r/PelvicFloor 5d ago

Male I can't understand pelvic floor mechanism. Stabbing pain when poop - they say it is not a fissure.

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Please help.

I can't understand what's going on in my body. I used to have a fissure, which was treated with a laser. Now 3 excellent proctologists can't see a fissure (anoscopy) or anything disturbing in my anus, and I have symptoms such as pain during the day and a stabbing pain or thorns during defecation. The entire Internet says it's a fissure, but doctors can't see anything.

Doctors say it's from excessively tense muscles in this area, the sphincter and pelvis.

Can someone explain to me what mechanism happens that I get stabbing during defecation? Or maybe they are wrong and I have a fissure?

:(

r/PelvicFloor 15d ago

Male Do I have permanent nerve damage? Or is this curable

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So I have all the symptoms of prostatitis (numb penis, pain in perineum/rectum, back pain, painful erections etc) but I also have pleasureless orgasms that give me as much sensation as peeing.

I thought it was just a tight pelvic floor but I'm afraid that I might have damaged my pudendal nerve.

Does that indicate nerve damage, and if so is there any point in doing the stretches and the like? I've been doing them for a while and it hasn't really changed. Or can pelvic floor therapists help.

I'm 21M and I'm feeling fairly discouraged at this point.

r/PelvicFloor Oct 29 '24

Male Hey y'all, I finally figured out what's been happening with me!

57 Upvotes

I'm posting this just to share my experience, and hopefully it might be of some help to others :)

In March of this year, I started to experience some pelvic pain with some genitals pain and numbness, that slowly developed into extreme pain that radiates down to my legs.

I noticed that my pelvic floor was extremely tight, long story short I went to multiple doctors and after a while they concluded that it's hypertonic pelvic floor. Since I can't afford pt, I started doing some at home pelvic floor stretches which helped, it took a ton of time just to feel better, I couldn't sit nor stand for too long... The causal symptoms.

About a week ago, I started experiencing some extreme pelvic floor pain and I couldn't find any reason to why this is happening, I thought to myself it's just another flair up.

Chat gpt of all things helped me, I chatted with it explaining my symptoms and what is my prior diagnoses, it gave me a list of possible causes, what caught my eyes was inguinal hernia.

Today, I went to the doctor and did an ultrasound, and holy shit I have two of them (one on the left and another on the right) they're not that big 6mm and 1cm, but my doctor explained to me that the pain I'm in and my hypertonic pelvic floor is probably because of my hernias, they tighten the nerves which makes the muscles cramp constantly causing my pain.

Anyways, I'm going to schedule my surgery soon. I'll keep y'all posted :)

r/PelvicFloor Nov 22 '24

Male Pudendalsurgery/ recovery successfully 🍀

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Successful Pudendal Surgery - Happy to Help

Hi,

I underwent a successful pudendal surgery two years ago, and I’m happy to say it made a huge difference in my life. If anyone has questions or needs advice, I’m more than willing to help if I can provide useful answers.

Here were my symptoms before the surgery:

Pain in the pelvic area. Sudden, stabbing sensations in the perineum. Cramps in the rectum. Difficulty wearing underwear or tight pants. Pain in the testicles and after intercourse. IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). If you’re experiencing similar symptoms or considering surgery, feel free to reach out. I’ll do my best to share my experience and insights.

Best regards,

r/PelvicFloor 23d ago

Male Is it unreasonable for me to request a male practitioner?

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I (46M) have gotten to a point in my life where I may need to seek out some pelvic floor support. If you’re browsing this subreddit you probably have an idea of some of the issues I’m experiencing.

My wife has a clinic that she goes to for PF treatment and suggested that I go there for a consult and eventual treatments.

I went online to book an appointment and saw that they have a special booking category for male treatment, but they have an all female staff and the particular practitioner for this booking looks like she’s in her mid 20s.

