Feeling a Vaginal Bulge? It Could Be Prolapse
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) occurs when the muscles and tissues (i.e., pelvic floor) that support your pelvic organs (like your bladder, uterus or rectum) become overly weak or stretched. This can cause one or more of your organs to fall into the vaginal canal, causing the heaviness or bulge sensation you are experiencing. While this sounds very scary, oftentimes there are ways we can strengthen your pelvic floor to give the support your organs are asking for (without surgery).
What’s Really Causing This?
- Pregnancy – Increased pressure from the growing baby can overstretch pelvic floor muscles
- Childbirth – Prolonged pushing, poor mechanics, or tearing can weaken pelvic support
- Core Weakness – Abdominal surgeries or poor engagement reduce pelvic stability
- Chronic Straining – Ongoing constipation can lead to excess pressure on pelvic tissues
- Poor Posture or Breathing – Misalignment and shallow breath affect core coordination
- High-Impact Activity – Repetitive movement without pressure control strains the pelvic floor
What You Might Be Feeling
- Heaviness within your pelvic floor
- Feeling like something is falling out
- Weird pressure sensation that wasn’t there previously
- When you sit on the toilet pressure may increase
- Feeling urgency or like you can’t fully empty your bladder
- Difficulty with bowel movements
- Pain with tampon, disc, or cup usage– may not be able to use at all because it falls out
Why This Matters
These symptoms don’t just disrupt your daily routine—they affect your confidence, comfort, and quality of life. Sure there are ways to put a bandaid on the problem, but what if we could actually FIX the problem and give you the confidence back to be active, be intimate with your partner, and not have fear around symptoms worsening? To us, that is life-changing and would be honored to give you that support you deserve.
How
Prosper
Can Help
We look beyond symptoms to understand the whole picture. Through our 3-phase Prosper Method, we help restore the strength, mobility, and coordination your pelvic system needs.
Lengthen
Release pelvic floor tension and improve mobility around the prolapse so over-protecting isn’t limiting your overall goals
Strengthen
Rebuild functional strength with breath, posture, and gentle movement. This is where your heaviness symptoms start to improve!
Prosper
Apply your progress to real-life activities—so you can trust your body again and not need to continue care long-term.
What to Expect in Treatment:
Assessment of how your core and pelvic floor function
Education on breathing patterns that you can carry over from task to task or workout to workout
Confidence in your body and decreased feeling of heaviness
Core, pelvic floor, hip, and butt strengthening
Return to activity without fear of peeing your pants or your insides falling out
What You’ll Gain Through Personalized Pelvic Care
You’ll go from this:
- Feeling heaviness in your pelvis/pelvic floor
- Seeing/feeling a visible bulge
- Having urinary leakage
- Being challenged during bowel movements
To this:
- Relief of pressure within your pelvis/pelvic floor
- Seeing/feeling a normal vulva
- Feeling dry, confident, and in control
- Regular, pain-free bowel movements
What to Expect During Treatment
Your first visit includes a comprehensive full-body movement screen, along with breath and pressure assessments to better understand how your body is functioning as a whole. With your consent, we will educate you on why we may consider an internal pelvic exam to help get a full body picture. We want to give you some clarification: this is not your traditional pap exam. With a gentle, holistic approach we will uncover what is contributing to your symptoms. From there, you’ll receive a personalized care plan tailored to your goals, lifestyle, and needs. Every body is different, so your treatment is never a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all approach.
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After having my second baby I knew I wanted to do PT, a friend recommended Sara to me. I went for about 2 1/2 months and feel better than I did before I had any babies! She is super easy to work with and WILL get you results, definitely worth your time!
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