uti fall

So glad you have found us. Sorry to hear that you are having so much discomfort.

I am assuming that UTI means urinary tract infection.

Have you identified which organs have descended?

Have you had any medical advice?

It would also be helpful to know what stage of life you are, eg, do you care for little children?

I am sure we will be able to help you to get your body comfortable again and reduce the impact of pelvic organ prolapse on your life.

Louise

Hi Alexis

I hope you weren't offended by my not understanding your shorthand, and I hope you won't be offended when I talk about body parts using their anatomical names. When we are dealing with organs, muscles, ligaments, secretions etc we need to explain to you exactly what we mean so there is no ambiguity, and if you can bring yourself to do the same we will understand exactly what you are talking about. ; -)

Please tell me if you don't understand a term and I can clarify. It will be useful if you have some anatomical knowledge, or have access to a good anatomy book so you can look things up if necessary.

Right! So! It is good to hear that you still have your uterus, even if it is causing you some grief. Pelvic organ prolapse happens when organs slide backwards and end up being pushed down the vagina by the intraabdominal pressure generated every time we move and with every breath we take, and with every box we lift. If you have a prolapsed uterus your bladder and rectum have the potential to prolapse as well. If we can get your uterus up over a period of time you will probably discover either bladder or rectum or both will also prolapse. If this happens it is not the end of the world, believe it or not. It is a good indication that it is possible for your to reposition your pelvic organs.

You have already told us that your uterus has been a bit wobbly for some years and has stayed in place, more or less. Yes, It will be great comfort to you to know that your doctor wants you to keep your uterus, because it is helping to keep both bladder and rectum in place too. Also, three pelvic organ trying to get out of your body at the same time will make too big a plug to get out through the plughole! ;-) We call this 'nature's pessary.' It is very very rare for a woman with her uterus to have her whole uterus hanging out between her legs, but it doesn't take very much emergence to make us feel very uncomfortable and vulnerable. There are a lot of nerve endings down there! Your bulge probably feels much bigger than it is!

Your ability to lessen your pelvic organ prolapse (POP) symptoms will be maximised by standing, moving and sitting taller, with a pronounced lumbar curve in your spine.

Go to www.youtube.com, and put "Wholewomaninc" into the search box. Wholewomaninc is Christine Kent's channel. You will pull up all the little videos about Wholewoman posture. These will help you to understand the principles behind this.

Also, put search terms like 'uterine prolapse' and other relevant keywords into the Search box on the left. This will bring up Forum topics that contain the keywords. Click on the first hit. Use your browser's Find function to highlight the keywords in the topics so you can skim through them quickly and find the relevant posts, then skip to the next Hit.

For a start, while you are sitting at your computer raise your chest really high. You will feel your pelvis tilt forward and you may feel less pressure in your vulva. This is because your uterus is 'rolling' forwards onto your lower abdominal wall and pubic bones, and is moving away from your vagina, so it is 'safer'. It is literally being sucked up and forward, inside you.

No, you don't have to walk around like a pigeon, but this will give you an idea how strong and capable your body is, and how well designed it is to resist POP!

Now, wipe your (very real) tears, and off you go to Youtube to start your journey to recovery. Life will be good again!

Louise