When you picture someone who is pregnant, you might think of glowing skin, shiny hair, and a baby bump. What you don't see is what's happening just beneath the surface of their skin, as their muscles work to accommodate a growing belly. Somewhere between 65% and 100% of people who go through pregnancy experience diastasis recti, a condition where the connective tissue between the rectus abdominis muscles pull apart and leave behind a gap (via Verywell Family).

当你想象一个怀孕的人时，你可能会想到皮肤发光，头发闪亮，还有一个小肚子。你看不到的是她们皮肤表层下面发生了什么，因为她们的肌肉在适应不断增长的肚子。65%到100%的孕妇会经历腹直肌分离，即腹直肌之间的结缔组织拉开并留下一个缝隙(Verywell Family)。

The expansion of the uterus during pregnancy pushes on the abdominal muscles and begins to stretch out the connective tissue that holds the abdominal muscles together. When the distance between the rectus muscles becomes abnormally separated, a noticeable ridge or bulge might appear on the abdomen (via Healthline Parenthood). Many people might not notice any signs of diastasis recti until after their pregnancy. Signs of the condition can include poor posture, lower back pain, constipation, and bloating. Difficulty lifting objects and general abdominal weakness and instability can also be postpartum signs of diastasis recti. After pregnancy, a bulge in the abdominal area caused by diastasis recti may cause someone to look like they are still pregnant.

怀孕期间子宫的扩张挤压了腹肌，并开始拉伸连接腹肌的结缔组织。当直肌之间的距离变得不正常分离，腹部可能会出现明显的隆起。许多人可能直到怀孕后才注意到直肠分离的迹象。症状包括姿势不良、腰痛、便秘和腹胀。举物困难和一般腹部无力和不稳定也可能是产后直肌分离的体征。怀孕后，腹直肌分离引起的腹部隆起可能会让人看起来像仍在怀孕。

Other factors that contribute to diastasis recti include having a large baby, being pregnant with multiples, a second or subsequent pregnancy, or being pregnant over the age of 35 (via Verywell Family). People who suspect they may have diastasis recti can see a doctor to be examined and diagnosed by looking at the amount of abdominal separation above the navel, below the navel, or both. Self-checks for diastasis recti can be done by lying down and feeling for a gap between the abdominal muscles above and below the navel. Diastasis recti can be treated in a number of ways that can decrease the gap between the abdominal muscles or close it completely.

导致直肌分离的其他因素包括:生一个大婴儿，多次怀孕，第二次或再次怀孕，或怀孕年龄超过35岁。怀疑自己可能患有直肌分离的人可以去看医生，通过查看肚脐上方、下方或两者的腹腔分离程度来进行检查和诊断。自我检查直肌分离可以躺下，感受肚脐上下腹部肌肉之间的间隙。直肌分离可以通过多种方法来治疗，这些方法可以缩小或完全闭合腹肌之间的间隙。

Physical therapy and specialized exercises can help with increasing abdominal muscle strength (via Mayo Clinic). Some exercises can do more harm than good, so it's important to have professional guidance before embarking on an exercise routine to fix diastasis recti. While physical exercise may help improve the abdominal gap, diastasis recti cannot always be fixed by exercise alone. Surgery might be an option to repair the muscles if weakness in the core is causing pain or keeping someone from living a normal life.

物理疗法和专门的锻炼可以帮助增加腹部肌肉的力量。有些运动弊大于利，所以在开始一项常规运动来修复直肌分离之前有专业指导是很重要的。虽然体育锻炼可能有助于改善腹间隙，但直肌分离不能单靠运动来固定。如果肌肉核心部位的虚弱导致疼痛或妨碍人们正常生活，手术也可能是修复肌肉的一种选择。