Symptoms include constipation straining to defecate having urine or stool leakage and experiencing a frequent need to pee.
Tight pelvic floor muscles constipation.
Biofeedback training is the treatment of choice.
So when on the toilet the pelvic floor muscles are creating a serious kink on the rectum and it s very difficult to push the bowel motion out without straining pain or causing anal fissures little tears in the anus.
Based on the principle of operant conditioning biofeedback provides auditory and visual feedback to help retrain the pelvic floor and relax the anal sphincter.
Outlet constipation occurs when the stool is stuck in the rectum which is usually due to dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles.
Once patients with pelvic floor constipation have these basic tools they can begin retraining the pelvic floor muscles with biofeedback.
Pelvic floor physical therapists can teach you exercises and stretches to work on any tight muscles you have at home as well.
Working with an experienced pelvic floor physical therapist who can do transvaginal and or rectal myofascial release and trigger point release to the pelvic floor muscles can decrease or eliminate this problem altogether.
Pelvic floor dysfunction is the inability to correctly relax and coordinate your pelvic floor muscles to have a bowel movement.
This can lead to straining during a bowel movement which causes the muscles to tighten even.
In constipation the pelvic floor muscles are tight and overactive and do not know how to relax.