Pelvic tightness, pelvic pain and SIBO with Dr Meg Withers | Ep. 104

Osteopath Dr Meg Withers shares the role the pelvic floor muscles
play in SIBO and how bodywork can be beneficial for symptom
management for both conditions.


In today’s episode





Pelvic tightness: what causes it, what you can do about it,
and how this can impact the function of the gut

How your position on the toilet can impact your ability to
poo (and what you can use from your home)

Guidelines for toilet positioning (and what positions can
make things worse)

The role of breath work and the pelvic floor muscles (and how
they can help you poo) and specific breath work exercises to help
when you’re constipated

Why clenching your jaw and grinding your teeth impacts your
pelvic floor muscles

The role of body work in your SIBO treatment protocol

The impact prior surgeries (ie. c-section, appendectomy, gall
bladder removal) can have on your pelvic floor and abdominal
muscles

Is it ever too late to start getting bodywork treatment

The correlation between SIBO and endometriosis and the role
body work has in the management of both conditions

The importance of working at your own pace when it comes to
body work 

The type of practitioner who can provide the correct body
work and key search terms to type into Google to find someone
locally






Watch the video podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aAwQAcoMEhk


Resources mentioned in today’s podcast:





Squatty potty toilet stool

The Osteopathic Pelvic Hub

The Pelvic Health Institute of Australia

Gut and Pelvic Health Osteo IG account






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