MYAID Femmeze, a Device for Realigning Rectocele, Assists in Relieving Constipation

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The Femmeze is also perfect to slip in your handbag for when you're out and about as it comes with a discrete black carry bag so no one will know what it is. Easy to clean just leave in hot water untill cold and dry with tissue and your good to go for next time its needed. Seek medical advice before using the device if you have any unresolved contraction of the vagina, such as may arise from pelvic radiotherapy.

Thanks to this tool, people everywhere are better able to manage their symptoms of prolapse and maintain their quality of life! If you experience any of the above you should discontinue use of the device and seek medical advice or see your Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist. In view of recent reports about issues around vaginal mesh used for treating pelvic organ prolapse, the Femmeze rectocele device invented by Sharon Eustice, Nurse Consultant, Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, can be used as an alternative to digitation in the conservative treatment of rectocele. A squatting toilet stool such as the Squatty Potty (available here at StressNoMore) is invaluable to help you empty your bowels safely and fully and is a perfect partner with the Femmeze.Hygienic, it repositions the bowel for effective elimination and can also be used before pelvic exercising (better with an empty bowel). This tool allows people experiencing this issue to safely re-align the rectum from within the vagina! The Femmeze® is ideal for those women who currently have to support themselves when emptying their bowel, either with hand pressure or by inserting a finger or thumb into the vagina to support the back wall and allow defaecation to occur. A significant number of women suffer with a long-term and distressing condition commonly referred to as a pelvic organ prolapse (Rectocele).

Why struggle so much when the femmeze is so effective and portable, it fits in my handbag easily and the carry case makes it very discreet. Rectoceles are common in women who have gone through child birth and it is estimated that in the UK alone 300,000 per year suffer with this long term condition. The information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters presented herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Please always read the labels, warnings, and directions provided with the product before using or consuming a product. Using Femmeze® to support your prolapse when on the toilet should be considered as only part of your management strategy for your rectocele. Femmeze® has been designed to assist with the distressing condition of a prolapsing bowel known as a rectocele.

It’s smooth and hygienic and easy to use after a bit of practice, but I’ve not found it very helpful for my particular condition.At last there is help for constipation and toileting difficulties if you have rectocele, mucosal prolapse and prolapsed rectum. When trying to pass stool, the rectum may need re-alignment; and often those experiencing this result to using their fingers to aid their body. The Femmeze may be most effective where a woman has been advised by a clinician to use her fingers 'digitation' to realign the rectocele. Following a staff nurse role in secondary care in the late ‘80s, I qualified as a district nurse and also a nurse practitioner. This site uses session cookies and persistent cookies to improve the content and structure of the site.

Women with this condition have previously had to use their fingers to re-position the rectocele to align the bowel wall for voiding, this is an unpleasant process requiring good dexterity which poses added problems with age. Please remember that the submission of any material is governed by our Terms and Conditions and by submitting material you confirm your agreement to these Terms and Conditions. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. So often women with a prolapsed bowel will say that they never feel as though they have completely emptied their bowels, they are left with an uncomfortable bulge, this can leave them feeling unclean.If a woman has a rectocele and is considering using the Femmeze it is strongly advised to seek a medical opinion to ascertain that the Femmeze may be of help with the grade and position of the rectocele. Clinicians point out that the squatting position is more natural for full elimination of the bowel (defecation, or pooping) and can help avoid colon disease, constipation, haemorrhoids, pelvic floor issues and similar ailments. uk accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties.