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Right side groin pain. how to discern if it is strain or hernia? is there a way i can tell it myself? i have felt for a bulge and couldn't feel one. felt for it while coughing and standing and couldn't feel a bulge then either?

Q: right side groin pain. how to discern if it is strain or hernia? is there a way i can tell it myself? i have felt for a bulge and couldn't feel one. felt for it while coughing and standing and couldn't feel a bulge then either?

: If symptomatic but you can't feel it in the groin area (inguinal area) or inside the scrotum when coughing or straining then likely you do not have hernia. Good luck.

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

If symptomatic but you can't feel it in the groin area (inguinal area) or inside the scrotum when coughing or straining then likely you do not have hernia. Good luck.

Answered 5/25/2023

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

It could be strain or a hernia. Self diagnosis is frequently wrong and often dangerous. Pl see your doc

Answered 5/25/2023

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A member asked:

Right side groin pain. how to discern if it is strain or hernia? is there a way i can tell it myself? i have felt for a bulge and couldn't feel one. felt for it while coughing and standing and couldn't feel a bulge then either?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

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