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IllBiteYourLegsOff t1_j6j6sap wrote

Reply to comment by Aiizimor in LPT: Kegel exercises not only prevent urinary incontinence and poor bladder control, but it also prevents erectile dysfunction and it enhances your orgasm during sex by Alucard624

When you finish peeing into the toilet and do your pants up then leave the bathroom, do you feel a bunch of urine leak out when you start moving/when you sit down/stand up/bend over? And you can't seem to get that urine to come out normally while peeing no matter how long you wait/how much you shake/even if you do the "push up just beneath your sack when done peeing to get the last bits out" trick, and it only comes out when you don't want it to?

Depending on WHY your pelvic floor is tight matters too. If you have bad posture and those muscles are taking over the work your abdominal muscles are supposed to be doing, you're probably unable to relax them while standing (since they're holding your back upright). If you're able to consciously relax your pelvic muscles and the urine comes out at the same time, then, bingo.

Practically speaking 99% of people find out during cystoscopy once all the other potential causes are ruled out and you're asked to do a Kegel while the camera is in there staring at your sphincter

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LackHammerr t1_j6jj7cz wrote

What is the course of action if that description is accurate? I've seen people talking about seeing medical professionals but that seems like a major thing for a relatively minor inconvenience

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IllBiteYourLegsOff t1_j6jk3hj wrote

Like has been mentioned - pelvic floor physio. By doing their prescribed exercises you can fix the problem, but it takes a while and dedication/discipline which many don't follow through with. You have to retrain several interacting muscle groups that are out of whack from an extended period of 'taking over' movements that are supposed to be covered by different muscles.

That being said, there are other more serious problems that have the same symptoms so don't use this to "explain it away" instead of talking directly to a urologist about it. This all applies to women as well.

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