59 Year Old Male - Do I Need Surgery to Remove Diastasis Recti in Order to Lift Weights?

January 21, 2011
Asked By:singleman in San Angelo, TX

I am a 59 yr. old male with at least a 6 inch diastasis recti running vertically down my abs. I love lifting weights and exercising. Do I need to get this recti fixed before it could cause a hernia or become a hernina. One doctor told me that just repairing it would only be temporary until I sarted to work out again and I could tear it loose again. Another doctor said that is not true. You get it fixed and it will not tear loose when lifting weights. Who is right?

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January 24, 2011

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