Gut Pelvic Floor Connection plays a crucial role in understanding chronic constipation and abdominal pressure.
Poor gut function often affects pelvic floor health, leading to discomfort, bloating, or urinary issues.
Explore how restoring gut balance supports pelvic floor strength and improves overall well-being.

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles located at the base of the pelvis. These muscles support vital organs like the bladder, uterus (in women), and rectum. They’re also responsible for bowel and bladder control. When you have regular bowel movements, your pelvic floor muscles contract and relax in a healthy rhythm. But when you’re constipated, things get disrupted.

Chronic constipation often causes people to strain while trying to pass stool. Over time, this repeated straining places stress on the pelvic floor muscles, leading to:

● Pelvic floor dysfunction
● Rectal prolapse
● Hemorrhoids
● Painful bowel movements
● Difficulty fully emptying the bowels

In women, this can also lead to bladder issues, increased pressure during menstruation, or discomfort during intercourse.

If you’ve been dealing with long-term constipation and also experience any of the following, your pelvic floor may be involved:

● Sensation of incomplete bowel evacuation
● Pain or pressure in the lower pelvis
● Needing to reposition or use your hands to assist with a bowel movement
● Increased urinary urgency or leakage

These are signs that your body is compensating for weak or uncoordinated pelvic muscles.

The good news? You don’t have to live with the discomfort. Pelvic Floor Therapy can help retrain the muscles, improve coordination, and ease constipation symptoms. At Elite Physical Therapy, we work with clients in the Chicago area to:

● Teach proper breathing and bowel movement techniques
● Improve pelvic floor muscle coordination
● Address core and postural alignment
● Relieve tension in overactive muscles

In some cases, simple adjustments in diet, hydration, and toilet posture (like using a stool under your feet)
can complement physical therapy and lead to major improvements.

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