When I first “cracked the code” on stabilizing and reversing prolapse, and wrote and published Saving the Whole Woman, I set up this forum. While I had finally gotten my own severe uterine prolapse under control with the knowledge I had gained, I didn’t actually know if I could teach other women to do for themselves what I had done for my condition.
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Aging gracefully
January 2, 2018 - 11:42am
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Hi Muffy and welcome,
Hi Muffy and welcome,
Yes, you are correct in your last question, serious posture work and firebreathing can go a long way in becoming less symptomatic. When I first started I had a severe uterine prolapse, and I learned to give my uterus a shove in after bending over, juggling the organs more forward, and then plenty of firebreathing.
The exercises offered in this work are very helpful in getting the muscles used to the posture, as well as good old whole woman walking. I also get a lot of help from riding my bike, but it was after the first year before I started noticing that.
I don't know where you are in the prolapse spectrum, but this work helps all of us at the different ages and stages of prolapse, so study hard and really listen to your body as you go, because it will tell you what you are doing right and wrong.
Best wishes to you!
Surviving60
January 3, 2018 - 4:26am
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Muffy
Hi Muffy - You haven't mentioned what type of prolapse you have; you can do your self-exam with the help of this article:
https://wholewoman.com/library/content/articles/prolapseselfexam.pdf
Those with a profound uterine prolapse where the cervix is protruding, often do find occasional use of support garments helpful in the early days, for a bit of extra confidence while building up the postural work. Those women can actually reap some benefit from pushing the uterus up and forward over the pubic bones, especially before firebreathing. But for those of us with primary cystocele and/or rectocele, pushing the organs around really does not do anything, and I don't imagine a support garment doing anything either. Remember that the representation of the pelvis as a basket of organs that are falling out the bottom, is a totally erroneous concept; we are working to move and hold the organs forward, not to support them from the bottom. - Surviving
Muffy
January 3, 2018 - 8:08am
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Thank you both! The self
Thank you both! The self exam was an eye opener! My assessment is that I have a cystocyle and a rectocele. I knew the rectocele was present because of trouble with bowel movements. I thought I had a uterine prolapse but it is a cystocyle!
Surviving, I get the concept of moving the organs forward but I do have a question. When Firebreathing or jiggling can you actually feel the organs shift? As I said above I can feel the "sagginess" from the back, so I'm wondering if I will also be able to feel when the organs are properly aligned?
One more question while in whole woman posture, when breathing in, should my belly expand?
Surviving60
January 6, 2018 - 9:28am
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Breathing etc.
Hi Muffy - yes, when you allow the organs to fall into the lower belly, you can feel it.....try getting down on hands and knees for awhile. This is the exact dynamic that we try to preserve when we stand up. As Christine says, we are horizontal animals from the hips down, and vertical from the waist up. In firebreathing and pelvic tilts and all similar moves, you will hear important reminders from Christine to expand the belly on the in-breath. At all times, breathe from the belly, not the chest. Incorrect posture, where we pull in the abs and tuck the butt, is what turned so many of us into chest breathers by reversing the natural dynamics. - Surviving