Common Complaints of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
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Bladder

Overactive Bladder & Urgency:

• Urinary Frequency (going to the bathroom 10+ times a day)​
• Urinary Leakage (when exercising or during daily activities like housework)
• ​Urinary Urgency (feeling like you may not make it to the bathroom in time)
• Wearing pads , pantyliners or adult diapers
• Waking up one or more times at night to urinate​​

Bladder Retention:

• Inability to begin urine stream (waiting 5-20 seconds to start)
• Feeling like you do not completely empty your bladder (like there is a little left to void)
• Low Frequency (going to the bathroom 2-3 times a day)

Bowel

Overactive Bowels & Urgency:

• Diarrhea
• Stool leakage or smearing in your underwear
• Frequent bowel movement (going to the bathroom 3+ times a day)
• Fecal Urgency (feeling like you may not make it to the bathroom in time)​

Constipation/Bowel Retention/Obstructed Defecation:

• Inability to control gas
• Passing gas often
• Occasional or chronic constipation
• Pushing, wiggling of lifting a hip to defecate
• Going more than 2 days without a bowel movement 
• Taking medications to have a bowel movement

Alignment & Posture/Other

• ​Hip, tailbone, lower back, or buttock pain or discomfort
• Urine leakage when sneezing, laughing, coughing, yelling or blowing your nose.
  
• Leaking urine when your orgasm.
  
• Painful intercourse.
• Constant urinary tract infections.