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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Poise Passion Tour Award

I remember being surprised to find out that pregnant women sometimes pee when they laugh or sneeze. I remember being even more surprised to find out that it's very common for it to continue after the pregnancy is over.

Gather a moms group together and have a glass or two of wine and you may get the scoop on this. Or maybe you won't because quite frankly it's probably not something that typically comes up in causal conversation. Because I believe in honest conversations on women's bodies without stigma, I was happy when Mom Central announced the Poise Passion Tour Award. Poise and the Women's Health Foundation are trying to get the word out that women do not need to be embarrassed to talk about this and they may seek help. They have given an award to Linda Michael for her frankness and strength for overcoming her struggle with incontience, bowel control, difficult sex, and constant pelvic pain. Lest, you think that Linda is unusual, 1 in 4 women suffer from incontinence. That's one person out of each of my moms group playgroups!

Linda's story, which can be see on video here, started when she gave birth to her 10 pound son very quickly. She ended up with 4th degree tears. I'm crossing my legs just thinking about that. After an uncomfortable recovery, she realized that things in that area just weren't quite the way they used to be. Everyone told her this just was what happened when you had a baby, so she went on to have a second one, figuring that eventually everything would eventually go back to normal. It didn't.

For 28 years she struggled with assorted ailments. She frequently discussed it with doctors whose attitudes ranged from unsympathetic to accusatory! Some criticized her for putting on too much weight during the pregnancy. One day Linda decided to make an appointment with a female urologist. It turns out that her pelvic bones are uneven from childbirth . She was prescribed a 13 week course of pelvic floor therapy, and was thrilled with the results.

Poise and Linda are working to help women get the help they need. Incontience does not need to be a taboo subject.

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