Can girls also get hernias?

Patient's question:

He cries very hard and there's a bruise on his left thigh, but it disappears when he stops crying. About the past treatment and its effects: He hasn't seen a doctor. What kind of assistance he needs: He wants to understand what's going on.

Doctor's answer:

Cries very hard and there is a swelling on the left thigh. It disappears when he doesn't cry.
A hernia is when a part of the human body or an organ re-enters its original position and moves into another area through an opening, scar, or weak spot in the body. Also known as "small intestine" (though this term is not commonly used in English), it includes umbilical hernias, inguinal direct hernias, inguinal indirect hernias, incisional hernias, surgical eventration hernias, white line hernias, and femoral hernias.
Hernias are often caused by reasons such as coughing, shivering, excessive strain, excessive abdominal fat, straining during bowel movements, early pregnancy in women, excessive crying in children, and degenerative changes in the abdominal wall strength in the elderly.

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