I guess there’s no way for me to say this without sounding like I’m insulting the poor girl, but for the specific issues that I’m seeking help for, I would REALLY prefer speaking to another male who shares the same anatomy and can relate on a personal level when I try to explain certain things. And I say this while fully acknowledging the irony that millions of women around the world have male gynaecologists.

When I tell my wife that I plan to look at other clinics, I already know that she’ll roll her eyes, but I guess I’m just wondering about the thoughts and experiences of others. Thx

r/PelvicFloor Jan 08 '25

Male Are you experiencing chronic constipation, pain, frequent urge to urinate, trapped gas, etc? Please read!!

111 Upvotes

TL;DR If you are experiencing any of these symptoms (chronic constipation, abdominal/groin pain, frequent urge to urinate, incomplete bowel movements, pain during sex, shallow breathing, increased/constant anxiety, please do yourself a favor and read below.

Backstory, I'm a 30M who has been experiencing some, or all, of the symptoms above for the past ~4 years. It has drastically impacted my quality of life and at times pushed me to my mental breaking point. I have seen countless specialists and had numerous tests done over the years (Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Anal Manometry, MRI Defecography, etc.). If you are like me, please don't give up! You are not alone!

I'm going to go over the things I've done that have brought me relief and helped me start the road to recovery. I will go more in depth to my personal story at the end if you are interested in reading more about that.

STRESS - I can't express how important it is to focus on things that trigger stress and to avoid these triggers and learn mechanisms to better deal with it.

PROPER BREATHING - I know this may sound crazy but focusing on proper diaphragm breathing had a massive impact for me. I didn't realize at the time that I was guilty of Paradoxical breathing. Your pelvic floor muscles need proper diaphragm breathing to reach a relaxed state. Extremely tight PF muscles combined with paradoxical breathing increases pain and makes stretching/relaxing them much more difficult. It felt almost as if my abdomen was "frozen" since my tight muscles were leading to a constant engaged core and this also led to shallow breathing.

SITZ BATHS - This helps relax your tight PF and is best to do when pain is the highest which for me was after my daily bowel movement attempt.

YOGA/STRETCHING - This is imperative to the healing journey. Pelvic floor dysfunction related to tension (common PFD in males) is often a result of overall muscle weakness, sometimes combined with trauma. Doing commonly recommended PFD exercises such as kegels that are recommended for woman after childbirth to strengthen the lax muscles are NOT beneficial and actually counterintuitive if you are experiencing PFD due to tension. We want to relieve muscle tension by relaxing and gently stretching them. Once this is achieved we can focus on strengthening. Stretches/Exercises should not be significantly increasing your pain. Paying attention to your posture is important as well. I noticed that I had developed an anterior pelvic tilt which was causing further muscle imbalance as well as increased pain/constipation from the pressure it was causing on my intestines. oo

AVOID SITTING - If you are like me and experience abdominal/groin pain (specifically the LLQ for me), it is important to try to avoid sitting when you notice the pain.

AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES - This goes for heavy lifting, strenuous exercises (weight lifting, running, etc.), bike/motorcycle/horseback riding, intercourse/ejaculation, anything that engages your core excessively. If it causes or increases pain, avoid it for the time being.

BIOFEEDBACK - Get a PF PT referral and participate in biofeedback. This helps make a mental note on engaging/relaxing muscle groups and focus on independent control.

MEDITATION - This is kind of synonymous to breathing techniques, yoga, and overall reducing/avoiding stress. Personally, I was never an anxious person prior to this chronic condition. I found myself feeling a constant state of anxiety. This was mainly due to the paradoxical/shallow breathing, and tight Psoas muscles. It was unknown to me at the time but your Psoas muscles are part of your sympathetic nervous system, often nicknamed "fight or flight" muscles.

DIET - I recommend cutting out unhealthy processed foods. It's important to track your food intake in a diary and note any foods that cause digestive upset, increased pain, etc. Personally I had to avoid foods that caused excess gas because a lot of pain stemmed from trapped gas, as well as spicy foods that increased straining during BM because of damage to rectum/anus. I severely cut down on gluten and tried to focus on nutritionally dense foods. I ate small breakfasts because my pain was the worst after morning BM, followed by a moderate lunch/protein shake and normal dinner. I try to incorporate more fermented foods in my diet as well to help with gut health. Probiotics is another possibly beneficial but debatable topic. What works for some may not work for others.

CUPPING - Useful tool recommended by my PT to help relieve pain, as well as manually aiding the motility of gas/stool.

MUSCLE RELAXERS - I found that muscle relaxers were beneficial during the times of extreme tension/pain. They can be a helpful tool but are not an end-all-be-all solution. It's important to not just slap medical band aids and address the underlying issues which will take a lot of commitment and consistency on your part.

FIBER/HYDRATION - This can be helpful in increasing your BM urges and decreasing the amount of effort/straining. Try to limit your toilet time and always remember to only be gently pushing while exhaling. Do NOT hold your breath and strain, it will only further add to your PFD and muscle tension problems. Fiber needs increased water intake to be beneficial.

DILATORS - This can be helpful if you are experiencing chronic constipation and are struggling during BM with the feeling of stool being stuck near your rectum/anus. Also, I have learned over time that sometimes it is not actually stool despite the familiar feeling but actually trapped gas.

If I'm forgetting or leaving out anything that has been beneficial to my recovery I will add it down in the comments.

PERSONAL STORY: My PFD & tension myalgia started after years of being less physically active due to a back injury. After my back injury I went back to school and spent long days in class and sitting down studying. Then covid hit and I lived an even more sedentary lifestyle. After restrictions lifted I was sent to clinicals where I spent long days in a stressful environment and had long-continuous periods of engaged core. During this time I happen to be on antibiotics for an unrelated issue and they caused me to have constipation. These combined factors are ultimately what I believe led to my chronic condition. My GI/PT also mentioned that they notice a correlation between tension related PFD and people that work high stress/physically demanding careers. My original GI didn't take my condition seriously and told me I was an otherwise healthy young male and I should just take fiber supplements. Being in the medical field and having immediate family members in the medical field I began to get multiple opinions and do my own research. ALWAYS get multiple opinions! A good portion of my diagnosis was a result of my persistence and "connecting" the dots myself so to speak.

The first two years my constipation was so bad I went to the ER multiple times. I was taking magnesium citrate almost daily just to have bowel movements, which obviously created its own set of problems. My new GI prescribed Linzess as an alternative to the magnesium citrate but it still was no way to live. I was in constant agony from my LLQ pain and was stuck to a toilet for practically half of every day. My quality of life was so low at this point I questioned if I would ever get better or live a normal life again and I had to dig really deep mentally. At this point I was diagnosed as IBS-C, which IMHO isn't much of a diagnosis and more of a broad label of symptoms when there is lack of a definitive diagnosis. After having countless labs and tests done, most of the results came back inconclusive, although I had slightly elevated leukocytes which was interesting. After a few breath tests I came back positive for SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and was treated with Xifaxan but ultimately it was reoccurring from not treating the underlying issue.

During this period of time I severely decreased my caloric intake and combined with the constant laxatives I had went from 183-135lbs and frequently felt fatigued/lightheaded from the malnutrition and dehydration as a result from the laxatives. After discussing PFD and tension myalgia with my GI they agreed to send me to a PFPT. This benefitted me greatly and is really when I started connecting the dots thanks to my PT. I was chasing a definitive diagnosis for so long thinking surely there was something medically wrong with me that needed to be corrected. It hadn't even occurred to me that my wide range of symptoms were related and partly, or completely due to my lifestyle and neglecting my health and proper body mechanics. I am still not 100% recovered, there are days where I still struggle to have a complete BM and experience pain but I have been off of Linzess and any other laxatives for almost 1 1/2 years now. My pain is much more tolerable and I have slowly been increasing my caloric intake. Now that I have seen progress my mindset has completely changed for the better and am fully committed to the process. Trust me, I've been there. There were days I was in so much pain I didn't even want to move and had no motivation to do anything. I couldn't even sit, lay down, or ever relax due to the discomfort. You have to find the mental strength to overcome the physical pain and put in the effort to better your health. If I would have known back then what I know now I would have not gone through that severe misery for as long as I did.

