Anybody have advice on prolapse womb?!

[Courtney10891]

Hi,

I stayed getting some symptoms a couple days ago. Dull stomach ache, shooting pains in vagina. I've googled it which I know I shouldn't have and it said possible prolapse womb. I had a look and nothing is hanging down sorry tmi but something is very low and I don't think that is use to be there. I'm panicking now. I have 2 children and will be honestly never done pelvic exercise. Does anybody have any advice??

I got pains shooting up my vagina when I was pregnant.

I'm definitely not pregnant I've taken a test. It's more of a heavy feeling now like pressure.

I’ve got a prolapsed uterus. Pelvic floor improved my day to day symptoms and a ring pessary holds it all in place whilst I run. I saw a woman’s health physio rather than wait months with a GP.

I get pains when my cervix moves up and down in my cycle, could it be that ?
Also, how old are you as mine got worse heading into peri menopause.

@whatsmissed thanks for your reply!! What symptoms did you have? I've not
Been diagnosed yet waiting for doctors on Monday. I seem ok during the day but then it comes to the evening and I start feeling pressure & pain. Does it affect your life?

I had a pressure in my bottom, like early labour pains for me. Like I needed a poo! I’ve found I have a introverted uterus which is probably why I get the sensation there. I also had a bulging sensation, like a tampon that wasn’t in properly it ached.

It doesn’t affect my life now I have the pessary. I don’t need the pessary day to day but I don’t feel it once it’s in so I tend to leave it there.

Ok So you can take the pessary out and insert it yourself? Did the pressure/pain subside for you. I'm really stressing myself out and thinking the worse

Your uterus can also change position a lot during your monthly cycle OP.

@Courtney10891

Ok So you can take the pessary out and insert it yourself? Did the pressure/pain subside for you. I'm really stressing myself out and thinking the worse

Yes and yes. I haven’t felt pressure and pain for months. The pessary is really easy.

I’m pregnant and took it out for an early scan, I haven’t put it back in yet - that was 6 weeks ago and I haven’t had any symptoms. Been on decent walks but no rigorous exercise.

I think I may have this too after giving birth a year ago :( when I look with a mirror I’m sure I can see what I think is vagina wall or something. It feels heavy and sometimes achey especially more towards the end of the day. Also getting lots more discharge than normal.
@WhatsMissed how long did it take for you to get the pessary is it something a gp can prescribe? Is there a permanent solution you could try after after all your children? I am scared to go to the gp about it

Sorry @WhatsMissed I just read you say you saw a women’s health physio, how did you go about that?

I just found one online, she saw me abs referred me to a colleague who fitted the pessary.

I didn’t go to the gp. I didn’t want the wait on the nhs. The two appts plus pessary came to £100.

You can have surgery, the type and success depends on the prolapse but it’s not permanent and so they exhaust other avenues first. Physio and pelvic floor helped me loads and if done properly is enough for many women so don’t dismiss it.

Thank you so much @WhatsMissed I’ll see what we have locally