When you die, all the muscles in your body get loose—very loose. (You may recall that this is the time where you might take a small postmortem poo.) This first two-to-three-hour period after death is known as primary relaxation.
We’d love your help.
Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty.