Diastasis recti abdominis
The rectus abdominis muscles run vertically between the pubic bone and rib cusps and are connected by a thin but very strong membrane of tendinous tissue called the white line. If the white line becomes thin and weak the rectus muscles can no longer be held in the correct position and they diverge to the sides. Diastasis of the rectus abdominis is a divergence of these muscles of more than 20 mm. Usually, the following types of surgery are used to treat it:
- Laparoscopic surgery (suturing the edges of the rectus abdominis with laparoscopic access);
- Abdominoplasty (suturing the rectus abdominis is also accompanied by additional removal of excess skin and fat in the abdominal area).
It should be noted that diastasis of the rectus abdominis mainly occurs in pregnant women, prematurely born children and individuals practising a sedentary lifestyle. It has also been reported that a small (clinically insignificant) diastasis develops in 66% of women by the end of the third trimester. Such diastasis usually does not require surgical correction.
Symptoms
- 1 Shortness of breath
- 2 Mild nausea
- 3 Feeling of discomfort in the anterior abdominal wall while walking
