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Expert Bladder & Bowel Problems Treatment At The White Hart Clinic
Bladder and bowel problems refer to changes in how you pass urine or open your bowels, such as needing to go urgently, going more often than usual, difficulty emptying fully or problems with control.
These symptoms are common for both men and women and can occur at any stage of life. While common, they are not an inevitable part of ageing.
Healthy bladder and bowel function relies on coordinated activity between the pelvic floor muscles, abdominal wall, diaphragm and nervous system. When this coordination is disrupted, symptoms can develop.
Common bladder and bowel conditions our Pelvic Health Physiotherapists treat:
- Urinary incontinence – leakage during activities such as coughing, sneezing, running or urgency-related leakage
- Urinary urgency and frequency – feeling a sudden, strong need to urinate or needing to go more often than normal
- Overactive bladder – frequent urges to urinate, sometimes with leakage
- Nocturia – waking multiple times during the night to urinate
- Bladder pain, including bladder pain syndrome/ Interstitial Cystitis
- Faecal (bowel) incontinence – leakage of stool or difficulty controlling bowel movements
- Constipation – difficulty emptying the bowels or needing to strain
- Obstructed defecation – feeling unable to fully empty the bowels
- Painful bowel movements, including conditions like Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Anal sphincter dysfunction – weakness or poor coordination of the muscles controlling the bowel
How our Pelvic Health Physiotherapists can help:
- Assess bladder and bowel symptoms to identify the underlying cause
- Provide pelvic floor exercises to improve strength, control and coordination
- Teach bladder retraining techniques to reduce urgency and frequency
- Offer strategies to improve bowel habits and relieve constipation
- Give practical advice on fluid intake, diet and lifestyle factors
