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People that have an inguinal hernia may experience groin discomfort or pain, and they can also have a bulge in the groin or scrotum. The bulge may appear suddenly, after the person has been lifting heavy weights, bending, coughing or laughing, or, it can appear in a graduate manner, over a period of several weeks or months. It is known that many hernias flatten when the person lies down. When you bend or lift, the patient with inguinal hernia may see that the pain becomes worse. There are hernias that cause pain or discomfort in the scrotum, but there are a lot that do not cause any pain. If a part of the intestine bulges outside the abdomen and becomes trapped in the hernia, the patient may experience nausea, vomiting and sudden pain. When the hernia grows larger, there may be experienced discomfort and aching, which are relieved only when the person lies down. Some other symptoms may include swelling, heaviness and a tugging or burning sensation in the area of the hernia, scrotum, or inner thigh. It appears the possibility for men to have a swollen scrotum and women a bulge in the large fold of skin surrounding the vagina. Hernia can appear in children too. It was seen that in what concerns the infants, a hernia may bulge when the child moves around or cries. Incarcerated hernias are known to affect usually infants and children, and less the adults. In incarcerated hernias, part of the intestine bulges outside the abdomen and becomes trapped in the hernia. It is good to know that these hernias can cause nausea and vomiting. It was also seen that there appears the possibility that an infant with an incarcerated hernia to cry and refuse to eat. It is very important that incarcerated hernia to be treated at once. The solution to this problem is surgery, and that must be done immediately. We must remember that a hernia can show different symptoms, people can experience discomfort, aching, the appearance of a bulge, nausea and vomiting. It is true, there are hernias that don’t cause any pain. An increased attention must be paid to the incarcerated hernias, being known the fact that this type of hernia affects mostly the infants and the children. However, any person that experiences the presence of any symptom that may be related to hernia must immediately contact the doctor.
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