Patient's question:
I recently heard about the disease called hernia, but I don't understand it very well. I'd like to ask a few questions about what harm a hernia can do to the human body and how it should be treated?Doctor's answer:
Hernia is usually caused by excessive abdominal strain from actions such as straining during bowel movements, forceful coughing, or hiccups, leading to a decrease in abdominal pressure. This then allows organs within the abdomen to protrude, causing abdominal discomfort, followed by the reappearance of a harder lump. A hernia, such as an inguinal hernia, occurs when abdominal organs push through a weak spot in the abdominal wall into the subcutaneous tissue. If this hernia becomes incarcerated, it can lead to the infection and pus formation of abdominal organs, resulting in lower abdominal heaviness, distension, abdominal pain, and gas pain.