Tight Pelvic Floor Muscles Constipation

Pelvic floor dysfunction is the inability to correctly relax and coordinate your pelvic floor muscles to have a bowel movement.
Tight pelvic floor muscles constipation. In constipation the pelvic floor muscles are tight and overactive and do not know how to relax. Working with an experienced pelvic floor physical therapist who can do transvaginal and or rectal myofascial release and trigger point release to the pelvic floor muscles can decrease or eliminate this problem altogether. Biofeedback training is the treatment of choice. Pelvic floor physical therapists can teach you exercises and stretches to work on any tight muscles you have at home as well.
Based on the principle of operant conditioning biofeedback provides auditory and visual feedback to help retrain the pelvic floor and relax the anal sphincter. This can lead to straining during a bowel movement which causes the muscles to tighten even. In regards to outlet constipation physical therapy is a must when the muscles are responsible for the problem. Once patients with pelvic floor constipation have these basic tools they can begin retraining the pelvic floor muscles with biofeedback.
Symptoms include constipation straining to defecate having urine or stool leakage and experiencing a frequent need to pee. If the pelvic floor muscles in the rectum are too tight and unable to relax it becomes difficult for stool to be passed.