Un-PEE-lievable Workouts!

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  • abalicious
    abalicious Posts: 361 Member
    The person who suggested the tampon wasn't suggesting it because she thought the pee comes out of there, but because putting pressure on the vagina can constrict the urethra. Some people find it helps.

    lol well maybe they should have explained that, because the OP and I took it the wrong way. you shouldn't wear a tampon if you're not on your period though.
  • Debkam
    Debkam Posts: 80
    Your topic gets my first post. I couldn't resist. LOL Nice play on words.

    I'm sorry you have to deal with this at such a young age. I'll add my thoughts to the topic and hope you might find them useful. First, I never knew artificial sweeteners could do that. Very interesting. Instead of using the artificial sweeteners you might check out stevia. It seems that stevia is hit or miss. Some find it very sweet and others find it bitter. Second, this may sound counter intuitive, but look into rebounding. Rebounding is exercise done on a fitness mini tramp. People with incontinence issues have found this type of exercise very helpful. If you google "rebounding incontinence" you'll find quite a bit of information. In addition, rebounding is a GREAT workout. I've seen it mentioned that bungee instead of spring rebounders are better where incontinence is an issue. I personally have a bungee rebounder and love it. There are at least two manufacturers that I know of that make bungee tramps. Something like poise or tena pads might be helpful until you find a solution. Certain medications can cause incontinence as well. I was on a medication for my fibromyalgia that caused it. It drove me crazy. It made me very self conscious. I just thought I inherited it from my mother, and because of my age I didn't make the connection. When I stopped the medication for other reasons, the problem disappeared. Lastly, like others have mentioned, I would probably see a specialist if possible.
  • Jennifer87401
    Jennifer87401 Posts: 19 Member
    Wow! I have the same problem... I have had two kids though but the dr says the same thing! I have always used it as an excuse. Did you find anything that works?
  • WhiteRaven
    WhiteRaven Posts: 138 Member
    Believe it or not you can actually go and see a physiotherapist about this. Granted, it is a specialized form of it. And quite likeley they will just recommend Kegals as well. That, and they can be more specific about the how and why of it. Also known as Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy.

    That and an OB/GYN. might be another direction.

    Hope this helps.
  • tgiusto
    tgiusto Posts: 4 Member
    Hey, I know this is an old topic, but I came across this article which has a different take on pelvic floor muscles. Maybe this will help? It sounds like they advise working the muscles in a different way by doing very deep gluteal squats:

    http://breakingmuscle.com/womens-fitness/stop-doing-kegels-real-pelvic-floor-advice-for-women-and-men
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    This was a hilarious necro.
  • Sarahliquid
    Sarahliquid Posts: 201 Member
    I can't do bench dips because of this problem. Of course my male trainer had never heard of such a thing ????
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Old post, but yeah, this has been a big issue for me.
    I remember the first time my PT had me doing jump rope...oh boy. I also have not had any kids, and am 39.
    I have found that it is only really an issue when I have overeaten on sugar/wheat, oddly.
    It meant I would end up soaked through if I tried running fast on the treadmill, skipping or jumping.
    So, imo, there is definitely a link between this and diet.
    It was always worst if I had binged.
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    I've made some progress in this area since adding barbell squats and deadlifts. It probably doesn't seem like that would help but when you're trying to hold everything tight while you lift it must get the pelvic floor involved too. I can do more than 20 jumping jacks without peeing now and even got to 180 pounds on my deadlift last time and didn't leak! I do wear a liner just in case but it's so encouraging that it's getting better.

    I did also read that after you pee you should stand up and then sit back down because you can get a little more out. Making sure you're really empty could only help I imagine. :)
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