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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Tighten
  1. Hemorrhoid surgery - series (image) 
    ... experience considerable pain after surgery as the anus tightens and relaxes. Medications to relieve pain may be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100026_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Colostomy - series (image) 
    ... experience considerable pain after surgery as the anus tightens and relaxes. Medications to relieve pain may be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100011_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Anterior vaginal wall repair (surgical treatment of urinary incontinence) - series (image) 
    ... such as straining, sneezing, and coughing. Try to tighten your pelvic muscles when coughing or sneezing to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100110_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Abdominoplasty - series (image) 
    The surgeon tightens the abdominal muscles in the belly.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100184_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Vaginal birth - series (image) 
    Contractions happen when your uterine muscles involuntarily tighten and relax. When true labor begins, you feel contractions at regular intervals. As labor progresses, these contractions get longer, stronger, and closer together. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100198_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia