Pnd???

[wyogirl]

I haven't found a place for general chat so I am putting this here.
I notice some people saying they also have PND. What is PND? Someone stated it is sometimes the cause of constant burning which is my main problem. Urinating actually feels better for me, no burning during this time. Before and after and all other times I burn.
My main question again, what is PND?
Thanks!

[ihurttoo]

Do you mean PFD? If so, then it stands for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. I am not really qualified to answer the rest of your questions, (since, thankfully, I dont have this one.) However, I just wanted to clarify your question, so that maybe someone who CAN answer this will see this and respond. Hope you get some answers soon! Hugs, Amy

[Sarojini]

Amy's right -- I bet you've seen "PFD."

It stands for "Pelvic Floor Dysfunction." Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles that support your organs (bladder, uterus, rectum, etc) and also allow you to hold and pass urine. They do other things too, but that's the basic function.

To locate your pelvic floor, stop the flow of urine while you're going to the bathroom. Once you do that, you've located your pelvic floor muscles.

PFD is a condition in which these muscles become extremely tight and full of knots. Usually, the person with PFD doesn't even realize she/he is tightening these muscles, so they remain that way. In the case of IC, the patient may tighten the muscles in response to the constant feeling of needing to hold in urine during urgency, or they may tighten them in response to pelvic pain (the "guarding reflex").

Once this tightening happens, it can cause all kinds of pain, just like if you have a knot in your neck from working at the computer too long. It usually takes very specialized physical therapy to ease the PFD problem. Through biofeedback exercises, the therapist teaches the patient to recognize when they are tightening the muscles and re-learn to relax them. Stretching exercises, ultrasound treatments for deep tissue heating, electrical stimulation, and good old massage are also employed to relax the muscles and relieve pain.

I went through PT for PFD and it was very helpful; I still do the stretching exercises at home, and I can now have sex with less pain because I have learned to relax those muscles before penetration.

Hope this helps.

[wyogirl]

yes, I meant PFD. Thanks for the info. Learn something new everyday!