Episode 5 - Pelvic Health

This episode of Real Women Talk Health from BCfm in partnership with NHS, where host Sherrie Eugene-Hart with Anne Marie McCormack and Julie Holloway turns the spotlight on pelvic health. She’s joined in the studio by Professor Nikki Cotterill, a leading expert in incontinence, and Caroline Escande, an experienced pelvic health physiotherapist. Together they unpack exactly what pelvic health means – from the muscles and organs that support your bladder and bowel to the wider soft-tissue and joint structures that keep you moving comfortably.

In this frank conversation you’ll hear why bladder or bowel leakage is common but not something you simply have to live with. Learn how childbirth, the menopause, chronic cough or weight changes can all trigger incontinence at any age, and why stigma too often keeps women from getting the help they need. The experts guide you through simple lifestyle shifts such as managing fluid and caffeine intake, and teach you the one essential pelvic floor exercise you can do anywhere to start reclaiming strength and confidence.

You’ll also discover practical support tools, from free NHS-approved apps and local council radar key schemes, to specialist bladder and bowel services and physiotherapy referrals. Whether you want to master your first pelvic floor squeeze or explore treatment options for pain, constipation or leakage, this episode offers honest advice and reassurance that you do not have to suffer in silence. Tune in now and join the pelvic health conversation.

 

Helpful Links

The Confidence App - https://confidenceapp.uk/ 

My Joint Health Hub – Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Service -https://myjointhealthhub.bnssg.nhs.uk/pelvic-health-physiotherapy-service/ 

NHS – Urinary Incontinence - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-incontinence/ 

NHS – 10 ways to stop leaks - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-incontinence/10-ways-to-stop-leaks/