Bloating can be more than just an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach—it can disrupt your daily life, making it difficult to enjoy meals, stay active, or focus on everyday tasks. The pelvic floor plays a key role in supporting your digestive organs, and when these muscles aren’t functioning properly, they can contribute to bloating and other digestive issues. It’s important to note that bloating is the sensation of fullness and distention is the physical increase of the size of the abdomen. Both of which can be happening simultaneously or not.
At Beyond Basics, we offer pelvic floor physical therapy to help you address the root causes of bloating and distention to improve your overall comfort and well-being.
What Causes Bloating?
When the pelvic floor muscles are too tight, weak, or not working together as they should, they can contribute to digestive issues, including bloating. This dysfunction can lead to improper support of the digestive system, making it difficult for the body to process food efficiently, resulting in gas and discomfort.
Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Related to Bloating
Bloating related to pelvic floor dysfunction can present in various ways, impacting both your physical and mental well-being. Common symptoms include:
- Persistent bloating, especially after eating
- A feeling of fullness or pressure in the abdomen
- Difficulty with bowel movements, including constipation
- Abdominal pain or discomfort related to gas or impaired digestion
- Straining during bowel movements
- Diarrhea
How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Helps with Bloating
- Reducing Abdominal Pain and Discomfort: By relaxing tight pelvic floor muscles, we can alleviate the pressure and discomfort that often accompany bloating.
- Improving Bowel Movements: Strengthening and coordinating your pelvic floor muscles can make bowel movements easier and more regular, reducing constipation and bloating.
- Enhancing Digestive Function: Proper pelvic floor function supports better digestion and reduces the build-up of gas and bloating.
- Promoting Relaxation and Comfort: Through relaxation techniques and pelvic floor muscle training, you can learn to manage the muscle tension that contributes to bloating.
What to Expect During Your Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Sessions
During Your Initial Appointment
We’ll walk you through each step of the evaluation, explaining what we’re doing and why it matters. Our approach is gentle and respectful, ensuring that you feel comfortable throughout the process.
During Your Additional Appointments
In the following sessions, we’ll guide you through a series of exercises and techniques designed to improve the function of your pelvic floor muscles. These sessions might include a mix of hands-on manual therapy, targeted exercises, and relaxation techniques to help you manage your bloating. We’ll adjust your treatment as needed, focusing on gradually reducing your symptoms and improving your digestive health.
Each session is a building block towards better control over your pelvic floor muscles and relief from bloating. We’re here to help you feel more comfortable and confident in managing your symptoms, with a focus on long-term wellness.
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Beyond Basics: We Can Help
Since 2003, Beyond Basics has been a place of hope and healing for our patients. We believe skilled and compassionate healing can restore your body’s harmony and balance. Founder, Amy Stein, and co-founder, Corey Hazama are renowned experts and leaders in pelvic floor PT.
The skilled physical therapists at Beyond Basics receive extensive training to qualify them to be the world’s leaders in pelvic floor rehabilitation. All of our therapists have been carefully selected to work at Beyond Basics because they possess the right expertise, kindness, and empathy to allow them to excel at our practice. Our therapists have completed hundreds of additional hours outside of their doctorates both internally and externally through institutes such as Herman and Wallace and the American Physical Therapy Association, to help hone their practice and provide exceptional treatment efficiently and compassionately. In addition to being the world’s first and foremost experts in pelvic floor dysfunction, our individual therapists have cultivated additional skills unique to their own personal interests. Read more about each one of our therapists here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can pelvic floor dysfunction cause bloating?
How can pelvic floor physical therapy help with bloating?
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What foods can cause abdominal bloating and gas?
Certain foods are more likely to cause abdominal bloating and gas. High fiber foods, dairy products, carbonated beverages, gluten, and processed foods are common culprits. These foods can lead to excess gas in the digestive tract, causing you to feel bloated. Keeping a food diary can help you identify which foods trigger your bloating symptoms and guide you in making dietary changes to relieve bloating.