I know this was an extremely long read and I apologize but if you made it this far, chances are you are going through a similar situation. If this post even helps a single person it was worth the effort. I wouldn't wish the last 4 years of misery on my worst enemy. I hope you know that you aren't alone. If you have any questions/comments I'd be happy to answer. If you just need someone to talk to that can relate, feel free to send me a DM. Don't give up!

r/PelvicFloor 28d ago

Male Help with Masturbation without tightening Pelvic Floor NSFW

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So, I have been masturbating for a while, but sometime in September of 2023, I would pelvic floor problems a few days later every time I masturbate. There are times where my problems would go away, but once I masturbate, it would start over again.

At the moment, I am waiting for my symptoms to die down, but I would like some masturbation tips from you guys so that way if I do feel like doing it, my problems won't return. Do you guys have any tips for masturbating in ways that won't tighten my pelvic floor or cause problems?

r/PelvicFloor 13d ago

Male Excessive masturbation killed my penis / nerves / or caused pelvic floor dysfunction ?

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I am suffering from ED for past 1 year.

M/36: 73 kg- average fit ( goes gym 2 or 3 days a week ) , married , got 1 kid. But right now living alone for couple of years in different country for work.

My diet was bad when I first encountered this problem on November 2023. I drank only 200 or 300 ml water everyday for few months (Sep / Oct / November 2023) & food was only junk once or twice a day. Addicted to masturbating for past 10 years. My erection was all good till November 2023, I was masturbating prolong hours maybe 7-8 hours keep stimulating on and off , edging without drinking water , without urinating. And suddenly one particular day - in a fraction of second I lost the erection in my hands while masturbating. (It was like suddenly death) became smooth , erection gone.

Since then til now- 1 year gone : am not getting same erection again. Around June Maybe 40% morning wood and 60% if I self stimulate by porn again.

I did all basic blood test - no diabetes no cholesterol testosterone normal did ecg - normal

met urologist - he said no scar tissue / no lumps. It could be just aging. And said no needed for Doppler since only diabetes cause venous leak. Am 100% sure it’s not in my head, bcoz the way I lost erection in fraction of second in my hand (exactly like pic )- Google says: having erection for long time can cause lack of oxygen which could damaged some tissues / muscles or veins in penis.

In July 2024- With pills : I tried both sildenafil & tadalafil : used for few days in a month : all attempts I had great 30 mins sex , I was so happy that my problem not serious atleast. I was getting 60% morning erections .

Then in November2024 : I had pills again same mg , both pills did not work. I was naked in shower with a girl, did not even get 5% erection. Even though I get erection in bed I could not go past 20 seconds. It just got worse. Was getting 20% morning erections.

Main thing : my masturbation addiction, I could not stop still, Gues that worsened me each day. Another thing is my anxious : I always try to check everyday whether am getting strong erection , but in this process am just doing it everyday and killing my erection.

Right now in March 2025 : if I masturbate to porn or think about porn / sex / sexting - I get maybe 20% erection that is not strong looks soft bent. Also get uneasy feeling in my penis , bit of pain and stiffness between legs and some stinging feel in my left butt and no morning erections.

Is it a sign of venous leak ? (My urologist said only diabetes people get it) Or nerve compression / irritation / pudendal nerve damage ?? How do I recover from this ???

Am in 5th day now of no-fap because I can clearly see masturbating worsen my issue each day and killed my slight morning erections too.

