So when on the toilet the pelvic floor muscles are creating a serious kink on the rectum and it s very difficult to push the bowel motion out without straining pain or causing anal fissures little tears in the anus.
Tight pelvic floor muscles constipation.
In constipation the pelvic floor muscles are tight and overactive and do not know how to relax.
Symptoms include constipation straining to defecate having urine or stool leakage and experiencing a frequent need to pee.
Biofeedback training is the treatment of choice.
If the pelvic floor muscles in the rectum are too tight and unable to relax it becomes difficult for stool to be passed.
Pelvic floor dysfunction is the inability to correctly relax and coordinate your pelvic floor muscles to have a bowel movement.
For those with tension in their pelvic floor there are specific.
This can lead to straining during a bowel movement which causes the muscles to tighten even.
In regards to outlet constipation physical therapy is a must when the muscles are responsible for the problem.
Outlet constipation occurs when the stool is stuck in the rectum which is usually due to dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles.
Working with an experienced pelvic floor physical therapist who can do transvaginal and or rectal myofascial release and trigger point release to the pelvic floor muscles can decrease or eliminate this problem altogether.