What causes prolapse?

Are you wondering how all of this could happen to you?  Well, it’s all tied to the strength of your pelvic floor muscles, nerves and connective tissue.  Your pelvic floor can get strained and weakened in several ways:

• Vaginal deliveries – long periods of pushing, large baby, forceps delivery, a tear in the pelvic floor
• Chronic constipation and constant straining to have a bowel movement
• Heavy lifting
• Chronic coughing
• Being overweight
• Genetically weak pelvic muscles
• Aging