Even in Romans, where the language of
diastasis reaches fever pitch, Barth always remains with both feet firmly planted within the physical, finite, fallen, Esau - like church.
The pain and weakened tissue the rash leaves in its wake can have far -
reaching consequences, and one client in particular who has successfully narrowed her
diastasis and has a fully functional core, is still dealing with a lot of residual muscle and skin softness where her PUPPS was the worst, and the common theory among other fit pros and therapists I polled was that fat seems to gravitate to those weakened areas, perpetuating the look of pregnancy long after a core has healed and baby is walking.