I gotta pee. NOW!

I get it. This has been me, too. (Yes, me. Hi. It’s Ashley Murray, your therapist.)

When I was a 15 year old high school student, I was active in sports, taking all advanced classes, and in nearly every extra-curricular activity. And I had to use the restroom BAD between every class, before, during, and after every cross country or track practice, and at least 3 times before falling asleep. Why on earth would a 15 year old- with no pregnancies, no surgery, nothing that seemingly would have caused this- have these symptoms?

This is called urinary urgency and frequency, and no, its not normal.

“Normal” is urinating every 2-4 hours, and feeling a gentle urge to pee, and calmly making it to the toilet.

There should be no sprinting, dropping items at the door, and clumsily unzipping your pants before you make it to the door of the bathroom.

So why was this me? And why is this you? Well that’s a complicated answer. The short answer is that it depends on many things! Your medical history, nervous system, stress levels, mobility, pelvic floor, spine… I could keep going!

Often times I see these people and find more tightness in their pelvic floor musculature, rather than weakness. And kegals are rarely the answer!

One strategy I love to give my clients is to interact with their nervous system! It sounds so simple, but getting regulation of the nervous system is one of best ways to stop the feeling of urgency. Deep, slow breathing into the belly, the lower back and the pelvic floor is a great way to get the urgency to a manageable level- so you don’t feel like pee is going to start coming out of your eyes at any moment.

Try the breathing strategy and let me know how it goes. If you need more guidance, I am here for you!

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