Re: To Carla re Ann Kent, pelvic organ prolapse

[Guest guest]

> Hello Carla & any others with insights--

>

> Only slightly off-topic: Carla, I value your insights and approach to

> our various fibroid-related issues very much. I have run across the

> website of Ann Kent, who has written a book called " Saving

> the Whole Woman -- Natural Alternatives to Surgery for Pelvic Organ

> Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence. " Her website is

> http://www.wholewoman.com, and a sample of her book is at

> http://www.healingthepelvicfloor.com/sample.pdf

Hi Sunny,

Given my own past/present history with prolapse... Kent's

book did indeed interest me. and I have corresponded and

spoken in the past and she was kind enough to send me a copy of her

book when it was published.

's heart is in the right place when it comes to desire for

helping women with prolapse conditions and I found much of what she

has written extremely interesting material to read. I don't, however,

agree with all she has written and, unfortunately and quite primarily,

found many of her suggestions simply unrealistic. Intriguing. But

still unrealistic.

For instance, on page 164-165 she states and a diagram illustrates the

following:

" If I were healing a cystocele with or without urinary incontinence,

my program would be much the same. In addition, I would make sure I

completely emptied my bladder once a day while on my hands and knees. "

She truly takes modern plumbing to task for the position it places

women in while urinating and defecating and offers suggestions for

getting around the problem and/or healing cystocele or rectocele. The

problem is, if I can't visualize myself urinating while on my hands

and knees over a pot, then I'm just incapable of seeing women en masse

doing it either. Then again, maybe my vision simply needs correction

on this. I don't know.

's book is still a book I would recommend -- especially for

women experiencing pelvic organ prolapse. Her explanations of varying

prolapse conditions and surgical treatments are vivid and highly

comprehensible and many of her suggestions for exercise, diet, etc.

are truly worth the consideration. Some suggestions are made with

what I would consider too little evidence -- but are not necessarily

harmful and possibly even worth a try. She does take on a spiritual

element, at times, that's a bit over the top for my taste -- but

doesn't necessarily negate the value of the remaining information at all.

Bottom line: interesting reading. Worth the time. Still not certain

of how realistic some of her healing techniques are for women in this

day/age/culture.

Carla Dionne