New topic: Diastasis recti (or that alien bulge where your abs should be).

I do… thank God there’s a name for it…I was misdiagnosed after i had given birth…they said my abs were all fine…although i thought differently..It turns out they are not so… I still have alien bulge two years later… :-(

Well… that was a nice discussion.

@lynneblundell, however futile, being able to identify the condition with a name does give one a sense of empowerment, doesn’t it?

You may want to look at postpartum therapy or instruction to hopefully minimize it. There’s a lot of info online for women but not so much for women.

lol…can’t believe no-one else has this problem… it’s just you and me buddy!

was thinking of doing some yoga and core stability exercises tonight as I am feeling a bit frumpy…and could do with a workout (seen as how I’ve not had one for ooooh….??? 2–3 months? :-/)

but then fluther does look appealing…and i do have study to do…

what do you think?

Honestly, I don’t know enough to say. I’ve put out some feelers with local healthcare people and will let you know if I hear anything. I’ve read that it’s not good to do exercises that cause it to pop out.

Here’s a few links:

http://www.befitmom.com/abdominal_separation.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2074275_recover-from-diastasis-recti.html
http://www.befitmom.com/store.html

thanks Kevbo :-)

another good thread…
http://www.peertrainer.com/LoungeCommunityThread.aspx?ForumID=1&ThreadID=18914

Last one.. the woman who wrote the customer review for this DVD still recommends it without reservation.