Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction

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Increased desire to use the washroom to urinate (pee) or defecate (poo). You may find this impacts your day to day activities, limiting where you go or how much liquid you consume.
When you experience leakage of urine often during a cough, laugh, sneeze or high impact exercise (running/jumping).
When the urge to urinate is so strong you leak before getting to the washroom.
Increased urinary urgency and frequency (which may include at night). May or may not be accompanied by urinary leakage as well.

Hard stools that are difficulty to pass and may result in hemorrhoids or anal fissures. Having to push or strain on the toilet or sitting for >5 minutes. May be associated with pelvic floor dysfunction.
Increased frequency of bowel movements, straining or pushing or pain with bowel movements associated with IBS may impact the pelvic floor musculature.
May include multiple symptoms such as recurring pelvic pain, pressure, or discomfort in the bladder and pelvic region, and/or urinary frequency and urgency. Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction may contribute to symptoms.
When the uterus, bladder or rectum have increased movement into the vaginal canal. Often described as feeling pressure vaginally and may or may not be accompanied by tissue at the vaginal entrance.