| Millions of people discover that they have | | | | babies, and which appears when the belly |
| hernia each year only in the USA, because | | | | button does not close properly after birth, |
| it's a common disease that can affect anyone | | | | and the abdominal contents slips through the |
| at any age. Hernia is not a severe illness, | | | | opening -inguinal hernia, the result of the |
| but if it is not treated it can lead to | | | | protrusion of the intestines out of the groin |
| serious complications and pain. | | | | -femoral hernia, which occurs in the upper |
| | | | thigh -incisional hernia, that can appear |
| Hernia occurs when a part of an organ | | | | after a surgery where the scar has not been |
| protrudes through the muscular fiber that has | | | | closed properly. |
| the role of keeping that organ in its place. | | | | |
| This usually happens due to a weakness that | | | | The causes of hernia are weaknesses in the |
| appears in the muscles that are around the | | | | muscles. These can occur because of old age, |
| organ, and causes them to tear and let a part | | | | or if the muscles are worn after many |
| of it come out through the small opening that | | | | sporting activities. Those who practice a lot |
| is created. That part of the organ that | | | | of sports, especially football and tennis |
| protudes will create a proeminent bulge that | | | | often have a condition called sports hernia. |
| can usually be seen. | | | | Sports hernia is similar to hiatal hernia, |
| | | | but in sports hernia the lower abdomen |
| Hernia can appear in different parts of the | | | | protudes through the tear, and in hiatal |
| body, but the most common place where it is | | | | hernia the upper abdomen. |
| encountered is the abdomen. An opening | | | | |
| appears in the muscles of the abdominal wall | | | | Hernia symptoms are the appearance of the |
| and a part of the abdomen slips through it. | | | | bulge in the affected place, and mild pain in |
| The bulge that the abdomen creates can be | | | | that area. Many people can live with these |
| seen, and it is more prominent when the | | | | symptoms so they choose not to treat their |
| patient coughs or sneezes and the abdominal | | | | hernia, but it can get worse and lead to |
| pressure increases. This type of hernia is | | | | complications so the best thing to do is to |
| called hiatal hernia. | | | | consult your doctor, and if he advises you to |
| | | | treat it, then do it soon. Hernia can be |
| Other common types of hernia are: | | | | treated by a simple surgery, so it's better |
| | | | to do it and get rid of the problem then |
| -umbilical hernia, which is seen in young | | | | suffer the pain for a long time. |