08/25/2025
Your pelvic floor and digestive system don’t just share the same space—they influence each other. When digestion is off (whatever the underlying reason may be) the pelvic floor often picks up the slack. And when the pelvic floor or hips are tight, digestion can suffer too.
Let’s start with the pelvic floor:
These muscles help regulate pressure in your abdomen and coordinate with the diaphragm to support digestive movement. They’re involved in bowel function, organ support, and even the rhythm of your breath.
When the pelvic floor is tight, weak, or uncoordinated, it can disrupt this pressure system—contributing to:
– Constipation
– Bloating
– Pain with bowel movements
– Abdominal tension and discomfort
Now layer in the psoas muscle—a deep hip flexor that connects your spine to your femur. It lies close to key structures of the digestive and nervous system, including branches of the vagus nerve, parts of the autonomic nervous system, and the diaphragm itself.
Tension in the psoas can affect digestion by:
🔸 Limiting movement of the diaphragm, which is essential for pressure regulation and the rhythmic motion your organs rely on
🔸 Creating compression near digestive nerves and surrounding tissues, which can contribute to abdominal discomfort and gut sluggishness
🔸 Altering posture and increasing intra-abdominal pressure, placing added stress on the pelvic floor and organs below
And here’s the kicker:
When digestion is impaired, bloating and pressure increase. The pelvic floor then compensates by holding more tension. That tension then restricts digestion further—and the cycle continues.
👉 The good news?
Releasing tension in the pelvic floor and hips can:
✔️ Restore diaphragm and organ mobility
✔️ Improve gut motility and nerve function
✔️ Relieve abdominal pressure
✔️ Support more complete, comfortable bowel movements
✔️ Help your core and pelvic floor work together efficiently
If you’ve been chasing gut symptoms without relief, this might be the missing link. Your core, gut, and pelvic floor are in constant conversation—let’s make sure they’re aligned.
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