Lymph & Pelvic Care Kenya

Lymph & Pelvic Care Kenya Pelvic floor · Lymphoedema · Postpartum recovery · Post-cancer rehab · Men's pelvic health. Call 0743 669 653 to book.

We are located at Park Medical Centre, Room 205, 2nd Floor, Parklands, Nairobi. .

10/08/2026

A caesarean is still a birth. And still major abdominal surgery.
However your baby arrived, your pelvic floor carried nine months of load. That doesn’t change with the route of delivery — which is why postpartum recovery matters just as much after a caesarean.
The scar you see is the smallest part of it. Underneath, several layers were cut and repaired, and they heal at different speeds. Numbness around the scar, a pulling or tugging feeling, a core that won’t quite switch on, feeling disconnected from your middle — all common, and all worth addressing.
One thing you can change today: roll to your side before getting up, then push up with your arm. It takes the strain off everything that’s healing.
And six weeks isn’t a finish line. It’s a check. Recovery keeps going long after it — months or years later still counts.
DM us BUMP and we’ll reply with where to start.
📍 Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands Avenue · 0743 669 653

07/08/2026

Were you told to stop lifting?
Most people are, after a prolapse diagnosis. Stop lifting, stop running, stop carrying the baby. So they shrink their lives around it.
But avoiding load doesn’t strengthen anything. Tissue that isn’t used gets weaker, not stronger — and the things you give up are usually the things that made you feel like yourself.
What matters is how, not whether. Breathe out as you lift rather than holding your breath. Get close to the load first. Build gradually — sudden jumps cause trouble, not the lifting itself.
And most of the load in a day isn’t in a gym anyway. It’s the child on your hip, the water container, getting out of bed.
Full breakdown in tonight’s post. Or DM us PELVIC and we’ll reply with where to start.
📍 Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands Avenue · 0743 669 653

Pelvic organ prolapse.It’s when the bladder, womb or bowel sits lower than usual, because the muscles and tissues suppor...
06/08/2026

Pelvic organ prolapse.
It’s when the bladder, womb or bowel sits lower than usual, because the muscles and tissues supporting them have been stretched or weakened.
If you’ve felt a heaviness or dragging low down — worse by evening, or after lifting — this is the word for it. If you’ve felt like something is coming down, or that you can’t quite empty fully, same.
Here’s what most people are never told:
A diagnosis does not mean surgery is coming. Pelvic floor physiotherapy is a recognised first-line option, and many people manage well with the right support.
It does not mean giving up exercise. It means training differently.
Symptoms fluctuate. A bad day is not a setback.
And it is not your fault. Pregnancy, birth, years of straining, heavy lifting, a long-term cough, menopause, and simply the tissue you were born with all play a part. Your body has been carrying a load.
Save this one — zoom in, and come back to it. Send it to someone who’s been quietly wondering what’s going on.
DM us PELVIC and we’ll reply with where to start. Assessment is private, unhurried, and entirely at your pace — nothing happens that you haven’t agreed to.
⚠️ See a doctor first if there’s unexplained bleeding, severe pain, or you cannot pass urine.
📍 Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands Avenue, opposite Aga Khan Hospital
📞 0743 669 653

Most of us were never taught how to sit on the toilet. It sounds like a strange thing to teach — until you understand wh...
05/08/2026

Most of us were never taught how to sit on the toilet. It sounds like a strange thing to teach — until you understand what's happening anatomically.

A sling of muscle wraps around the lower bowel and holds it at an angle. That kink is deliberate: it's part of how you stay continent through the day. Sitting upright at 90° keeps that kink in place, which means when you're actually trying to empty, you're pushing against a door your own body is holding closed.

Raising your knees above your hips releases the sling and straightens the path. Feet on any low stool — a child's step stool, a small crate, a stack of books. Lean forward, elbows on your thighs, back straight rather than hunched, and let your tummy relax. Then breathe out as you go. Many people take a big breath, hold it, and bear down hard, which drives pressure downward onto the pelvic floor repeatedly over years.

Habits matter too: go when the urge comes rather than delaying, leave the phone outside, and give it a few minutes before getting up to try later.

Some signs mean seeing a doctor first — blood in the stool, a sudden change in your usual pattern, unexplained weight loss, persistent pain, or a family history of bowel disease or bowel cancer.

Message us the word BOWEL and we'll reply with where to start.

