08/19/2026
Here's how the PSOAS can "block and inflate" the INTESTINE: it's a matter of spaces, not just diet!
Many people find themselves with a bloated and tense stomach shortly after a meal, and the most interesting thing is that this happens almost regardless of what they put on their plate.
When the PSOAS is tense on its own, and soon after a meal, it becomes compressed, it's quite intuitive: when you have a stomachache, you instinctively bend down, because the surrounding muscles close automatically to protect the area. The PSOAS does exactly this, it becomes compressed to shield something that is in difficulty.
⬇️ THE COMPRESSION THAT COMES FROM BELOW
The really surprising thing, however, is that the mechanism works just as well in the opposite direction, and it's the part that almost no one knows about.
When the PSOAS is tense on its own, and soon after, I explain why this happens more often than you think, it compresses the intestine from below a bit like a water pipe squeezed under a heavy piece of furniture. The water continues to pass, of course, but it passes badly and slowly.
The re**us abdominis muscle does exactly the job of that muscle: it compresses the intestine, the swollen and irritated intestine contracts even more, and the re**us abdominis contracts even more, squeezing the intestine even more, closing the circle.
This is why sometimes it seems that the situation never unblocks, as if each part pulls down the other. But here comes the good news, and it's a big one: the same identical mechanism works splendidly in the opposite direction, and from being vicious it becomes virtuous.
When the re**us abdominis relaxes, the intestine regains its space, and with more space, motility resumes, fermentation slows down, and bloating subsides. And a less irritated intestine, in turn, leaves the re**us abdominis even more at ease. It's the same gear, just turning it the right way.
🧠 WHY IT GETS STUCK (NOT BECAUSE YOU THINK)
Here's the thing that almost no one knows: the re**us abdominis is one of the most emotional muscles we have. It's the muscle of the fetal position, the first to contract when the body perceives a threat and tightens itself to protect itself.
The problem is that modern stress doesn't last a few minutes like a real danger: it lasts weeks, months, sometimes years. And so the re**us abdominis remains in that "protective closure" in the end, ending up taking that tight spot as its default position, even when there's no real danger.
This is added to the hip, which in everyday life spends much more time bent than stretched, and the repeated movements that tighten the area without you noticing. It's not a fault and it's not just one thing: it's a combination of small tensions that add up.
And that's why, when it comes to the psoas, the unlocking and release of tension is often the most powerful lever of all, even before strengthening, which, however, always goes hand in hand, never in a second.
🎁 HOW TO START
Magnesium
Deep Core Work
Massage
Specific stretching
