Prolapse?

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I have put this in 30 days only as it's a bit embarrassing.
I've a history of quite bad constipation for many years- nothing helps much.

I find when I have a full bowel these days though that I am passing a lot of air from my vagina before I am able to achieve a bowel movement.
Is this a sign of my bowel or vagina being likely to prolapse?
Is there anything that will help (apart from pelvic floor exercises I already do)

Bump.

Bump.

1 more bump then I will ask for this to be moved to 'Health'

Hey
I have a full thickness bowl prolapse , it started in 2020 , to me it felt like when I was pushing to pass a stool it felt like I felt a click almost and my bum was falling a little.
It's full thickness now and I can't lie it is hard to manage but I've not needed an operation so far.
I would go to see a dr and they can investigate , please don't suffer or put off going , I used to tell my dr that I felt like that or sometimes when I pushed I felt I was going to throw up and he told me that couldn't be possible but it was.
Always here if you need me OP x

Also absolutely ask Mumsnet to move this as you will get more replies

thank you @Foxlover46
I'm sorry you've had problems too. I don't have a GP who will listen either.
I hope that you can continue to manage it & avoid surgery.
I will ask for it to be moved as you suggest.

Bump.

I have 3 prolapses - bowel, bladder and uterus. I don't recognise the symptoms you mention but that doesn't mean you don't have a prolapse. Everyone's symptoms are different.
When I first developed my prolapses after childbirth my main symptom was a feeling of something falling out, like a tampon that's not inserted properly. I also had a dragging feeling and backache.
It's best to get assessed. Can I just warn you that in my experience is that GPs know nothing about prolapses and aren't good at diagnosing them! Push for a referral to a urogynocologist. They know what's what.
All the best OP and don't worry. Prolapses are very common and manageable.

@SallyWD thank you for replying x
I'm so sorry you've experienced all 3 kinds / areas of prolapse!
I hope you got the right kind of help with all that.

I don't get a dragging feeling. Just when my bowel is full (mostly, as I suffer bad constipation) then I feel it is pushing against my vaginal wall & pushing any air th out (I have retroverted uterus but I dont suppose that is linked to the 'air out'?)
Best to see a GP but my GP is utterly useless & won't refer on for anything.
I can put up with it atm, I just wondered if there was anything I can do to stop it getting worse. Solve the constipation would be the answer but I've not had much luck with that so far. Ho hum.

Like @SallyWD said , my surgeon told me most GP's don't really have the expertise when it comes to prolapse as they have to be trained in general for everything they often miss them.
I had two bottom examinations it was the lady dr on the third who said it wasn't just fissures but a actual prolapse

They said to me
Constipation will
Make it worse and referred me to physio , I haven't gone because I know how to poo with my feet on a stool etc , I know constipation is part of it and I cannot deal with some of the laxatives they give you

It's worrying how many women are carrying these problems around not really getting the help we need yet alone the correct advice on how to deal with/ live with them.
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Do you feel any lumps down below when you need a poo? If you put your finger in your vagina do you feel a mass on the back wall? If so then you probably have a rectocele. Pushing against it can help you go (called splinting I think).
Just to warn anyone going to pelvic floor physio that they stick their finger inside you to test how strong your pelvic floor is. I was not expecting this at all when I first went!!

You could try regular constipation relief, such as using Laxido and glycerol suppositories. Relieving your constipation would definitely help with any prolapse symptoms.