Lymph & Pelvic Care Kenya · Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands Avenue, opposite Aga Khan Hospital · Mon–Fri 7am–7pm, Sat 8am–1pm · 0743 669653

05/08/2026

You may be sitting wrong. On the toilet. Really.
A sling of muscle wraps around your lower bowel and holds it at an angle. That kink is deliberate — it’s how you stay continent all day. But sitting upright at 90° keeps it in place, so you end up pushing against a door your own body is holding closed.
Knees above hips releases it. Feet on any small stool, lean forward, elbows on your thighs, and breathe out as you go rather than holding your breath and bearing down.
Repeated straining is one of the patterns we see behind prolapse and leaking. Worth changing.
Full breakdown in tonight’s post. Or DM us BOWEL.
📍 Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands Avenue · 0743 669 653

Up again at 3am.It has a name: nocturia. Waking once a night is common, and gets more common with age — that alone isn’t...
04/08/2026

Up again at 3am.
It has a name: nocturia. Waking once a night is common, and gets more common with age — that alone isn’t a problem. But waking again and again, or waking when you never used to, is worth understanding rather than accepting.
The tricky part is that it isn’t always the bladder. Your body might be making more urine at night. Your bladder might be holding less. Or your sleep might be broken for another reason entirely — and once you’re awake, you notice the urge.
Same symptom. Very different causes. That’s why guessing rarely fixes it.
Swipe for what commonly plays a part, what actually helps, and the signs that mean see a doctor first.
One thing please don’t do: cut fluids drastically all day. Concentrated urine irritates the bladder more, not less.
DM us LEAK and we’ll reply with where to start.
📍 Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands Avenue · 📞 0743 669 653

Stop peeing “just in case.”It feels responsible. Most of us were taught to do it. But going before you actually need to ...
03/08/2026

Stop peeing “just in case.”
It feels responsible. Most of us were taught to do it. But going before you actually need to teaches your bladder to send the signal earlier — and over time, it starts asking when it’s nowhere near full.
The urgency is real. The training behind it is just wrong.
The fix isn’t holding on longer — that can make things worse. It’s gradual, guided retraining.
Full breakdown in tonight’s post. Or DM us LEAK and we’ll reply with where to start.
📍 Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands Avenue · 0743 669 653

03/08/2026

Stop peeing “just in case.”
It feels responsible. Most of us were taught to do it. But going before you actually need to teaches your bladder to send the signal earlier — and over time, it starts asking when it’s nowhere near full.
The urgency is real. The training behind it is just wrong.
The fix isn’t holding on longer — that can make things worse. It’s gradual, guided retraining.
Full breakdown in tonight’s post. Or DM us LEAK and we’ll reply with where to start.
📍 Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands Avenue · 0743 669 653

Everything we talked about in July, in one place.Four weeks. Bladder, birth, pain, and lymphedema. If you found us partw...
01/08/2026

Everything we talked about in July, in one place.
Four weeks. Bladder, birth, pain, and lymphedema. If you found us partway through the month, this is your catch-up — and if you’ve been here the whole time, it’s worth a save.
The thing that came up most wasn’t a symptom. It was a sentence: “I thought I was the only one.” You aren’t. These conditions are common, they’re studied, and they’re treatable — the hardest part is usually saying it out loud the first time.
In August we’re adding something new: your questions, answered every Thursday. The question box opens on Sundays in our Stories — ask anonymously, and we’ll answer.
Not sure where to start? DM us one word: LEAK · BOWEL · PELVIC · BUMP · PAIN · MEN · LYMPH
📍 Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands Avenue (opposite Aga Khan Hospital)
🕗 Mon–Fri 7am–7pm · Sat 8am–1pm
📞 0743 669 653
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31/07/2026

If you’re living with lymphedema, this is the post to save. 👇
A swollen limb is more vulnerable to infection — damaged lymph drainage means less immune defence in that area. A small cut, an insect bite, or a crack in dry skin can be enough to let bacteria in. That infection is called cellulitis.
See a doctor TODAY if you notice:
• Skin turning red, hot or blotchy
• Redness that spreads, or has a clear edge
• A sudden increase in pain or swelling
• Fever, chills, or feeling flu-ish
Cellulitis needs antibiotics, and treating it early matters. While the infection is active, pause manual lymphatic drainage and your compression garment until your doctor says it’s settling — then restart, and tell your therapist so your plan can be adjusted.
This matters beyond the infection itself: repeated episodes damage the lymphatic system further and make swelling harder to control. Every infection you prevent protects your future.
Daily prevention: moisturise, wear gloves for gardening and washing up, clean and cover cuts straight away, treat athlete’s foot promptly, and use insect repellent. 💛
📍 Park Medical Centre, 3rd Parklands (opposite Aga Khan) · 📞 0743 669 653
📤 Send this to anyone living with lymphedema.

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