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What are some signs of a strangulated hernia?
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Severe pain: Strangulated hernia means that whatever is caught in the hernia has lost its blood supply and has died. This causes severe pain, nausea, vomiting and hypotension if it is bowel that has strangulated and is a surgical emergency.
Answered 6/10/2017
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