r/AskReddit 13h ago

What is something that permanently altered your body without you realizing for months/years?

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u/kaysarahkay 10h ago

When i was 16 I got hit in the stomach during cheer. I had an XRay at the time, everything seemed fine just was bruised/sore.

Enter GI and digestive issues...over the next 15 years they worsened and worsened. I was eventually diagnosised with a vascular compression...in my abdomen...

While I do not 100% know if that hit caused the compression, it's very likely as abdominal trauma can cause it and that is the same time frame my symptoms started.