Your pelvic floor is ready and waiting for you to break up with these habits:

• Power-peeing – Going to the bathroom is not a race. Forcing urine out or relieving yourself as fast as you can causes more harm than good to your pelvic floor.
• Hovering – This seems like a natural solution to avoid germs in public restrooms. But hovering over the toilet tenses your muscles which makes your bladder work harder than it needs to.
• Peeing “just in case” – Went 15 minutes ago? Maybe going once more is a good idea … or is it? Whether you’re heading out for an errand or a road trip, going again “just in case” is training your bladder to go more frequently.

If you’re ready to take back control of your bladder, you’ll want to listen to the latest episode of The Healthiest You podcast. In Part One of our pelvic floor podcast series, you’ll hear from urogynecologist Nabila Noor, MD, and rehabilitation clinical specialist Karen Snowden, PT, DPT, with Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health.

How do you know if you have a pelvic floor disorder? What bathroom habits are harming your pelvic floor? How many times a day should you urinate? Can bladder training help? Which exercises can strengthen your pelvic floor? We answer these questions and more on The Healthiest You podcast this month.

Chapters:

· 0:01 - Intro

· 0:17 - About your pelvic floor

· 3:31 - When your pelvic floor changes

· 6:49 - Signs you may have a pelvic floor disorder

· 15:54 - Treatment options

· 17:45 - Bladder leaks and overactive bladder

· 20:26 - How to address overactive bladder

· 23:56 - When to stop drinking before bed

· 29:06 - Bathroom no-nos

· 34:07 - Bladder training