WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2000: Re: 'Discomfort' during speculum exam

Re: 'Discomfort' during speculum exam

From: Claudia Twisdale RN (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Sep 2000 05:13:28 -0500 (CDT)

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I think all of us women feel like that, and no it is not a lame-o question, I always feel the same as you do. No matter how much I empty my bladder before exam, soon as that speculum is in, BOOM, I got to go! AND... no you would not be the 1st or last to have any "indiscresion" occur during exam. I will share a personal funny: While I was delivering Miss Priss #2, my OB was checking me as I was pushing, pushing with all my might, I gasped "Did I move her any?" my OB laughed and said, "No, but you emptied your bladder all over my arm!" So yes it does happen!

At Wed, 27 Sep 2000, AMD wrote: >
>One of the most uncomfortable things for me about a well-woman exam is
>the pressure of the speculum on my bladder and my rectum. I spend the
>whole time terrified that I'm going to urinate or pass gas during the
>exam, and concentrating on holding both in. And of course, tightening
>my pelvic muscles is not particularly helpful for the exam. I really
>try to not eat all day to minimize any gas and make sure my bladder is
>empty right before the exam. But as soon as that thing goes in, I feel
>like I ate a can of beans and drank a thirstbuster.
>
>Do either of these things ever actually happen? Please tell me I would
>not be the first one to experience such an "indiscretion" during an
>exam. I'm sure this will not get better as I get older.
>
>I'm sure this is probably a major lame-o question, but it's been bugging
>me for a while.
>
>Thanks,
>Andrea

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