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Groin hernia (inguinal hernia)
A condition where abdominal organs bulge out through a weakening in the groin.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 27-year old male asked:
Can u have a hernia in the groin that don't come up?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Wat else can cause pain in the groin apart from hernia?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Does hernia groin pain come and go?
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A 31-year old asked:
Could my groin lumps be a hernia?
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A 42-year old asked:
Groin hernia symptoms feel like what?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of a groin hernia?
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A 31-year old asked:
What are the causes of abdominal hernias in the groin area?
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A 47-year old asked:
I'm starting to think i may have a groin hernia. What should I do?
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A 36-year old asked:
Symptoms of groin strain or hernia?
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A 45-year old male asked:
What do I do if my groin hernia keeps popping out?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Can a groin hernia make you feel weak/slightly shaky?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Can a woman have a groin hernia, with no visible bulge?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can you get a inguinal hernia on both sides of groin area?
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A 50-year old male asked:
L groin pain from hernia worsening and pushing into scrotum?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can I go to physical therapy to strengthen my groin after a hernia?
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A 40-year old asked:
When is the best age to do an operation on a baby with a groin hernia?
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A 45-year old asked:
Please describethe symptom differences between groin strain and hernia?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can you tell me how to know if I have a hernia injury or a groin strain?
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A 44-year old asked:
If you have hernia in your belly button can it move or spread down to your groin?
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A 30-year old asked:
How to tell the difference between a swollen lymph node or hernia in my groin area?
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A 30-year old asked:
If I have a hernia in my groin, will that give me a rash, or discomfort on my penis at all?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are the symptom differences between a groin strain and a hernia? Would they be similar?
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A 42-year old asked:
If I had a hernia surgery in my groin, how long till I can go back to work (not a lifting job)?
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A 40-year old male asked:
During sex and during ejaculation, I have pain in my left groin area. It is like pulling of the muscle. Could it be hernia?
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A 82-year old male asked:
I experience pain in my groin area when I sleep on my side. Had hernia operation but still have the pain when I only sleep on my side?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Pressure in left groin. Doesnt hurt to lift, bend, or cough. No bulge or pain just feels like pressure. Could it be an ingunial hernia still?
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A male asked:
I had the hernia mesh put in for a double hernia in 2005. Now it has balled up in my groin and twisted in my stomach from a umbilical hernia. ?
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A 47-year old asked:
I have a hernia is near my groin, i will be going to a general surgeon in a couple of weeks, but it could it make you feel nauseous, what to do?
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A 43-year old male asked:
I feel like I have a pull groin on my right side. When i cough it feels like my testicles are being kicked. I was just checked for hernia on friday.
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A 26-year old female asked about a 26-year old male:
My husband has had a groin hernia for a few years now and all of a sudden it disappeared and now he is having a hard time using the bathroom. Cause ?
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