Don't be all kind and nice to me, girls. I'll get all diva-esque and the chances of my husband supplying me with any sort of Jennifer Lopez backstage demands are slim...
Bit more about prolapse:
A prolapse is essentially a hernia in your vagina. A weak bit in the wall of the front of it and your bladder can slip forwards into the gap. At the back, your rectum can slip forwards. And, there is another where your uterus can slip down into your vagina. You can have one, two or all three. They can be graded as a slight bulge to a complete prolapse where the organs can fall right out.
Symptoms include - a feeling of heaviness in the pelvis, a lump or a bulge, painful sex, feeling like "something is falling out", difficulty using tampons, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, IBS-like symptoms.
Treatment ranges from simple exercises, to electro-stimulation and bio-feedback, pessaries (plastic gubbings that hold the bits back where they should be) and various types of surgery.
The first thing to do is to relax. Nothing can be fixed unless it is diagnosed. These problems are common, really, really common. And, often, really easily fixed.
Take your fanny to your GP. Be reassured, no one will judge you. No one will be shocked at the sight of your bits. No one will laugh, no one will cry either. I do understand that it is an embarrassing and difficult thing to do - but yours will be the next in a long line of fannies that the GP has looked at that day. And, you need a diagnosis and help. So, ehm, take off your big girl pants and flop out those legs so you can get a diagnosis and reassurance.
Ask to be referred to a woman's health physio, a continence nurse or a uro-gynaecologist. Do not be brushed off with a muttering of "do your exercises" Be clear about what your symptoms are, what you are doign to help yourself and that you want a specialist referral.
I hope that doesn't read as disrespectful to GP's. I am not meaning to suggest that they would brush you off - but, anecdotally, a little assertiveness can be a helpful thing to secure a referral.
Please, do PM me. I freely give out shineys for taking responsibility for your health and doing something positive that could change your life...you do not have to live with these things.