Pelvic Floor Therapy

As a pelvic floor therapist, one of the things I hear the most is, “I pee when I (insert any activity here), but its ok its because I have kids.”
Well, I am here to tell you that regardless of whether or not you were or are pregnant, peeing on yourself is not ok!

We have normalized thinking leakage is an automatic part of aging or something that happens after you have kids. Leakage happens when the pelvic floor muscles become weak, whether because of hormonal changes (with age) or damage (like childbirth).

However common it may be, it is never normal to leak urine regardless of if you are pregnant, recently postpartum, or your kids are grown and off to college. This includes leakage of number 2, too! It is important to seek help and talk to your doctor, because there is normally something we can do about it.

The two main types of incontinence are stress and urge incontinence. Stress incontinence is when you leak with activities such as sneezing, coughing, laughing, or jumping on the dreaded trampoline. Urge incontinence is when the urge hits you, and all of the sudden there is no stopping it or you’re running to the bathroom.