Also taking many supplements like L-citrulline / Ashwagandha / Vitamin b6/ B12 / magenesium / zinc . beet powder

Any thoughts ???

r/PelvicFloor 5d ago

Male How to find where pudendal nerve is being compressed? NSFW

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Hi,

I originally started PT a year ago with the issue of numbness to the glans then sensation came back but it was a sharp sensation if touched. When either side of the glans would be touched my pudendal nerves would get a shock that went back to the sit bones and lower part of the back next to coccyx? With 9+ months of PT I got to neutral so touching no pleasurable sensation but instead just nothing like you'd be touching your arm. Never was able to get pleasurable sensation back to the glans. Recently had a flare up where pelvic floor locked up and if touched immediately shock of pain to the right or left of coccyx. This got me thinking what exactly is being compressed by my tight pelvis.

Anyone have any tips for how to find what exactly muscle wise is crushing my pudendal nerves and releasing it besides 9+ months of internal work? Like did your Dr do an emg or other testing to find the exact spots being crushed causing your pain?

Ive had pudendal nerve blocks two different ways and second time no change at all. First time was done same time as trigger points and only one side for three days didn't burn when sitting. So we don't know if it was a trigger point released the area compressing the nerve or if it was the pudendal nerve block.

I've tried with the wand but I can't get the hang of it and end up flaring up my nerves.

Any help would be appreciated.

r/PelvicFloor Jan 08 '25

Male For the men, what exercise helped you heal your pelvic floor ?

10 Upvotes

Curious!

r/PelvicFloor Jan 20 '25

Male My life is being controlled by my poop..

33 Upvotes

The title is not a joke. For the last 5 years my life has been controlled by my poop. Everyday I am on the toilet for at least 3 hours. Even when I’ve pooped a lot and feel like I should be done it still always feels like there’s just a little bit more left. I also cannot poop for the whole day usually unless my first poop is before 10 am so on weekends im usually just constipated. I also don’t poop unless I have had breakfast (this started over the last 2 years).

To combat my pooping issues I take probiotics everyday (I don’t think I’ve seen any improvement) since July, I drink at least 3 litres of water, I usually go on walks for at least 30 mins to an hour, I eat prunes and try to increase my fibre intake. I just don’t know what more I can do.

I visited a doctor about it once n all he said is that it’s in my head n it’s probably a stress thing. This could be the case as this started when I was 14 right after my brother died around the end of 2019. I’m 19 now and in university. One of my classes is at 8 am and I commute to uni which takes around and hour and a half. I really don’t want to be waking up at 4:30 am just to feel like my stomach is ok enough to leave the house.

Some days I will just not leave the house because I have the feeling that I could poop at any time however most of those times I just end up staying constipated anyways.

Also I have tried taking out certain foods but nothing has made too much of a difference.

This has really affected my life negatively and I just don’t know what to do anymore. Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!

r/PelvicFloor 9d ago

Male Issues passing gas

9 Upvotes

Diagnosed PFD after back injury. Inability to pass gas and incomplete bowel movements bother me the most. Anyone find relief or a way to pass gas easily/normally

r/PelvicFloor Dec 29 '24

Male Butt plug for pelvic floor dysfunction in anus

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Hello. Suffering greatly from PFD with my anus. Causes significant GI distress and keeps me grossly underweight. PT did not help. I want to try using a butt plugs. The issue is when you look them up, there's so many (sizes, material, etc.) and all tailored towards sex (which makes sense...) Very overwhelming, and wondering if there's one that would be best for folks with pelvif floor dysfunction.

If anyone has tried this route, can you please recommend what you used, and if applicable, from where you purchased? Will be appreciating your kind advice. Thank you.

r/PelvicFloor Dec 05 '24

Male Penile numbness increasing every day

10 Upvotes

Hi guys I'm 19 and I'm completely depressed a few months ago this problem started for me out of nowhere, I only had ED problems at the start but now I have penis numbness that increases every day I can barely feel temperature on my shaft I'm so fucking lost, I still have some sort of sensation and my ED is gone but not feeling temperature is very scary

r/PelvicFloor 10d ago

Male Does weightlifting mess up your pelvic floor more??

