u/Canadiansnow1982

I think I’ve had a bladder prolapse for over a year but only just discovered it now. I had no idea what it was all this time. I strength train 5 days a week and am reading that lifting heavy is not good for prolapse. What exactly is heavy though? What kind of exercises are considered ok? I usually do back squats, Bulgarian squats, step ups, RDLs, dumbbell overhead press, bench press, rows, these types of exercises. I know my prolapse is stage 1 but I am scared and do not want to make it worse. In your experience did you continue lifting weights, change your routine or stop altogether?

My RHR is 44 and I do not know what my max hr is. My Apple Watch says that my zone 2 is 117-135. At 117 I am pretty out of breath though and cannot really talk much. Am I just out of shape and need to work out more to get used to higher heart rates? 117 sounds so low but even when I do a cardio workout video I usually have an average of 117. Can someone shed light on this for me? I always read that you should be able to talk during zone 2 and I think that would be around 95 for me.

My RHR is 44 and I do not know what my max hr is. My Apple Watch says that my zone 2 is 117-135. At 117 I am pretty out of breath though and cannot really talk much. Am I just out of shape and need to work out more to get used to higher heart rates? 117 sounds so low but even when I do a cardio workout video I usually have an average of 117. Can someone shed light on this for me? I always read that you should be able to talk during zone 2 and I think that would be around 95 for me.

I am 43, think I’ve been in peri for maybe the last 6 years or so with periods off by a few days. That’s the only symptom I have, irregular periods. Lately they are very irregular with my periods usually at least a week late and last month I completely missed my period the whole month. Just curious to know how old you are and how your periods are. I wonder how many more years I have till menopause.

I am an idiot and have been having some symptoms for a long time, like needing to pee all the time, having discomfort inserting menstrual cup, pain during sex sometimes. I have never thought anything of the way my vagina looks but today I looked and see a bulge there which looks bigger than it ever was. I am pretty sure I have a bladder prolapse and am not really sure if I should see my doctor to confirm or see a pelvic floor therapist. I don’t even know how this happened to me and am pretty upset and not sure what to do. Does anyone else have this and did it start in perimenopause?

I am an idiot and have been having some symptoms like needing to pee all the time, having discomfort inserting menstrual cup, pain during sex sometimes. I have never thought anything of the way my vagina looks but today I looked and see a bulge there which looks bigger than it ever was. I am pretty sure I have a bladder prolapse and am not really sure if I should see my doctor to confirm or see a pelvic floor therapist. I don’t even know how this happened to me and am pretty upset and not sure what to do.

I strength train 5 days a week and try to get 8-10K steps daily. I feel like I need some high intensity cardio in my routine as well but not sure what to do. I see tons of HIIT workout videos online but apparently they are not true HIIT. Is there any benefit in doing hard cardio workouts that are aerobic or should I try to do a true HIIT once a week? I am a bit lost with how to add cardio to my routine.

I’m not really sure what’s going on and who to ask so here I am. I have struggled with gas, bloating and constipation for many years and about a year ago I made some changes to my diet like removing most ultraprocessed foods and most recently trying the low FODMAP diet. I am feeling a lot better physically now as a result of the changes I’ve made. In the process, I have become a bit rigid in what I eat, and am still on a low FODMAP diet in some ways. I have also lost weight so now I am slightly underweight in terms of BMI. I see people around me eating anything and everything and I feel like I just cannot do that anymore. I know that it’s normal and healthy to eat full meals but I don’t want to. I stick to the foods that I know I can tolerate and eat in small portions. I just find sometimes that I am embarrassed with how I eat and try to hide what I eat or my plate from others. I know my way of eating is a bit unreasonable or extreme but I don’t really want to change. Is that a problem?