Hernia pain?!
Question:
Hernia pain?
About 4 months ago i had hernia repair on the left side of my groin. After about a month i started expericanly intense pain again, so bad that at times i cannot sleep. I have had an ultra sound, and blood test and my doctor told me basicly "come back when something is wrong" I honestly think he doesnt believe me, which is why i have changed doctors and am going to be seeing him later this week. My question is has anyone else had one of these and still had pain? It hurts walking, during intercourse, sitting and laying in certain positions, and going up stairs, and i cannot run at all because of it, and lifting things are pretty much out of the question.
Answers:
Hi,
Following are the tips to prevent a hernia from worsening.
Lifting, pushing, or pulling heavy objects should be avoided.
Smoking should be stopped to prevent a smoker’s cough.
Eating a high-fibre diet that includes grains, cereals, raw fruits and vegetables and drinking lots of water help relieve constipation.
If allergies are a problem, medication to treat sneezing may help.
Sometimes the hernia cannot be pushed back into the abdominal wall by pressure and the bulge may contain intestine that can be trapped, losing its blood supply, a condition called strangulation of the intestine. When this occurs the patient experiences severe pain and vomiting. If surgery is delayed it can lead to gangrene or death of the intestine thus emergency surgery is required.
Pl. use supportive truss or belt is used only for those who are unfit for an operation. This is an elastic band that exerts pressure on the defect in the abdomen. Wearing a supportive truss can help stop a hernia from protruding but cannot cure it.
Surgery is the only definitive cure for a hernia. The operation may be done under general, spinal or local anaesthesia. Various operations can be done for hernia repair. The repair may either use the surrounding muscles and structures to strengthen the defect in the abdominal wall or a nylon mesh may be used for the repair.
The operation is quite safe and takes about an hour.
More recently, the hernia repair is being done by laparoscopy. This is a surgical procedure for hernia repair in which a viewing tube and special instruments are used to repair the hernia from within the abdomen through a small opening.