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Why kegels sometimes make it worse
Most women assume leaking means a weak pelvic floor and go straight to strengthening — then watch their symptoms hold steady or get worse. A pelvic floor stuck in a shortened position can't do its job, and it can be tight and weak at the same time. Caroline explains the better question to ask before you self-diagnose.
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The habits and foods quietly making it worse
Your bladder learns from you. "Just in case" bathroom trips train it to signal urgency at lower and lower volumes — and a surprisingly long list of everyday foods and drinks irritates the bladder directly, including a few you'd assume were safe.
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What's happening when you leak mid-workout
Your diaphragm and pelvic floor work as a piston, and the way you stack and breathe under load changes everything — which is why leaks show up when you're fatigued on a run or a jump. Plus the cause no amount of strengthening will fix, and the simple support device that helps instead.