Shirley Ballas opens up about ‘taboo’ health issue

Shirley Ballas talks about a ‘taboo’ topic that ‘nobody talks about’ Loose women emphasize the importance of performing exercises for the pelvic floor muscles.

Dancing under strict arrival The Chief Justice spoke candidly about her own experiences with urinary incontinence and pelvic floor problems V menopause try to destigmatize the position of women.

“I feel like bladder leakage is kind of a taboo topic that no one wants to talk about. I think it’s important for women to do pelvic floor exercises and understand that it should be part of our daily lives,” she said.

“Being a dancer, I do them all the time. I learned how to do this. But when I gave birth and was pregnant, especially during menopause, I struggled with this, bladder leakage.”

According to National Institutes of Health (NIH)about 50% postmenopause women experience bladder incontinence associated with pelvic floor weakness.

Although Shirley considers the issue “extremely important”, she said her mother warned her against talking so openly about the “taboo” issue. Loose women. “I talked about it with my mother, and for my mother’s generation it is a taboo topic. She doesn’t want to talk about it. In fact, when she found out I was coming this morning, I Hope You’re Watching Mom, she was like, “Oh my God, you can’t talk about this!”

Using one of best exercise equipment for pelvic floor muscles or practical guide Kegel exercises may help strengthen the pelvic floor and prevent bladder leakage. But as Loose Women presenter Christine Lampard points out, these pelvic floor problems are often misunderstood.

“What’s interesting is that we see you and what you do in such a physical job, and you wouldn’t think it’s something you have to quietly struggle with behind the scenes. This is something you need to think about. It changes the way you work, potentially.”

It’s not an easy problem to deal with, Shirley says, and she tries to avoid the problem by staying hydrated when traveling or in the studio, but it’s not always something you can control.

“I think most women, like if they sneeze, if they laugh, especially at 64, and I notice it more now,” she said.

“It’s very important that we talk about this, share information and not suffer in silence.”

If you have bladder incontinence or are concerned about your pelvic floor, make an appointment with your GP who can offer the best advice and possible solutions.