pain from not sucking in stomach

victoriavoodoo
victoriavoodoo Posts: 343 Member
edited January 4 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello, I have what might be a weird question. For as long as I can remember I have "sucked in" my stomach to some degree if standing or walking. Not so much if sitting. In middle and high school I was heavily immersed in the world of choir competitions, where we did lots of diaphragm exercises and had to "suck in" a certain way whilst singing to keep our diaphragms engaged properly. I think that's when I started unconsciously doing it most of the time.

I now notice if I am standing and go from sucking in to completely letting it go it sort of hurts, which usually causes me to go right back to sucking in. It's like I need to go back to sucking it in or have something outside my body putting pressure on it to make the pain go away, like push with my hands or sit with my backpack in my lap, etc. Anyone know why this might happen? Just a bad habit?

Any thoughts on an exercise I can do to rectify it?

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  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    What part of you hurts?
  • victoriavoodoo
    victoriavoodoo Posts: 343 Member
    abdominal area/diaphragm. feels like it's pulling apart or something. Idk, I'm probably just weird
  • Erienneb
    Erienneb Posts: 592 Member
    Part of good posture involves pulling your core in tight. If you let go, you probably aren't standing with good posture, and it would put strain on your body.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Um, I'd go see a doctor about that.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    It could be some kind of minor muscle strain, or it could be an intestinal issue or something. I'd see a doctor to be safe.
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