After giving birth, your stomach will look and feel like gelatin, which can be quite a shock. There may be more at stake than appearance, though. Diastasis is a separation between certain abodominal muscles, and if it's not treated it can cause back and leg pain. Fortunately, the remedy -- exercise -- is cheap and easy. This article will show you how to detect diastasis and what to do about it. Here's a preview:
  • The Abdominal Wall After Delivery

    Rectus muscles, obliques, pelvic floor -- the body is complicated in the area we think of simply as the tummy. Knowing what's inside will help you know how to tone it up properly. On this page you'll learn what the various muscles are and how pregnancy affected them.

  • Diagnosing Diastasis

    Diastasis is fairly easy to spot -- you or your doctor can feel it with your hand from outside the body. A few days after giving birth, you'll be able to tell if you have diastasis or not. On this page, we will show you how to diagnose diastasis at home or what concerns you should bring to your doctor.

  • Exercises for Diastasis

    Once you've detected diastasis, even light exercise can help you close the gap between your muscles. There are a number of exercises that will do the trick. Here are some exercises to get you started and some advanced ones for when your strength begins to return.

  • Recovery from Diastasis

    Recovery time is different for every woman. It depends a lot on what kind of shape you were in before you were pregnant, and it can be as short as a couple of months or as long as a year. But the important thing is to keep trying, or you may overload your back. Find out why that is and how to get into recovery mode on this page.
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