Yes…Men Can Have Diastasis Recti To! Information & Helpful Resources. Plus, You Can Heal Your Separation TO!

 

Yes…Men Can Have Diastasis Recti To!  Information & Helpful Resources.  Plus, You Can Heal Your Separation TO!

7-25-2011

 

 

I have had several men write to me on You Tube who have Diastasis Recti, asking me for some help.  I have decided to oblige and help them out as best I know how.  

  

It is less common in men perhaps, since women stretch their abdomens quite rapidly to carry their baby or babies, however, men are not immune to abdominal separation.  Though I know the majority of my readers are female.  

  

 I believe some men with this issue will find this article through search engines, and if I can help them at all…well, then writing this is all worthwhile.  Keep reading to see if you have diastasis or already know that you do and are looking for some help with it.  View my video if you need to check yourself for one.  I’ve shared this before, but will again.

 

Click below for video:

 Checking for Diastasis Recti

 

 I found out quickly that men are also potential victims of Diastasis Recti back when I was pregnant and realized I had one myself.  I did so much agonizing research on the topic that I DID indeed find men amongst the comments from women, who were also affected.  It just seems to not be as widely talked about.  You don’t have to carry a baby to get it.  That’s a mis-truth.  There are other ways to develop a separation.

 

1)  Pregnancy, yes.

(Of course not in men.)  More common in multiple pregnancies, but not a definite.

 

2)  Improper exercises. 

 JUST SAY NO to traditional crunches & over-doing crunch like exercises.  They don’t help but can CREATE a diastasis.

 

3)  Genetics may play a role.

As usual, thanks mom or dad.  We love ya.

 

4)  Improper weightlifting. 

Even regular men & women who do heavy lifting all of the time without proper support and care taking, are at risk.  It could be at the gym or at your job.  You must take care in everything you do, after a diagnosis is made.

 

5)  Weight gain. 

Extreme pressure on the abdominals from the inside out can cause a separation to occur, especially in large, rapid weight gains.  This usually happens more so in men, because they tend to grow more out front then to the sides, like we women do.

 

I was asked if the Squeem would also work for a man as it does for a woman.  The answer is…YES!  I believe compression and belly binding in general would help ANY person, male or female, with Diastasis Recti.  The only issue normally would be the sizing issue.  Would a man be able to fit into a ‘a made for woman’ garment?  

 

Well, I have some exciting news.  Squeem has now introduced two compression garments specifically made for MEN, and can help heal a diastasis without surgery, just like the thousands of women I have sold to who have had remarkable results.  I was very excited to hear this news, so I could relay it to you. 

 

To view these products, click 

 HERE.

(1st time customers email me for an exclusive 10% off coupon code!)

 

Take a proper measurement of your natural waistline to find out which size would work best for you.   There are absolutely zero reasons why these binders would not do the same for a man that they do for a woman.  Nothing about a woman makes them more able to heal this ‘disorder’, simply due to their gender.  Squeem obviously realizes and confirms this.

 

There are men whom are bodybuilders who are affected with diastasis and it shows in the form of a gap where the muscles are spread apart.  We usually see their 6 packs with only a small line down their abdomen.  However, due to the severe amount of exercise, weight, and exertion they place on their bodies, it can cause a separation, and this is what that would look like:

 

You can clearly see that this looks very different then the photo of a bodybuilder below WITHOUT a diastasis.

 

Normal abdominals in a bodybuilder without any separation.

   

It can also bulge out and not just sink in when exerting.  The average male with a diastasis looks more like this without exertion:

You can see how the lower belly protrudes outwards, not like a typical ‘beer belly’, but more of a weakness in the abdominal wall. The internal organs push through, and spill out front, causing a jiggling, low hanging bulge, due to separation. 

 

(The picture above VERY closely resembles what I had right after the twins’ birth.)

   

YES…Men are affected, and it needs to become more widely talked about.  Here are some resources for men to speak with other men about this hush, hush, topic.  Again, before ever contemplating surgery, ALWAYS try exercises and binding, because it saved me lots of money and pain.  Who wants to go there if they don’t have to?

 

 

Support systems for you!

(Clickable links)

  

Web MD support

 

E-Health forum

 

Med Help Support 

 

Diastasis & weight loss support at PeerTrainer

 

 

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 Here are some exercises for men with diastasis. 

(Will help women to.) 

Clickable links

 

Diastasis Recti and men-  exercises.

(Courtesy of Living Strong.)

 

Some of my exercises. 

(Other parts of the series can be found at The Twinpossible on You Tube.  More to come shortly.)

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Strengthen the transverse abs.

 

How to get a flat tummy exercises. 

(Works for men to!)

 

Terrific exercises for the transervse abs.

(Must see!)

 

Getting rid of Diastasis Recti exercises.

 (Another goodie.)

 

The goal with diastasis is to not just close to gap, but the strengthen the transverse abdominals so the gap is less likely to return in the future.  Doing these exercises every day or every other day, targeted to those weakened muscles, and binding the belly to draw the muscles together, will yield positive results.  And yes, this does go for men to!

 

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