Take control of your bowel health with guidance from pelvic floor physical therapy professionals. Real solutions for constipation, bloating, and more.
The majority of us have read our kids the book Everyone Poops, but some parents are still looking for the My Kid Doesn’t Poop, My Kid Only Poops Every Few Days, or the much needed My Kid Only Poops Hard…
As adults we look back on our lives and realize no one ever taught us how to poop, the act was just ingrained in our minds. We were potty trained before our brains had the cognitive awareness to remember the…
Bacteria lives in your gut. While that thought may initially make you squirm, having the right bacteria is actually a good thing! You can find this good bacteria through the use of probiotics, either through cultured foods, supplements, or both. …
There has been a lot of talk about bathrooms lately. While we don’t want to delve into politics, we DO want to inform you about how to have a proper bowel movement! Did you know that in other parts of…
I have a friend that recently confided in me that she has had a long fight with losing stool accidently. She said that she had talked to her doctor but that he was not sure where to turn. I was…
Being a mommy, poop seems to be a fun topic of discussion. My boys talk about poop—about how ENORMOUS theirs was, how bad it smells, and just how funny poop is in general. I have even been called into the…
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. I want to take some time to really look at what IBS is and how pelvic floor physical therapy can play a key role in treatment and management of this challenging diagnosis…
This is a great article on constipation and physical therapy treatment for it. Check it out.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/09/15/magazine/diagnosis-gymnast.html?partner=rss&_r=0
“My Poo Pusher Doesn’t Push Poo.” That is the best description of constipation a patient has ever given me. Exactly right. So, what happened and how do you fix it?Let’s start with a more complete, scientific definition than my patient’s…
