If you didn’t already feel like you’d be torn in two after child birth it can be a frightening realisation to find that your abdominals have done exactly that! Diastasis Recti is a common concern for many women during and following pregnancy but can also occur in infants, when the abdominals are not fully developed yet, and when the abdomen becomes enlarged, the ‘beer gut’ is a prime example of this. During pregnancy diastasis recti occurs when the linea alba which is the connective tissue between the two sides of your rectus abdominus (6 pack abs) separates due to the stretch placed on it by the growing and expanding uterus. Diastasis does not usually cause any pain so often goes un-diagnosed and will only require medical or surgical intervention for cosmetic reasons or if it progresses to a abdominal hernia where some of the abdominal contents may protrude out through this space. It will however affect the ability for the abdominal wall to provide postural support...