If you’ve been treating chronic constipation, bloating, and motility issues from the gut side alone, microbiome work, methane SIBO protocols, bile flow, motility agents, and progress keeps stalling, there may be a structural piece nobody has assessed.
In this episode, pelvic floor physical therapist Rebecca Patton explains how the muscles of the abdomen and pelvis form a single pressure system, why pain drives that system into protective tension, and how that tension makes motility worse in a self-reinforcing loop.
The conversation covers outlet obstruction constipation, why not every pelvic floor therapist actually evaluates the pelvic floor, and the widely under-recognized role of past abdominal surgeries, C-sections, hysterectomies, gallbladder removals, appendectomies, in gut dysfunction that shows up years later.
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About Rebecca:
Dr. Rebecca Patton is a pelvic floor physical therapist and the founder of Patton Pelvic Health in Arizona. She provides personalized, trauma-informed, and inclusive care for people experiencing bowel and bladder dysfunction, constipation, chronic pelvic pain, and sexual health concerns. She is also an adjunct professor at Midwestern University, where she teaches gender-inclusive pelvic physical therapy, and mentors clinicians and graduate students pursuing pelvic health training.
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