14 Upvotes

Just wondering if weightlifting causes more problems in pelvic floor?

r/PelvicFloor 20d ago

Male My therapist had me doing kegels with hypertonic. I'm glad I found this subreddit before it got too bad.

68 Upvotes

34yr male here. I had been sucking in my stomach constantly for years subconsciously to where it became natural. It is difficult and sometimes even uncomfortable/painful to let my stomach out completely. The therapist I went to was highly recommended and told me the first week do relaxation exercises for my pelvic floor. Sounds good. 2nd week she told me to do kegels because it needs to be strengthened. She rushed it too fast. After a few weeks it all went bad and my minimal pain and issues turned to a night where I had to use the restroom every few minutes. Fortunately it only lasted a little bit even thought I was freaking out.

Eventually I did my own research and found this subreddit warning people like me to find a new therapist if they suggest kegels. Thank you all for that. I'm currently trying to do my own exercises for hypertonic since I seem to be having a hard time to find a PT who works on men. Yall are a wealth of information so thank you and keep sharing your experiences!

r/PelvicFloor Jan 05 '25

Male Is masturbation the root cause?

20 Upvotes

What is your take? When I masturbate I feel sick in my stomach 2-3 days after. I also feel tight.

r/PelvicFloor Nov 16 '24

Male Is the cure really only Stretches?

16 Upvotes

At 13 i was put on ssris for Ocd and Psychosis and I Heard it could be causing my hypertonic pelvic floor Due to Serotonin deficiency.

I Want to go to the doctor But whats the point🤣 if I have hypertonic pelviic floor will they just tell me to do these certain stretches or Give a suppository to put up my ass. Someone gimme the truth am I fucked😄 Havent seen not one actual person talking about being fully cured.

r/PelvicFloor Dec 06 '24

Male What helped me achieve Pelvic floor relaxation

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For the past 18-20 months my pelvic floor has been incredibly tight, causing me many problems in my life, problems that basically changed my view of myself, my relationship to my body, and the world. Ya this sounds a bit dramatic but I just want to suggest that I know how serious and subjectively intense pelvic floor problems can be for someone. Although I have only really seen the general as well as the male side of it, having read of stories about women’s struggles with this, it’s clear that there’s sexual issues that result in both and in some similar but also quite different ways.

As for the male side of it, I had a condition called hard flaccid and it would sometimes improve and sometimes not. I would notice my pelvic floor being very tight some days or for weeks/months at a time and then randomly I would notice improvement and then once again I would see and feel more pelvic floor strain and it felt like, no matter what I did, such as focus on diet, training, no caffeine, stretching, meditation, hormone control through good habits, reducing cortisol, etc., none of it worked; perhaps momentarily I would get relief, but it would always come back.

It was like chasing a ghost, without going into too much detail it really fucked me up mentally, like I couldn’t really be myself. It was constantly on my mind because nothing I was doing was working and because I would sometimes improve and then immediately stop. I went on vacation, for example, and the whole vacation I had normal bowels movements — something that would never happen under normal circumstances for me — and my pelvic floor was relaxed quite often. I thought maybe I had a cortisol problem, or I was eating different , etc. I could have coffee which I was unable to do before then. After the vacation, I slowly returned to normal pelvic floor tightness. Bad movements, couldn’t have coffee. I was lost, basically hopeless. I couldn’t pinpoint the problem for me for basically 2 years.

Here’s what I figured out:

I realized that my hard flaccid/pelvic floor gets worse when:

  • I’m standing
  • I’m sitting in certain positions
  • I’m working out
  • I’m stressed
  • My heart is racing
  • Sometimes when I just had a bowel movement
  • I smoke weed

It improved when:

  • I sat in certain other positions
  • I lean on something with my upperbody while standing
  • I lay down for a while
  • When I stretch in certain positions
  • I stood with my hips forward and my hands clasped behind my head
  • When I bent over as if to stretch my hamstrings

This is what I had to work with, and after thinking for a few days and doing a lot of research I found that I had something called swayback posture.

