What happens to your butthole after childbirth? Jennifer Lawrence unprepared that hers didnt bounce back

Motherhood can be a real pain in the butt.Jennifer Lawrence knows that firsthand, recently opening up about one of the lasting physical changes she’s experienced since giving birth.“Your vagina will bounce back, your butthole won’t,” the actress said on a recent episode of “Call Her Daddy,” which was recorded while host Alex Cooper was pregnant with her first child.Lawrence, 36, shares two children with her husband, art gallery director Cooke Maroney.

The couple’s first son, Cy, was born in 2022, and they welcomed their second baby boy in early 2025.While the Hunger Games star didn’t get into the nitty gritty of exactly what happened to her derrière after becoming a mom, she admitted she was “completely unprepared” for what was to come.“There’s no going back,” Lawrence said.

“That thing is coming out.”To get to the bottom of it, The Post turned to three medical experts to find out what childbirth can do to your rear end — and how new moms can get some relief.“Pregnancy and childbirth put extreme pressures on the pelvic floor and can cause hemorrhoids, fissures and sphincter weakness and injuries,” said Dr.

Poppy Addison, a colorectal surgeon at Northwell’s Staten Island University Hospital.“These are very common problems that typically improve within the first few weeks of delivery but for some people can turn chronic.”During vaginal delivery, the pressure and straining involved in pushing can cause the veins around the anus to become engorged, leading to hemorrhoids.After the swelling subsides, some women are left with what’s known as a residual external hemorrhoidal skin tag.“These are stretched out skin and usually do not go away, though the appearance can change minimally if they’re small,” said Dr.

Carmen Fong, a colorectal surgeon and chief medical officer at Bummed.The muscles responsible for supporting the rectum and controlling bowel movements can also be stretched or injured as the baby makes its way t...