a picture to my mum and asked, you know, is this normal, is this something you experience? and she said no, it s not. the organs in a woman s pelvis are held in place by ligaments and muscles known as the pelvic floor. if it becomes stretched or weakened, then one or more of the organs can move downwards, leading to a bulge that can be felt inside or outside of the vagina. this could be the womb, bladder, bowel or the top of the vagina. the main people who are affected by prolapse are women who have had a regina delivery, and the more babies you have and the bigger they are, the more likely you are to have stretched your vaginal walls and also to have stretched your pelvic floor. but it s notjust women who ve had babies? no, we also see men who have got weak pelvic floors, too, and it can affect their urinary and sexual function, as well. and squeeze and hold. i started the squeeze along to try and engage with people just to raise
and sexual function, as well. and squeeze and hold. i started the squeeze along to try and engage with people just to raise awareness of pelvic floor exercises. doing the right exercises can alleviate symptoms and even stop prolapse in the first place. 40% of people will likely do it wrong and the biggest errors usually i see in clinic are people trying too hard. you can see that apart from the incontinence, i m the picture of health. sam s problems were childbirth related. it was that bad that my two year old son was having to go and fetch mummy clean pants. sam was given a vaginal mesh implant to help her prolapse a treatment that s no longer offered because of the life changing side effects it was found to have on many women. she s still waiting for hers to be removed. after having the mesh, i slowly started to slow down and i developed fibromyalgia. and i got to the point where just a simple trip to the supermarket could see me in bed for weeks.