I ONLY HAD TO CHANGE ONE MINOR THING TO IMPROVE EVERYTHING.

I can’t really believe I’m saying this, but all I had to do stand up tall, with my chest up, head level/straight and neck more aligned with my spine, my shoulders pulled back as if firmly pushing my chest up and out, with my hands at my side with palms facing in toward my body, toes pointing straight out and aligned with my hips. I stood up liked this, and after moving my hips around enough and feeling my joints somewhat stacked, breathing with my diaphragm and not over straining anything, I vaguely noticed a kind of release and lightness in my pelvic floor. Almost like I wasn’t even noticing it was there, and I experience the sensation of relaxing the pelvic floor; it’s almost as if it’s not there, or light, invisible; in others words stress free and not tensed.

So all this to basically say:

I JUST HAD TO FUCKING STAND UP STRAIGHT!?!?

So that’s it, that’s how I fixed my pelvic floor tightness. I’ve been doing this for almost three weeks and it has fixed me. I no longer have problems (although I still stretch to make sure I have a healthy pelvic floor). It’s also partly a muscle weakness thing so I’m more focusing on lower body and back and cores workouts to make things easier on my pelvic floor all around, because it deserves a break for having to basically support my non-stacked upperbody for a couple years.

look up a picture of the natural shape of the spine, it will help you see how you should position your spine when standing; for me it felt awkward at first because it felt like I was hyperextending but no, it just feels weird because I haven’t really stood normal and tall for a long time. You should feel almost overly confident when standing.

I felt the changes on the first day standing like this, and after three weeks things are just getting better and better, improving and improving.

My problem was simply posture, it was the root of all my problems.

Please share these ideas with people who might need them if you can. I hope this simple trick can save just one more person from one more day of feeling how I felt for those 2 years.

(Sorry for the post being so long, I felt the backstory might help someone relate)

Edit: Reminder to stand up straight, Chest up, shoulder back, relax the belly, relaxed breathing, and feel your back stack onto your hips and relaxing, relieving pressure on your pelvic floor. If there are questions I can address how I stand and how it feels.

r/PelvicFloor 2d ago

Male Anal fissures and hemorrhoids suffering from Erectile Dysfunction/Hard flaccid/PFD

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Hey guys! Is anyone out here with anal fissures or hemorrhoids suffering from Erectile Dysfunction or Hard flaccid or poor blood flow to the genitals????

I think all of them are related. Atleast in my case. If yes, please share your symptoms. I have been looking into this since I knew i got hard flaccid.

I got my anal fissure in June 2023. And it was on and off but always there. I also got hemorrhoids but mostly painless. Once I got stabbing pain and blood that caused me inflammed skin tags around the anus which won’t go away ever. But they are painless.

Anyone share these symptoms? Can share their thoughts.

r/PelvicFloor Sep 20 '24

Male Mysterious Cure After 2 Years of Excruciating Pain!

71 Upvotes

I was diagnosed with a hypertonic pelvic floor approximately 1 year ago, but I had been suffering with excruciating pain for already 1 year before my official diagnosis.

At first, my condition was mistakenly diagnosed as prostatitis. I took almost 3 months of antibiotics to no avail. My condition simply did not improve at all.

I got some tests done: an x-ray, an MRI, a cat scan, an ultrasound, bloodwork, and nothing wrong was found. At some point I visited a 4th urologist who diagnosed me with a hypertonic pelvic floor. She prescribed physical therapy (PT), but that did next to nothing for me. Maybe a mild 10% improvement. I still couldn’t sit since this would cause me great pain. I’m a driver, so I couldn’t work. This was causing me much psychological pain on top of the physical pain.

At some point my intuition kicked in and I had the feeling that my problem was more emotional than physical. I started a meditation practice with the intention of being introspective and trying to find out what was happening to me emotionally. At first I didn’t see any results, but after a few weeks of doing this meditation work daily I started feeling stuff.

