Daily Mail US I'm a doctor, that stubborn 'lower belly pooch' isn't just your 'mum tum' - and no, it also isn't your uterus. It could be a sign of terrifying conditions - including some that are life-threatening
The anxiety that not having a perfectly flat stomach must be a personal failing is deeply ingrained. But a protruding lower belly that persists no matter what can signal a serious health problem.