…a corset or waist trainer can develop ridges where it rests against the ribs. It is also possible that waist training exacerbates the tendency of some livers to develop accessory lobes, to the point where the accessory lobe becomes as large as the main portion of the liver. The point where the lobe and liver connect can be quite thin, and again, this might have led to one of the Victorian myths about waist training: that a woman can wear her corset so tight that it “cuts” her liver in half.
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The compression of the stomach reduces its volume, and those who wear waist trainers find that eating too much gives them indigestion and heartburn; foods like carbonated drinks and beans can easily cause trapped wind. The compression of the intestines can cause constipation that usually resolves upon removal of the corset. Many tightlacers will alter their diet in order to avoid these problems, for example going from three large meals a day to six smaller meals.