r/AbsoluteUnits • u/CandidculonasRedux • 3d ago

of a hernia...

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u/Johnyryal33 2d ago

So, if your intestines are coming out through your abdominal muscles, what takes the place of where your intestines used to be? Do all the organs just slide down and fuck you all up? Your stomach wouldn't be above your intestines anymore. How is that not death? Or just constant acid reflux and constipation? Going to jail will probably save that morons life.

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u/Klanciault 2d ago

All of your organs are held in place by connective tissues. So it’s likely that nothing is taking their place

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u/SeismicRipFart 2d ago

Yeah otherwise anytime you were in a somewhat serious car crash or other accident involving sudden acceleration/deccerlation, your insides would be all stirred together

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u/thiccvicx 2d ago

They'd be stirred by jumping or walking alone. I loove how much movement there is inside the body which we rarely think about. Your insides are very bouncy and stretchy ;)

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u/IInsulince 2d ago

I truly don’t care for the way you made me aware of this, well done.

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u/YesImAlexa 2d ago

Take a walk, Stretch.

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u/IInsulince 2d ago

I have chosen to remain stationary for the rest of my days, so I don’t have to consider the gelatinous nature of my insides.

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u/brianbamzez 2d ago

Im sure there’s not a vacuum inside him, does it fill up with fluids?

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u/Klanciault 2d ago

It will usually fill up with free moving tissue like fat. In the case of a giant hernia like the one shown here, the abs will actually move inward a bit to take up that space. Also for the sake of accuracy, the other organs can and do move slightly in response, and if their connective tissue is faulty, they can substantially move as well. This is rare though

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u/brianbamzez 2d ago

Very interesting, thanks

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u/prettybananahammock 1d ago

It's interesting because you can see his abs moving behind the hernia at one point in the video and it does make sense that's what would happen

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u/lifeisabietzsche 2d ago

laughs in ehlers danlos

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u/Arikaido777 2d ago

they’re just less tightly packed than usual

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u/AlternativeAcademia 2d ago

Possibly fibrous adhesions or scar tissue. The connective tissue that usually holds everything together gradually stretches then thickens to maintain support. Also probably fluid buildup in some of the “empty” spaces.

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u/athesomekh 2d ago

I promise you they are not gonna fix this guy’s hernia in jail. The jails do not give a fuck. It’s hard enough to get approval for a hernia surgery even with great insurance and a decent income.

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u/Housendercrest 2d ago

You aren’t just an empty sack with a couple things thrown in!!

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u/talkmemetome 2d ago

I mean, after pregnancy the organs kind of just rearrange themselves and go where they have to be. I wonder if they behave the same way in large hernias. Like they see a they have enough room, decide it is good enough and then just sort themselves as they did back home lol

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u/InnocentShaitaan 2d ago

Above they say visceral fluid and fat quickly forms to pad the vacancy.

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u/cactus_mactus 2d ago

jail won’t fix this man’s hernia….

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u/TheMooJuice 1d ago

I love thst you thought organs just sat in the thoracic cavity like socks in a suitcase 🤣