RE: Re: How is PFD diagnosed? - Carolyn

[Guest guest]

You are so right Chelle – in fact not only is pushing hard on

the pelvic floor, it is hard on the pudendal nerve if you already have that

problem, and if you don’t, it can cause pudendal neuropathy. It is listed as

one of the causes of pudendal neuropathy – but that is from years of being

constipated.

nne

From:

VulvarDisorders [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On

Behalf Of Chelle

Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 3:45 PM

To: VulvarDisorders

Subject: Re: How is PFD diagnosed? - Carolyn

Carolyn52192@... wrote:

>>>>>>>>>How

is PFD diagnosed?

Carolyn, it's diagnosed based upon individual symptoms.

There can be two different kinds of PFD. Some women truly do have trouble

with their pelvic floor muscles being too loose....while others (like several

of us) have muscles that are too tight. With both kinds, though, the

pelvic floor muscles are weak!

If the meds you listed, like Elavil, etc....cause constipation,

it's important to make sure you don't stay constipated, because it's hard on

the Pelvic floor muscles when you have to PUSH really hard. Make

sense? ~Chelle