Hey gang! In a visit to my chiropractor yesterday, he believes this issue is "Diastasis Recti". Yeah, I never heard of it either but look it up! It totally resonates with what i have been going through, and all the coughing I did/do that created it. i believe this could be an answer for many of us. The good news is that the solution is specific exercises. There is a book by that name with the subtitle "Abdominal Weakness and Separation". Fits everything I have been experiencing! Includes the explanation and the solution. Hope this is it for me and for all of you as well!