Several months lifting and carrying heavy loads in the garden (beware fellow landscape gardeners!) have resulted in a uterine prolapse. The surgery for this seems (to my mind) quite barbaric and likely to result in yet further operations and ill-health. I am of retirement age, and would be interested to know if any readers are attempting to live with prolapse, or have successfully tried any alternatives to radical surgery?

Hi,

Watch this video clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5B1_HF4BIM&feature=PlayList&p=59AFA1A6D508F2C9&index=0&playnext=1  ...Paul Chek talks about the abdominal wall.

Then google a CHEK Practitioner in your area or visit www.chekconnect.com  and find one because they will be able to help you to:

1.Identify any abdominal wall,pelvic floor,core weakness.

2.Create a strengthening programme to eliminate any weakness.

3.Analyse any nutrition and lifestyle factors that may have led to the weakness and rectify them.

Hope this helps

Robin

Robin

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Robin Allan
Chek Practitioner
Natural Health Coach

http://www.robinallan.com


robin_allan@hotmail.com

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Thanks, Robin, for this good advice. I've spent the evening on the chekconnect site.... it's a beginning, tho' have yet to find a practitioner in my area.

Appreciate your reply,

Moy

Hi Moy,

The Chekconnect site is not easy to navigate unfortunately...I usually google a Chek Practitioner in the area I need as it is quicker!!

If you tell me your Town and Country I may be able to recommend someone to you.

Cheers

Robin

 

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Robin Allan
Chek Practitioner
Natural Health Coach

http://www.robinallan.com


robin_allan@hotmail.com

07967-366470

 Try these guys http://www.asante-academy.com/index.htm

 

Chinese medicine describes prolapse as sinking Qi. This would correspond to pelvic muscle tone weakness and general muscle tone weakness. Usually warm tonics that build up Spleen Qi are used. The general formula used is Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang. This can be purchased in pill form and also raw herbs which are then boiled and the soup (tang) drunk. The raw herbs are more effective, the pills take longer for effect. Huang Qi (astragalus membranaceus) is the main herb in this formula.

I would suggest a consult with a TCM practitioner as acupuncture can be used in conjunction. As well, the TCM practitioner can add or subtract herbs hence tailored for your condition. TCM has had great success in this area.

I live in Australia so I can not help recommending TCM practitioners....but generally look for Chinese practitioners who have worked previously in the hospital system in China for many years..not just a few months. 

Cardiovascular exercise is also very important for our health, pelvic floor stretching exercise will also help but will not be the sole cure.

I am studying TCM in Australia and have witness the success of TCM with regards to this condition. http://www.taipingjourney.com/

I hope this info helps. 

Cheers

Michael 

 

 

To find a practitioner in the UK who works with herbs and acupuncture, you can go to the website of the Register of Chinese herbal Medicine, www.rchm.co.uk.

 

regards,

Sofie-Ann 

Check out local homeopaths in your area they should be able to help.

Good Luck

There is some wonderful advice here. My own small contribution to the debate would be to suggest doing the strengthening exercises whilst upside down. You can buy those special swings, or you can just lie with your legs up against a wall. This will take the strain off the uterus while you're doing them. At least do the exercise lying down if you can't raise your legs. A bonus is that it will also help your body in general.

The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage is a must for you if you want to avoid surgery. This is a gentle, external abdominal massage that helps to reposition the uterus to its normal position. Clients are taught to do the massage on themselves thereby returning the uterus to its correct position every day (it will want to keep moving back down to begin with until the ligaments regain their strength). Its very empowering as it helps you to take control and have a real input into your own healing and you are not bound to a practitioner, but just go back occasionally (at the advice of the practitioner) for check ups on your progress. You can find more information about this treatment and a practitioner local to you on the main website - www.arvigomassage.com. Good luck...

check out www.wholewoman.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvGROzIYN6w 

Christine Kent has done a huge amount of research on  the dangers of prolapse surgery and dealing with prolapses without surgery.  Her work centres around changes to posture, diet and lifestyle which can have an amazing impact on prolapses.  Many women have found their prolapses to stabilise and often even reverse through her work.  She has a book and DVD, and there is also a very useful forum both for information and support. 

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Hello

I completely understand, having the same problem myself!  I was told I should have the operation nearly three years ago - and that I was a 'complicated case' - and was desperate to avoid it. 

Instead I went to an excellent acupuncturist - he gave no promises and said it would be a long job, but in fact only six weeks later I suddenly realised I had almost forgotten about it - I could clean the bath, sit down without a rubber circle, all pain had gone and I felt normal again.  I have continued to have regular treatments and although I have had the occasional set back when I have had to carry cases etc, (and it is not quite so good as it was) I still teach and do normal things. 

I thoroughly recommend it but it is essential to go to a proper, highly experienced acupuncturist and not someone who has done a course and offers it alongside many other things.  My acupuncturist is chinese and has done it all his life.  It is not cheap but worth every penny, as who knows where I would be now if I had had that operation!

With best wishes for finding someone who can help you,

Diana

 

You need to find an acupuncturist from    www.acupuncture.org.uk   (The British Acupuncture Council, who have a list or could advise you)