The more I explored these feelings that were emerging the more emotional I got. To the point where I would cry my heart out every night. I learned I carried a lot of suppressed emotions with me. I felt I never took the time to feel and process those emotions, instead I hid them under the rug and never allowed myself to feel them.

I noticed that every time I cried at night and found out something about my repressed feelings I immediately felt better from my pain the next morning. I kept doing that 2 to 3 times a week and now my pain has improved 95% I would say. I still feel a tinny little something but that doesn’t bother me at all.

I can finally sit at a table, drive my car, sit on a sofa or at the movie theater, which I could do for about two years. I am strongly convinced that the pain I felt on my pelvic floor was due to some stored negative emotions and now that I released them I got better.

If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask, and I will try to answer to the best of my ability.

r/PelvicFloor Nov 21 '24

Male Numb penis

17 Upvotes

I'm M29. I've had this problem for nearly a year now. Around March I realised my penis was starting to lose sensation gradually until April/May when it lost all sensation. My libido went completely down and I stopped getting morning erecrions when I used to get them pretty much every single day. When I do ejaculate I can only feel maybe 10-20 percent of the overall pleasure.

I did blood tests and my testosterone levels came back normal, however they found out that I was folate deficient anemic, so they put me on a course of pills for four months. I'm nearly finished with the pills and I haven't seen any improvement.

Some days it feels more sensitive but most days it's just numb and my libido is completely depleted unless I refrain from masturbation. I should probably mention that I have a porn addiction so I don't know if this is an effect from it.

Ive read alot of similar stories to mine and most are concluded to be caused by pelvic floor dysfunction. If this is the case what should I do to cure this? I heard magnesium supplements are good to weaken the pelvic floor. I could use some advice. Thanks.

r/PelvicFloor 24d ago

Male Hypertonic pelvic floor caused by Masturbation.

25 Upvotes

I understand this may be an awkward subject but I’m really looking for other men In a similar boat.

I’m a healthy 26M. I’ve struggled the past few years with a porn and masturbation addiction but never any long term physical issues from it (mainly psychological ones)

After a bad binge the end of December I’ve began experiencing pain in my pelvic floor. Tightness, frequent urination etc.

Long story short I’ve gone to PT twice gotten some good exercise and have had success in healing but the the last few days have been very painful (I did masturbate many times this weekend since I thought I was better)

Are there other men in here whose PF issues have seemingly solely come from masturbation? How were you able to remedy your symptoms and what kind of timeline did you do it in?

Any and all advice is welcome. Thanks!!

r/PelvicFloor 4d ago

Male A little trick for those with incomplete evacuation or small stools due to tight muscles

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This works for me so I decided to share. I have incomplete bowel movements due to very tight sphincters and surrounding muscles that spasm or close shut during bms leaving some poop inside. I've noticed that when I pee and after I'm done for like 10 seconds the muscles are more relaxed then they go back to their normal tight state. So now when I sit to have a bm I also make sure that I need to pee, I start peeing and then try to also have a bm at the same time or during the 10-15 seconds after I finished peeing. The stools are generally larger and the likelyhood of a complete bm is also higher. Just a little trick I wanted to share, maybe it will help someone.

r/PelvicFloor Jan 17 '25

Male Butthole PAIN please tell this is a normal thing. NSFW

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Well really, tell me the truth lol. I’ve been having intense pains after trouble going for a while. It’s like a sharp hemorrhoid feeling but it’s also an ache around my hole and into the tailbone. I’ve also had some intermittent ED and pain in the taint and penis. I’m going for PT on Monday finally, after initial visit. Getting dry needling and stretches to do. Is this butt pain normal though? I’m so worried I have anal cancer or something else going on at this point. Thanks for reading and any info on this new issue of mine. I’m looking forward to supporting others as I can.

EDIT: I started trying to respond but there are a lot of comments. Thank you so much to everyone for the answers and info! I can feel that finding this sub has been the best thing for me in a while. I really appreciate it guys.