Inguinal Hernia
An Inguinal hernia occurs when soft tissue stretches through weakness or a defect in your abdominal muscles.
There are two types of inguinal hernia
- Indirect inguinal hernia - This is the most common type. It happens when an opening in your abdominal wall doesn't close normally before birth. This leaves a weak spot in the abdominal wall.
- Direct inguinal hernia: This type mainly occurs in adult males. This is caused by the weakening of abdominal muscles tissue overtime.
𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮
- Obesity.
- Chronic Cough.
- Pregnancy.
- Overweight.
- Constipation.
- Hard physical work.
- Long term straining to urinate or defecate.
𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮
- Swelling in the scrotal region.
- Pain from coughing, exercising or bending.
- Repeated Vomiting.
- Nausea.
- Urinary disorders
- You struggle to get rid of faeces.
- Pain when you are lifting heavy objects or other physical exertion.
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Taking a healthy fibre rich diet.
Avoiding lift heavy objects
By Quittingsmoking.
Getting treatment for an enlarged prostate.
Taking a healthy fibre rich diet.
𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
- Pregnant: Your abdominal muscles get weaker and more pressure in the abdomen during pregnancy.
- Older: Your abdominal wall naturally weakens with age.
- Assigned male at birth: Inguinal hernia are eight times more common in men than in women.
- Chronic Cough: it creates pressure in the abdomen.
- Family History: If someone in your close family has had a hernia, you are more likely to have one too.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿
While a hernia may start out as a harmless bulge in your groin on either side of your pubic bone. In some cases, it can even be life- threatening. So it's best to see your doctor if you have symptoms of a hernia like a lump or bulge you can't explain.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼?
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿:- Open hernia repair is often performed under local anesthesia or regional anesthesia injected into the spine.
𝗟𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆:- A laparoscopy is a keyhole surgery performed on the abdomen. A small incision is made in the abdomen. A thin tube is inserted to look inside the abdomen and pelvis. This thin tube contains a light and a camera called a laparoscope.