There was an article in the Wall Street Journal last week extolling the virtues of c-section in preventing this problem. Guess what I’m bringing to my OB appointment tomorrow? 
Robin
Actually I’m not a man, and you didn’t enlighten me at all! I said I was ignorant.
Please explain!
Peeing when you cough is bad, BTDT. But have you ever had the coughing poot-pees? or the laughing poot-pees are really bad, 'cause the first time you do it, it makes you laugh harder, which then causes you to poot louder and pee more.
Ok, here we go. (IANAD)
Sometimes after woman have children (or even if they haven’t) they develop what’s known as “Stress Incontinence”. This means that if they sneeze, cough, laugh really hard, they leak a bit of urine.
This can be caused by a number of things, from a weak PC muscle, to a prolapsed uterus. If your wondering, a prolapsed uterus is when the woman’s uterus begins to fall out of her vagina, putting pressure on the bladder, as well as being rather uncomfortable, according to my grandma.
The Kegel exercise was developed specifically to help with this problem - any sexual side-effects are just a perk.
Even when the bladder is empty, urine can still leak. I assume this is because the bladder is never REALLY empty - just empty enough that the urge to pee is not there.
I hope this answers the question. 
Peeing all the way on the toilet never helps. 5 minutes later I can still cough out a few drops. 
The surgery I am having is similar to gastric bypass but not the same. I am getting a biliopancreatic bypass with duodenal switch… you can read the differences between this and the RNY (gastric bypass) here: Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch - DSSurgery or see a fancy illustration here: Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch - DSSurgery (note: my surgeon does not remove the gall bladder unless it seems to need to come out. This diagram indicates that it is removed as standard proceedure.)
So, in effect, they make your stomach smaller and your digestive tract shorter. Right?
That would mean you feel full sooner, and your body extracts less energy from the food passed through the digestive tract.
Less food will pass through your body per day, and less energy will be received. Won’t you feel completely worn down, or is your body supposed to adapt to it, thus losing weight?
Isn’t this a very serious operation, considering the only goal is weight loss?
(Unless of course, there’s another reason - I don’t know)
Yes, thankyou!
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
They make the stomach smaller and the intestines are rearranged so that your food and bile interact for a shorter time. Yes it is an extremely serious operation. And the “only” goal is weight loss. And, of course, the dozens of other beneficial side effects of shedding over 100 extra pounds from my frame, not the least of which is a longer life. Oh, and hopefully the ability to get pregnant again. And being able to do every day activities without horrendous joint pain.
The health problems I have because of my weight are serious. I’m over 100lbs overweight. My BMI is over 42 (over 40 is considered “morbidly obese”). I’m facing a life of unending heath issues and early death if I don’t lose it. I could link to dozens of articles that would explain this all better than I can, but somehow it seems like an unneccessary hijack.
I was rather wondering why the Fathom-cams were down.
Heh. Actually the cams are down because my house is messy and I was sick of fielding rude comments.
Back to the OP. OpalCat, I would imagine that maxipads would help you.
Yeah, isn’t that what those “Poise” pads are for?
Opal, my mom had the same thing (hers was from a prolapsed uterus) and everytime she laughed, she’d cross her legs and jam her hand into her crotch. Then she’d laugh and laugh and tell us to quit making her laugh…hee.
throatshot: I’d use maxipads if I owned any underwear. Unfortunately without undies, they aren’t much use.
OpalCat good luck on your surgery later this summer. Please keep us posted on your progress. I have contemplated having this proceedure myself.
Thanks! I’m so excited
Well Opal, try not to get too excited. :eek:
Nah, it’s ok. I gots me some Depends now
I live nearby and I’m a nurse–you wanna catheter?
In all seriousness–good luck w/ that surgery, I’ve worked w/ pts in the recovery room after that and I hope you do well. (that wasn’t meant to sound ominous)
Please have the stress incontinence addressed prior to having more children! And for the record, I admire your openness!
Incontinence sucks.
Two and a half years ago, I had an emergency operation on my ass. (NOT sex-related in any way.) During the operation, they had to make a slice in my sphincter. Anyway, for the first few days afterward (while I was at home resting), suddenly… drip drip drip. The antibiotics they gave me during the operation killed all the “good” bacteria in my GI tract, and so I had diarrhea I couldn’t control. When I went back to work, I had to wear Depends pads just in case.
To this day, I’m still paranoid about fecal incontinence.
- s.e.