A business owner wants to raise awareness of drug misuse and its symptoms
00:01, 21 Aug 2025Updated 06:35, 21 Aug 2025
Paige Loraine from the Pelvic Floor Clinic
Young people are wearing pads and nappies because of ketamine use, a business owner has said. Paige Loraine, 32, who runs The Pelvic Floor Clinic said she has had over 100 people contact her through social media about pelvic floor and bladder issues as a result of drug misuse.
The business owner, from Wallasey, set up The Pelvic Floor Clinic in Pall Mall in March last year. Since starting the business, she said she has received enquiries from people about symptoms related to ketamine, including parents asking for their teenage and young adult children.
The mum highlighted the issue in a TikTok video which has now been viewed more than 84,000 times.
In the video, she said: “I need to talk about this. So ketamine is ruining lives in Liverpool and it is not just mentally. I am seeing young men and women in their 20s wearing pads and even nappies because of the damage it’s caused to their bladder and pelvic floor.
“So it’s leading to bladder leakages, urgency, erectile dysfunction, pain during intimacy and a complete loss of control in day-to-day life. So chronic ketamine use can seriously weaken the pelvic floor. No one’s talking about this side of it.”
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Paige told the ECHO she remembers the first call she received about ketamine misuse. She said: “It was a mum for her daughter.
“She just lost her way and become addicted to the ket. She was on it every day. She’d come clean off it but she was literally wearing nappies because of the damage.”
Ketamine is an anaesthetic for humans and animals, but is illegal for use recreationally. It is a Class B drug, making it illegal to have for yourself, give away or sell.
The latest government figures show that the drug’s usage among 16-24 year olds in England has tripled since 2016. Around 269,000 people aged 16-59 reported using ketamine in the year ending March 2024.
Chronic ketamine use has been linked to a number of serious health issues, including bladder damage and raising heart rate.
Paige Loraine hopes to raise awareness of ketamine misuse and its symptoms
Paige added: “I just imagine it being my kids. I just think it’s awful. A bit more awareness needs to be raised about it because I don’t think people realise how serious it is and I don’t think kids realise how bad the drug is.
“And it’s only now that these things are happening because it’s a taboo subject of bladder leaks and stuff. Not many people speak about it, so they’re not aware of them side effects when they’re taking it because no one wants to say they’re weeing themselves or wearing nappies.
“My purpose for doing this is for raising awareness. First, it started because one in three women suffer with pelvic floor and bladder problems and leaks.
“But now, it’s the epidemic of ketamine use. That’s become part of my purpose as well. I’m all about raising awareness for women’s and men’s health.”
Through her business, Paige supports men and women with pelvic floor strengthening, bladder control and vaginal tightening. This includes treatment for women who are postpartum or going through menopause. The pelvic floor specialist does this through non invasive physiotherapy treatment called the Magic Chair. The chair works by giving off the equivalent to 12000 kegel exercises using electromagnetic stimulation.
Paige also uses a non-surgical solution for vaginal tightening, pelvic floor strengthening, and improved intimate health called the 360 Magic Wand treatment.
More information on The Pelvic Floor Clinic can be found on its website.