• Tea, coffee and alcohol – they can make you urinate more often
• Strenuous tasks
• Standing still for long periods
• Lifting anything heavier than half a kettle of water
• Smoking – a ‘smoker’s cough’ can strain your pelvic floor muscles
• Weight gain – it can put pressure on your pelvic region

Do not place tampons or anything else in your vagina until after your post op visit with Dr Siva, which is usually 6 weeks after surgery..