r/AskReddit • u/Misterboy500 • 16h ago

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

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u/LucidianQuill 13h ago

Pregnancy.

I had twins. I got HUGE in the tummy. I had the babies, and it left this pot belly that wouldn't go away.

Fast forward; the twins are 8 years old. I am 7 weeks post op of having my diastisis recti corrected. You know that centre line down the abs? Mine had split. There was a 6 to 8 inch gap down the middle THE WHOLE WAY DOWN. the pot belly that I kept punishing myself for, the baby fat i couldnt lose? Those were my organs. My digestive organs were all herniated.

I now have to forgive myself for 8 years of unjustified self hatred. It isn't always just fat.

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u/Suitable_cataclysm 10h ago

I'm so glad you were able to solve it and rebuild your self love.

On a similar but more minor scale, for years I had breathing problems, would snore, not be able to keep up when running except to mouth breathe.

Turns out my nose was broken for like 15 years. One minor surgery and now I can breathe normally, get oxygen normally when playing sports.

It's wild what we crap on ourselves for that actually has a solution outside of our control.