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Most diagrams don't include the mesentery, so people just think their intestines are sitting there like a pile of rope inside their torso.
Are there any other undocumented features of my abdominal cavity that I should be aware of
Sometimes you can have hernias that you don't notice (and don't pose an immidiate health risk) until they get irritated or damaged. This can happen when a hernia is small(ish) and only contains fat from inside your abdomin.
These hernias can exist from when you were born as well. So you may never have had the tissue there to hold everything inside inside.
You can get these hernias fixed (and you should) but in a lot of cases (unless they get trapped intestine in them) they are considered "elective surgeries". What this means is that unless they are actively hindering your life then your health insurance is likely to be a bastard about paying for it.
I unfortunately learned all of this from finding a small hernia because it got really painful after I got pneumonia a few years ago. We found 4 hernias but only 1 was causing pain so my insurance only covered the surgery for 1. So I've got 3 more that are just ticking time bombs.
please report any undocumented features so that they may be deported out of your cavities
That's crazy, I didn't know that was a thing