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  1. Pelvic floor muscle training exercises 
    ... urinate, and then holding it. You relax and tighten the muscles that control urine flow. It is important to find the right muscles to tighten. The next time you have to urinate, start ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003975.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Kegel exercises - self-care 
    ... urinate and then holding it. You relax and tighten the muscles that control urine flow. It is important to find the right muscles to tighten. Next time you have to urinate, start to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000141.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. When you have urinary incontinence 
    ... Kegel exercises . These are exercises in which you tighten the muscles that you use to stop urine ... Your provider will help you learn how to tighten your muscles while you are being monitored with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000138.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Bowel incontinence 
    ... or aging. The anal muscles are reattached to tighten the sphincter and help the anus close more ... It is put around the sphincter to help tighten the sphincter muscle. Artificial bowel sphincter -- The artificial ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003135.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Laparoscopic gastric banding 
    ... be able to reach the access port to tighten or loosen the band. You would need minor ... and your doctor can decide to loosen or tighten it in the future so you can eat ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007388.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Anti-reflux surgery - children 
    Anti-reflux surgery is surgery to tighten the muscles at the bottom of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach). Problems with these ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007401.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
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