Case review
One day, Xiao Li came to the hospital and said to the doctor, "Dr. Wang, after giving birth to a baby, I often leak urine when coughing and sneezing, and sometimes I can't hold back my urine." What should I do? "
Dr. Wang: "Postpartum urinary leakage is a common disease in women. After giving birth to a baby, the pelvic floor muscles will relax to a certain extent and will not be as tight as before. With the increase of age, this situation may occur more and more times. This is a problem with the pelvic floor muscles. "
Xiao Li: "Then how can I solve it?"
Dr. Wang: "You can do post-natal rehabilitation exercise-Kegel exercise, which will benefit a lot." .
Knowledge link
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What is Kegel Movement?
Kegel exercise, also known as pelvic exercise, is used to train pelvic floor muscles in order to strengthen this muscle group. Kegel exercise can improve female postpartum urinary incontinence and prevent uterine prolapse or vaginal wall prolapse.
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The taboo of Kegel movement?
1. Vaginal or rectal bleeding (including menstrual period).
2. Acute pelvic infection.
3. Severe pelvic organ prolapse.
The wound hasn't healed after the operation.
5. Pelvic malignant tumor.
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Kegel sports for the right crowd?
1. Women who leak urine or can't hold their urine.
2. Women with mild pelvic floor organ prolapse.
3. Postpartum women or women with multiple pregnancies can improve postpartum pelvic floor muscle relaxation through exercise.
4. For menopausal women, exercise can increase the function of pelvic floor muscles and prevent organ prolapse.
5. Women with uncoordinated sexual life.
6. Pregnant women, improve productivity and increase natural delivery rate.
7. Any woman who wants her pelvic floor muscles to be tighter.
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How to do Kegel sports?
Preparation before exercise
1. Bladder emptying, otherwise it may cause pain and urine leakage.
2. Use a mirror to find out where your pelvic floor muscles are, and put the mirror under the skin and perineum between the vaginal opening and anus to contract and relax Kaigl muscles. In general, you can see the contraction of the perineum.
Warm-up activities
1. Focus on the pelvic floor muscles and relax the muscles of the buttocks, thighs and abdomen (you can put one hand on your stomach to ensure that your stomach is completely relaxed).
2. Don't hold your breath and make sure you breathe smoothly.
3. When lying flat, put your back flat, put your arms on your sides, bend your knees slightly together, and put your head flat to prevent neck strain.
Start exercise
1. Pelvic floor muscles contract for 5 seconds, and may only contract for 2~3 seconds at first. This is normal. Just stick to it for a long time.
2. Relax the muscles in other parts 10 second, so that the pelvic floor muscles can get a full rest and avoid strain.
3. Repeat the exercise 10 times. Don't do many groups at once. You can assign them to different times.
Kegel exercise is suitable for women of all ages, improving pelvic floor muscles and promoting women's rehabilitation. Female friends learn this sport for their own health and harmony between husband and wife, and benefit for life!