What is a prolapse and the symptoms and what is the treatment.?

Answer 1

A prolapse is when something 'falls out of place'. It doesn't necessarily need to be a vaginal prolapse. I have seen, and often had to deal with someone that had a rectal prolapse. It can also affect the mitral valves of the heart.

It is evident by something appearing to be hanging out of place. Some of the symptoms, dependant on what type of prolapse you're speaking about, is urinary incontinence, faecal incontinence, discomfort, etc. The short term remedy is to gently push it back into place. There are such things as taking more fibre in the diet to alleviate rectal prolapse. In more extreme cases, surgery can be utilised.

Take a look at the following sites for better sources of information.

Whatever form of prolapse you're referring to, I wish the patient the very best of luck in dealing with it.

Answer 2

If the prolapse is not causing any interference with daily life. However, avoiding heavy lifting or prolonged standing will reduce the symptoms.

Physiotherapy may help with the use of the pelvic floor exercises and equipment aimed at stimulating and strengthening the pelvic floor muscles.

The use of a mechanical device called a pessary. This is used to 'hold up' the prolapse and reduce the symptoms

Finally you can involve surgery - The most common surgery for prolapse is a pelvic floor repair. This is a term used to describe basic repairs to the pelvic floor.

Answer 3

A prolapse is a condidtion of the uterus where the muscles become weakened because of the seniority of the body etc. The symtoms could be somthing called urgency where there is a need to visit the bathroom more often than what you deem to be necessary and a "heaviness" where your uterus is situated in the body. The first line of treatment is to see your local doctor or if you live in the UK your GP, then he would refere you to a gynaecologist who would investgate how serious your prolapse was to determine any furthur treatment.

Answer 4

A prolapse is something to do with the womb,go on the web key in prolapse, see what information they give, if you are not happy and you live in GB go to NHS direct, they will help.Good Luck

Answer 5

In HEART DISEASE the word prolapse is only used in "Mitral Valve Prolapse".

It means that the Mitral valve leaflets bulges abnormally in the left atrium of the heart during the ventricular systolic phase of the cardiac cycle.

The symptoms are episodes of sharp left sided chest pain & palpitations,

Uncomplicated cases are usually treated with , a beta-blocker e.g.propranolol and aspirin.

Best of luck.