Patient's question:
I suffer from severe qi stagnation. In the past, I often felt a hard lump here in my lower abdomen. Sometimes, even when I gently pressed it with my hand, it still caused some pain. Later, I learned that I had a hernia. I don't like to be active, but I don't understand, so please don't take my lack of activity as a sign. Can a hernia be active?Doctor's answer:
In clinical diagnosis, once a diagnosis of abdominal hernia is made, surgical treatment should be considered as early as possible. In particular, inguinal direct hernias are prone to cause incarceration and suppuration of the hernial contents. Therefore, strenuous exercise should be avoided in such cases, as high intra-abdominal pressure can weaken the hernial contents. Once diagnosed, early surgical treatment is a relatively important approach to prevent adverse outcomes from recurring.