The abdomen is a part of the body that is located between the thorax and the pelvis and it is there where the organs of the digestive and genitourinary system are located.
Among the main organs found there are the esophagus, the stomach, the small and large intestines, the pancreas, the gallbladder, the spleen and part of the urinary system. In the abdomen, it is very closely related to the fatness or thinness of people, because it is precisely the one that widens when the person is fat and the one that becomes flat, when he is skinny.
It is understood that when a person suffers from obesity or is beyond their normal weight, it is normal for the fat to be concentrated precisely in the abdomen area. In order to reduce the accumulated fat in this area, the ideal is to consult a professional who will give the indications about the best treatment to follow to lose weight. A healthy diet low in trans fat and physical exercises such as sit-ups are usually recommended.
The abdomen also tends to widen in the case of women when they are pregnant.
On the other hand, there are pathologies and conditions that can affect the abdomen. For example, the swollen abdomen, which is a typical disorder resulting in increased capacity ventral by these factors: premenstrual syndrome in the case of women, fat, pregnancy, entry of air. Likewise, there is the acute abdomen, which is an intra-abdominal pathology that causes great discomfort in the person and if it is not treated according to it can cause serious complications, it may even require surgical intervention.
