article_snippet.sent: This is caused by weakness or tension in the pelvic floor muscles from pregnancy and child birth.
article_snippet.sent: PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES ARE VITAL .
article_snippet.sent: At best this will mean your pelvic floor strength won’t improve, at worst this could mean that you could actually be straining and weakening your pelvic floor further.
article_snippet.sent: In some women, the pelvic floor also becomes ‘overactive’ or over-tense (like a muscle spasm).
article_snippet.sent: In this instance, Kegel pelvic floor exercises  can actually be detrimental and worsen the spasm, causing symptoms of pain, urgency and difficulty emptying the bladder or bowels.