Incontinence

[purpleme12]

Can anyone tell me their experiences
I think I've never had the strongest bladder and after I'd given birth (7 years ago) that of course just made it a bit worse. Eg when coughing and sneezing leaking and when running
But I feel like it's got worse recently. A couple of weeks ago just I'd just been to the toilet then had a coffee (I don't drink coffee regularly just to point out as I know people might say about coffee) I ran about a field with my daughter and just leaked so much. I think I've got worse. Today I ran a teeny bit and just immediately leak each step

I've mentioned it to the doctors twice before years ago and they just say so your pelvic floors.

I'm a bit embarrassed and also I guess I wish I didn't have this problem. I want to talk to the doctors but I'm trying to work up the courage. Because I want to be referred but I'm worried they'll say do your exercises.

Please can anyone advise what happened to them in these circumstances
It's starting to bother

Well have you tried the exercises?

Make a doctors appointment and tell them what’s happened that you have tried pelvic floor exercises and it’s getting worse and asked to be referred to a physio.

Firstly stop running; it's the worst exercise you can do if your pelvic floor is weak. Also ditch caffeine. Please do go and see your GP. They are so many women with this problem and there's absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about.

Women’s health physio is what you need.

Bladdermatters.co.uk has some good pelvic floor exercise sheets.

Your local area should have an incontinence advise service run by nurses ana you may even be able to refer yourself. Have a look on your GPS website for details. If you can't find it, make a GP appointment and ask them for help or ask them to refer you. It is a common problem. Don't just put up with it because it is usually easy to improve or cure.

Does anyone know does a doctor have to deal with this or can one of those advanced nurse practitioners deal with it?

In some areas physio is self refer. Ring your drs and ask how you access physio. If they ask what for say women’s problems but your under no obligation so spell it out.

You aren’t alone with this by any means.

Thank you everyone.
I built up the courage to do it (had to make it so it wasn't on a day where the horrible doctor was in)
I told her and she was nice she said she'd been there and done that!
Said there's a community nurse who comes in who specialises in it who I can have an appointment with
I feel so much better now I've at least made a start on this

There is very, very little you can say to shock a dr. If one persons had something changes are there’s half a dozen suffering in silence.