Scar Tissue VS Adhesions and why they matter for Csection Moms

Any time your body undergoes a trauma where an opening is created, it makes room for the formation of scar tissue. Scar tissue in essence is a collection of collagen and other cells that form to help your body heal. Sometimes, however, in the process of healing your brain may accidentally send too much tissue to the affected area and we begin to see excess scar tissue. Sometimes this excess scar tissue will evolve a step further in a band of scar tissue that begins to bind two entities within the body that should not be together.

This photo is actually of me. I went in for an unrelated procedure and the general surgeon ended up removing an adhesion that he said was on the verge of causing an intestinal obstruction.

At the top you'll see an adhesion. Note how it looks like a band of bubbles. Start pressing down at your incision, below, above, and to the sides. Roll your fingers around and see if you feel something that feels stringy accompanied by discomfort. Externally, that is what an adhesion feels like.

At the bottom is scar tissue. Notice it just looks like a lump of bubbles. Feel around your scar and anywhere that feels hard and uncomfortable. That's a bubble of scar tissue.

Scar tissue and Adhesions on your csection incision or around it can contribute to:

• painful intercourse

• reduce range of motion at your hip flexors

• back pain

• intestinal obstruction

• the dreaded csection pooch

• recurrent UTIs

• diastasic recti

• abdominal pain

• menstrual cramps

The good news is, you can follow me on instagram and learn how to break it down and say good bye to your pooch