Introducing myself and seeking help with embarassing problem

Hello everyone,
Glad to have found you! I am 37 and have had problems with
prolapse since the arrival of my second daughter 21 months ago. At
first, it was the "bulge" situation (which was frightening and
awful), but that gradually has improved. It comes back, however, if
I'm not careful about lifting, etc., or when I tried to do step
aerobics. My daughter is now getting heavy, but I feel like I have to lift her in certain situations, like temper tantrums, grocery carts, etc. My doctor's attitude early on seemed to be: Your hormones are low and when those get in better balance this will improve.
Well, it has improved, as the bulge has ascended, but it is by no
means gone. I know my case is not severe, and I am so glad for that,
but I want to do more to guard against it getting worse and having to
have a hysterectomy.
To get to the point, my MAJOR for most of the past year is difficult to
discuss, but it is terrible gas/flatulence,
starting every afternoon and getting progressively worse in the
evening. (If the average person passes gas 14 times a day, which I
read, well I'm passing gas every 5 minutes in the evening.) Also,
bowel movements seem, rather than constipated, incomplete, like I
have to go in small amounts several times. There's some pressure and
almost feels like there's a kink in the pipes, so things aren't
moving as they should.
The gas situation is, needless to say, completely embarrassing, so
frequent I describe myself as a blown up and slow-leaking gas
balloon. I'm afraid to be around people in the evenings, and it
absolutely kills your sex life!
I am going to see my GYN tomorrow, thinking maybe this is a symptom
of rectocele, that maybe my prolapse has shifted to that area. Over
the past year, I've made several trips to the internal medicine guy
thinking I had some kind of intestinal allergy, maybe lactose
intolerance, etc. He tested me for celiac, and then I tried to
eliminate milk, and have adjusted my eating in myriad ways. I've had
times when it's less pronounced, but lately, it is daily. And in the
week of my period, it's beyond awful.
Anyway...I'm just beginning to explore the Whole Woman web site -
am so glad it's here - and would love some explanation of the
posture thing you all are talking about. I was a newspaper reporter
for 10 years and sat at a desk under stressful conditions for way too
many hours. Also, my grandmother had prolapse and hysterectomy at a
young age, so heridity is there, too.
Best wishes to all and hope for improvements for everyone...