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Anyone else have a Redundant / Tortuous Colon?

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Hello @ceclark41,

I appreciate your posting about the different products and methods that you have used to help you with constipation and incontinence. I was especially interested in your discussion on the value of pelvic floor therapy.

I would appreciate a little more information about pelvic floor therapy. Would you be able to share a little about the exercises that helped you? Were they breathing exercises or perhaps stretching exercises?

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My gastroenterology clinic referred me to a specialized physical therapy by Fyzical, a nationwide clinic chain, for pelvic floor therapy for fecal incontinence. Therapy for urinary incontinence was added. With introductory education about bladder and bowel function, I recorded a 3 day log of voiding and bowel function. Learning to manage urinary urgency and bowel control, the therapist provided five basic pelvic floor contraction exercises to strengthen the muscles and reflexes, and then three lower trunk strengthening exercises with bridging, clam shell, and inner thigh muscle contraction. My challenge is doing 2-3 sets of exercises. With some cardiac surgery, I had a setback, and have an extra month of strengthening.