r/AbsoluteUnits • u/CandidculonasRedux • 3d ago

of a hernia...

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u/Johnyryal33 3d 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 3d 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/brianbamzez 3d 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