A hernia is a noticeable lump that moves both in and out when you cough, have a bowel movement, exercise, or lift an object.This can cause very severe pain and throbbing in the groin or scrotum. There is, but it disappears when you lie down.
The most common hernia (up to 75% of all abdominal hernias) is the inguinal hernia. It is a swelling in the groin that very often occurs when standing and decreases when lying down. Both women and men can get hernias.
Inguinal and femoral hernias are caused because of weakened muscles that may have been present since birth, or because they may be related to aging and repetitive stress on the abdomen and groin. Stress can come from exercise, obesity, pregnancy, frequent coughing, or toilet strain from constipation.
Adults can develop an umbilical hernia as a result of abdominal stress, being overweight, prolonged strong coughing, or after giving birth. The cause of hiatal hernia is not well known, but it is partly due to the weakening of the diaphragm with age and the pressure on the abdomen.
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