction: age and the effects of pregnancy. Statistics show that one third of postpartum women suffer from urinary incontinence, of which 50% are women over 40 years of age.
Li Yanfeng, deputy head of the Department of Urology at Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that, like Wang, many women are subjective with signs of illness. They often assume that postpartum urinary incontinence is normal and harmless.
It’s true that pelvic floor dysfunction is not life-threatening, but it directly affects psychology and daily life, he explains. In addition, long-term exposure also causes many other consequences on the pelvic organs, especially pelvic organ prolapse. Among them, 1 in 5 people will experience prolapse of 2 organs, the most common being uterine prolapse and bladder prolapse.
To be able to detect it early, he instructed women to check themselves in 2 ways as follows:
– Pressure test: stand up when you feel the urge to urinate and try to cough 8-10 times to see if there is any leakage of urine. If so, it is a symptom of urinary incontinence.
– Urine test: drink 500 ml of water then put a tampon or diaper in your underwear and do activities such as climbing stairs, sitting and standing, coughing, running in place. If there is urinary excretion and the weight of the tampon and diaper increases by more than 2g, see pelvic floor function immediately.
In addition, doctor Li Yanfeng also said that exercise can help protect and restore pelvic floor function, especially Kegel exercises.
Lying on your back on a hard surface, lift your knees and bend your legs. Then use force to lift your hips high in the abs, shins straight, tightening your pelvic muscles as if trying to hold your pee. Hold this position for 3-5 seconds then lower yourself down, rest for 2-6 seconds and keep repeating as above. Do it continuously for 15 – 30 minutes, repeat 3 times per day or 150 – 200 times per day.
Note that this self-improvement approach emphasizes persistence. Follow the practice from more than 3 months to half a year to see noticeable results.
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