Abdominal Hernia Treatment

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What Is an Abdominal Hernia? An abdominal hernia occurs when an organ or fatty tissue bulges through a weak spot of nearby muscle or surrounding tissue in the abdominal wall. Abdominal hernias can be treated with a variety of abdominal binders What Causes an Abdominal Hernia? Abdominal hernias are triggered by a combination of pressure and an opening or weak spot in the abdominal wall, causing the pressure to push the organ or tissue through the opening. An abdominal binder can help ease abdominal hernia pain by protecting the incision site by applying pressure. Anything that causes an increase in pressure in the abdomen can trigger a hernia, such as: Improper lifting of heavy objects Diarrhea or constipation Persistent coughing or sneezing Abdominal & Stomach Hernia Signs and Symptoms A bulge in your groin, upper thigh, abdomen or navel area Burning, gurgling or aching sensation at the bulge Pain or discomfort, especially when bending over, coughing, or lifting Area may ache, but when touched it is not tender Nausea, vomiting, and fever Types of Hernias 1. Femoral Hernia Femoral Hernias are typically located in the groin or upper thigh. This type of hernia occurs when a small part of the intestine pushes through the wall of the femoral canal. The femoral canal contains the femoral artery, smaller veins, and nerves. Women are three times more likely than men to suffer from femoral hernias. For a femoral hernia, you would not typically use an abdominal binder or belt. For femoral hernia surgery recovery or for femoral hernia pain relief, the best treatment brace would be our hernia compression shorts which have a unique hernia wrap that can be placed over the specific location of your hernia for customized pain relief. 2. Parastomal Hernia Parastomal hernias are a type of hernia that develops when a deficiency in the stomach wall allows part of the bowel to bulge out, which causes swelling around the stoma. A stoma is a an opening that was constructed surgically