Interesting! Maybe you've stumbled on to something. They say cranberry juice is good at preventing UTIs, so maybe there is something special about pomegranate juice. I love POM ... just wish it wasn't so expensive.

After I got pneumonia about ten years ago, I experienced the occassional..uh..leakage ever since. I always wear a panty liner, but you know, now that you mention it, it's gotten a LOT better the past few years! I didn't eat or drink anything special or do the Kegal exercizes that's reccommended either, so I'm wondering if those muscles down there just strengthen on their own over time?

There's been one other change--your friend has stopped drinking wine. Is it the addition of the pom juice or the subtraction of the wine that is the cause?

To be really scientific, she should go for a month with neither pom juice or wine, and then another month with both pom juice and wine and see what results.

Talk to your doctor and definitely do the Kegel exercises. The muscles won't strengthen on their own. Easy peasy to do them whenever you think of it-while sitting at a red light, during tv commercials, while posting on GW (lol).

Well I've had this after my last pregancy and have just completed a physical therapy for this. It has helped, but if my bladder is full then I still leak a little, not nearly as before though and hopefully as I keep doing Kegels it will improve further.

The PT consisted of electrical stimulus to help build up the muscle along with me doing daily kegel exercices. To do these right you need to squeeze your sphincter and no other musle. The muscle that holds the pelvic floor goes from that end to the front.

BTW My guess is that it is the stopping drinking wine that helped as wine can be a trigger, along with caffeine. So less wine and maybe less caffeine as she replaced it with the juice.

Hmmmm. You have me thinking. Turns out I have a friend. :) that noticed that sneeze thing was getting worse lately. Turns out that friend was drinking green smoothies every day for breakfast for about a year. They had half a cup of pom juice in them. Then that friend started eating poorly over the holidays. That is when she noticed the situation getting worse. I am going to tell that friend she better get going on health goals again and go back to the smoothies and see if she notices an improvement. I will let you know what "she" says happens. :)

Yes, boop...keep us posted. Tell your GF I wish her well!

And yes, the friend considered the wine, but she's drinking wine again.

(not much though...one glass per week maybe?)

Red

We're all in this together.

Here is a link that might be useful: Whoopi on LBL

I've not experienced this but know several who have had the bladder "slings" and more involved surgery. I think many times it has to do with pregnancy and the size of babies - I know my MIL's doctor said that her two big babies contributed to her problems. Of course, I imagine there comes a time when gravity cannot be stopped.

By all means, do the Kegels. They are great for you even if you have not experienced these symptoms and they have an added benefit you and your hubby will enjoy.

tina

I actually had the bladder lift "Sling" surgery over 10 years ago. After having six babies, exercising, running or jumping was impossible. I don't think all of the kegel exercises in the world would have helped and I wasn't about to start wearing diapers in my forties. Surgery was the way to go for me, I continue to have NO problems,in that department anyways.

I too had that annoying leaking. No special diet or kegels were helping me. I had 2 kids, one 6 pounder and one almost 10 pounder. The 10 pounder came really fast with no drugs and got stuck. They had to use foreceps to get him out. My nether regions were black and blue for 2 months and I never was "right" again. I held off on the surgery for a year, reading scary stories of failures online. Finally I decided I couldn't wear pads for another 50 years and had the sling put in a few days ago. I'm still healing but doing much better. Right now I feel like I have really tight underwear on because I have small sutures in my inner thighs. Hopefully in a week or 2 I will be back to my prebaby bladder!