I know organs are drastically squished and rearranged during pregnancy. How does the body just “know” where to put them all after giving birth? Does this ever get messed up? Example: could intestines get a little jumbled and never be in quite the right place again?
In: Biology
Organs aren’t just floating about in there, there’s elastic connective tissue that holds them all in the correct positions.
The expanding uterus stretches this tissue and pushes them out of the way for a while, then they return to their previous positions once it empties out.
Of course, loss of elasticity and damage does sometimes occur so it’s not always good as new right afterwards.
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