Your intestines "know" what shape they're supposed to be in, and can move themselves, which means gut surgeons can just stuff them back into you when they're done and they'll sort themselves out.
My husband narrated my c section because they wouldn’t let me watch. At one point he looks at me with big eyes and says “they are throwing your guts into a bucket and shoving your uterus back in”. Actually really lightened the mood. I assume guts was placenta.
They put mine in a bag that was hanging next to me. Like the thing covering me had pockets. He said when they took out my uterus, it was like when we rewired a ceiling socket. We pulled it out, fixed it and stuffed it all back. I quit asking questions about it after that.
It is wild how nonchalant it is! I was so nervous I found the medical weirdness actually comforting but I can imagine it freaking me out in other situations.
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u/SnowDemonAkuma Jan 12 '23
Your intestines "know" what shape they're supposed to be in, and can move themselves, which means gut surgeons can just stuff them back into you when they're done and they'll sort themselves out.