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1. Bowel Control Problems (Fecal Incontinence)

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   Symptoms; Muscles; Rectum; pelvic floor; Meal Planning; Food Habits; Dietary Fiber; Therapy; Psychosocial Factors; Etiology; Fecal Incontinence...

2. Cystocele

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   and vaginal wall to fall into the vaginal canal. Usually, the muscles and connective tissues that support the vaginal wall hold the bladder in place...

3. Kegel Exercises

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   and improve bowel control. The exercises strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that support the bladder, rectum, and uterus. These muscles—which stretch like...

4. Preventing Urinary Retention

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   to the bathroom. However, regularly holding urine in can wear out your bladder muscles. You’re also more likely to develop a urinary tract infection (UTI) if you...

5. Symptoms & Causes of Fecal Incontinence

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   The hard stools stretch and, over time, weaken the muscles in your rectum. The weakened muscles let watery stools that build up behind the hard stool leak...

6. The Urinary Tract & How It Works

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   The urinary tract includes two sets of muscles that work together as a sphincter, closing off the urethra to keep urine in the bladder between your trips...

7. Prevention of Bladder Control Problems (Urinary Incontinence) & Bladder Health

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   in can wear out your bladder muscles. You’re also more likely to develop a bladder infection if you hold urine in. Bladder infections can cause UI. Women...

8. Symptoms & Causes of Bladder Control Problems (Urinary Incontinence)

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   to the brain to let it know when the bladder is full. Nerves also carry messages from the brain to the bladder, telling muscles either to tighten or release...

9. Treatments for Bladder Control Problems (Urinary Incontinence)

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   exercises Strong pelvic floor muscles hold in urine better than weak muscles. You can strengthen your pelvic floor muscles by doing Kegel exercises...

10. Rectal Prolapse

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    have rectal prolapse have weak pelvic floor muscles. These women may have other problems related to weak pelvic floor muscles, such as a hernia...