Hi I have had split stomach muscles for months im trying to lose weight so I can have them repaired lost a,stone but my lump getting bigger and tighter making it hard for me to move around plus I look six months pregnant now it as become painful anyone suffered this looking for any advice as I feel ashamed of how I look and it making me depressed gp dont,seem bothered as said im overweight so cant have op but im in agony anyone help xxxx
When you say 'the lump' is getting bigger, is it already a hernia with intestine pushing through or is still a thin lining over it?
Nothing is painfully squeezed in though through a hernia, that's checked, isn't it?
A heard about a 'belly splint' to help you for the time being as an 'outside' belly muscle support since even standing up is like weight lifting putting a lot of strain onto those abdomen rectus muscles, which is a no no until repaired.
Please ask (or search internet) for "diastasis recti belly splint".
It might help to replace the outside support, that is split and the inside pressure to high, until you can get it repaired.
Of course please ask doc about it.
Best of luck!
and PS, as you have been told surely too:
don't bend over
(e.g. picking something up, just stay upright and squat down),
also pushing when on the toilet is not good, keep stool soft and use as little force as possible.
Fitness things or even gentle 'tummy safe exercises' (e.g. fit2be) are not for you yet, but later. It's surely a long process, but you will get there. Hang in there!
Thanks love gp as said its an hernia too but thats all I do,struggle when going to loo alot dint realize that had an affect on it its so painful the lump it like having a,football stuck on my,stomach I thought the lump was the hernia but they saying its my split stomach muscles love and they are completely split xxx