Cause, Symptoms and Prevention of Inguinal Hernia
Inguinal Hernia is a painful and awful disease for not only men but also women. If the organs which are surrounded of our abdomen starts to slip though a weakness or a hole in our muscles, it's called a hernia.An inguinal hernia which is also referred as a groin hernia is a protrusion of the fatty tissue from one area of our body through a weakness or tear in the abdominal wall that is supposed to contain it. Due to incomplete closure of a structure it can be present at birth.
Where the blood vessels and spermatic cord to the testicles pass out of the abdominal cavity and into the scrotum- an inguinal hernia develops in that region in a man.
Where the connective tissue of the body binding the uterus exits from the abdomen to link with the tissue adjacent the vaginal opening- an inguinal hernia develops in that region in a woman.
There are two types of Inguinal Hernia- one is direct and another is indirect.
A direct hernia affects both sexes. The intestinal loop forms a swelling in the inner part of the fold of the groin.
But an indirect hernia affects men only. A loop of intestine passes down the inguinal canal from where a testis descends into the scrotum.
The direct inguinal hernias develop later in life as a result of weakening of the lower abdominal muscles. But the indirect hernias which are present at birth are called congenital hernias. They are a result of unfinished closure of the inguinal canal, the canal from side to side which the testicles move down from their original intra-abdominal place into the scrotum.
Inguinal hernias may appear following surgery or after heavy lifting, birthing a child, persistent coughing, exercising, straining while defecating or urinating or by gaining a lot of weight.
The risk factors for inguinal hernias:
Risk factors for an inguinal hernia include:
- Chronic cough
- Chronic constipation
- Male gender
- Family history of hernias
- Lifting or pushing heavy objects
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Undescended testes
- Premature birth
- Enlargement of the prostate or other conditions that can result in straining to urinate
Symptoms of Inguinal Hernia:
Hernias by themselves may be asymptomatic (produce no symptoms). But generally hernias appear with some common symptoms. Somebody experience the given symptoms:
- A heavy feeling in the groin
- Abdominal discomfort
- A lump or swelling in the groin
- Painful lump
- Pain radiating down the leg
- Pain in the groin while standing or moving
- A sudden pain into the scrotum
- Eating a healthy diet
- Avoiding overexertion
- Quitting smoking
- Keeping weight down
- Avoid lifting heavy objects
- Avoiding straining to urinate
- Managing constipation
- Exercise regularly to strengthen abdominal muscles
Homeopathic Remedies for Inguinal Hernia:
To cure Inguinal Hernia with the Homeopathic remedies most of the doctors use:
- Mag carb
- Veratrum album
- Nitric acid
- Nux vom
- Rhus tox
Homeopathy specialists prescribe different medicines in different situations of the disease. These medicines are really successful to reduce the intensity of Inguinal Hernia without any surgery.