I'm 30. I binge when stressed after fasting sometimes. Even when the binge foods are soup, veggies,etc, sometimes I've eaten until my stomach is uncomfortably distended. This has gone on for 10 yrs a few times a week. I'm normal weight (130lbs, 5'3) and reasonably active but also acquired a small umbilical hernia with fat under the skin this year, despite having no children. Could an MRI diagnose this? Can it heal itself, or have I likely weakened my muscles so I'll always have a fat stomach?
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The short answer is- you're wasting your time. The gold standard to correcting a diastasis recti is a muscle plication. This is performed with permanent sutures, and corrected with a minimum of two layers in my practice. The results are immediate, and permanent. Best, Dr. Satey.
Thank you for your question. It is unlikely that a ventral hernia would just resolve. I would suggest being evaluated by a surgeon who can examine you and review your CT scan images.
For insurance to cover a surgical problem it must be a functional one. In your case, you may have diastasis recti, but your symptoms are due to intra-abdominal weight gain, which will not be changed by tightening you rectus muscles. If you were able to loose the weight that you have gained, then...
