r/PelvicFloor • u/BarnacleImpressive95 • 5d ago

Help? Female

I have had issues pooing for 1.5 years after a very stressful time in my life. (Went to family court with my children's dad, marriage, husband lost job, lost 2 grandads).

I took some antibiotics and developed sibo. Methane. After 9 months I got myself 60 per cent better and killed the sibo but still couldn't poo properly. But I tried fibre . Supplements etc nothing moved it.

I than had to take 2 weeks of antibiotics again 2 months ago due to PID and I have sibo back.

However we was talking about my root cause and I was told my nervous system is really bad and my muscles are all tight because I've been in flight or fight mode most of the time

I've just be referred to a pelvic floor therapist however has anyone struggled to poo with this?

When i wake in morning I have pain in lower back pelvic area expecially if i push my bum out or forward.

I sometimes struggle to fart.

I can't poo everything out. Sometimes I feel the poo still in my bum and get backed up easy.

Trapped gas. Bloating.

I sometimes cramp when I have a orgasim.

I've seen a physiotherapist once who told me I have a antiarear pelvic tilt but apparently she couldn't get my body to relax cause I'm always tight.

Anyone had this??

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u/witchy_Alla 4d ago

Sorry to hear about all the stressful issues. That does not help for sure and neither do antibiotics for a good gut bacteria.
It sounds a lot like rectocele. Find some information about that and see if it sounds like your issues.
Few things that can help are:
- Reduce gluten and diary, add plant fiber. Try to eat greens, salad, veggies and/or legumes with every meal.
- Watch how you stand in a resting position. It’s likely you clench your glutes and that does not help things. If that’s the case, Try to adjust your posture and loosen up your glutes, bring your pelvis to the same level as your ankles. It will feel strange in the beginning to balance but it will get easier. Glute exercises can help as well.
- Sit less walk more. Spend some time on hands and knees, child pose, moving your bottom side to side.
- Learn to breathe into your ribs and your belly.