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Think i have a hernia no matter what i eat after i eat my stomach hurts i cant ride in a car for very long cuz it hurts when i bend my knees up the?

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

See a dotcot soon: You may have in inguinal hernia and currently safe because it has not become entrapped . If it does get trapped the bowel can strangle and that can lead to complications so see a general surgeon soon

Answered 7/25/2014

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