Is it possible to get an inguinal hernia from mountain biking?
409906
I would say that its quite possible. Mountain biking is very physical but you can take it easy and not strain too much.
104863
I ended up needing a hernia-repair surgery about 5 years ago.   (I lifted a really heavy bag of rocks....and...ooops.)\n\nYou will need to have it surgically repaired, which they can do laparoscopically.   They will put a mesh-like material in/along the hernia area, which will fortify that area...and your body will just repair around that mesh.\n\nYou'll be just fine once you've gotten it fixed.
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yes my husband worked as a route salesman for yrs and he had 1 ruptured herniated disks he went thru with the surgery and was up and walking shortly after the operation i couldnt believe it only u need to take it ez for several wks after the operation so far so good dont suffer with that terrible pain no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
613157
Ask your doctor or surgeon, I don't think so but make sure!
399010
Hernias are when muscle tears & things go where they shouldn't be. You do need to see a Doctor, I'm afraid. You may need surgery. They'll fix the tear, or put something in to hold your organs where they belong. That is a very routine surgery, so you don't need to worry about that.\nBut, yes; you do need to see a Doctor. Untreated, it can get much worse.
1118836
I ride my bike every day at least, im a freestyle mountain biker and i'm also sponsored for downhill racing, a lot of times if you have pain in your lower back, its just stress on your muscles getting worked out and into shape again, it also might be that your pushing yourself to ride harder than you need to, taking non-prescription joint pills may help, but icing your back or taking an ice bath or really cold shower really helps
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A pulled groin muscle is extremely painful and takes a very long time for it to heal.\n\nI recommend that you take at least 3 months off from anything that gives you pain in that area.  Also, be sure to utilize heat treatments and gradually start stretching as long as you are not experiencing pain.\n\nGood Luck!\n\n"Groin injury\n\n\nSeveral groups of muscles attach in the groin area.\n\nThe flexor muscles bend the leg at the hip.\nThe adductor muscles allow the legs to move toward each other.\nThe abductor muscles allow the legs to move away from each other.\nThe rotator muscles allow the toes to be rotated toward or away from each other while the leg is straight.\nThe lower abdominal wall muscles and the inguinal canal.\nAcute injury\nA forceful blow to the groin can cause damage to muscles, ligaments, blood vessels, or organs in the abdomen or genital area. A sharp object can penetrate and injure the groin or genital area.\n\nYou can pull (strain) or tear a groin muscle during exercise, such as running, skating, kicking in soccer, or playing basketball. You can strain a groin muscle during lifting, pushing, or pulling heavy objects. A fall can pull a groin muscle. A sudden pulling or tearing of a groin muscle may cause sudden pain. A snapping sound may be heard with hip or leg movement. Swelling and bruising can occur quickly. Sometimes swelling and bruising do not show up for a few days after the injury. \n\nInguinal hernias occur when a weak spot develops in the lower abdominal muscles. Often the cause of the hernia is not known, but lifting, straining, coughing, obesity, pregnancy, or constipation are often thought to cause a hernia. \n\nOveruse injury\nSome groin injuries come from overuse when repeated minor injuries lead to strains or tears of the muscles. Overuse injuries occur when too much stress is placed on an area. This often happens when you overdo an activity or repeat the same activity day after day. Overuse may cause:\n\nA hairline crack in a bone (stress fracture). \nBursitis.\nOsteitis pubis, which is a condition that causes chronic groin pain because of stress on the pubis symphysis. Distance runners and soccer players are most likely to be affected.\nHip problems.\nAvulsion fractures. This occurs when force causes a muscle to tear away from a bone and break a piece of bone. It most commonly affects teenage athletes who are involved in jumping, kicking, sprinting, or hurdling sports.\nHome treatment can relieve the pain, swelling, and bruising that can occur with a pulled groin muscle.\n\nGroin injury in children\nIn rare instances, a young child may have a hairline fracture of the hip or an avulsion fracture where the hip and upper part of the thighbone are torn apart by force and groin pain is the main symptom. Displacement of the head of the thighbone (slipped capital femoral epiphysis) can occur from an injury. Mild groin or knee pain in a child that does not improve after a few days of home treatment needs to be evaluated by a health professional. If your child's groin pain is severe, immediate evaluation is needed."
615223
Okay, let's try this from the top. A hernia is a weakening in a muscle, which allows the contents it is holding to push through. Yes, men and women both can get them. There are several forms. Not just inguinal or hiatal. There are sliding, vaginal, omental, scrotal, umbilical, ventral ...the list goes on and on. No one gender is more prone than the other. It generally has to do more with your activity level and also ties in with some disease processes.
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Yes, it can re-occur.Talk to a surgeon.
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I went through this with my son when he was almost four.  His left testicle would swell up and then go down again.  He never complained of pain.  It did this on and off for a few weeks and then we took him to an urologist.  He had what is called an inguinal hernia.  He had an opening between the abdomen and the scrotal sack which never comp. closed leaving a path for the testicle to go back and forth between the sack and the abdomen.  The doc put him under general ansth. and closed the opening with a small incision.  He also stitched the testicle to the sack (I know sounds terrible doesn't it) so It would not move and heal fixed where it is suppose to.  My son is now nine and you can barely see the scar, he really does not remember the procedure.  As for pain, the doc told us to keep him quiet for a day, nothing strenuous, yeah right.  He was ready to go as soon as we got home from the day surgery place.  It is a very simple procedure, of course with some risks as they place them under general ansth, but he is now fine and has no ill effects from the surgery.  Have your doc check it out, don't wait, the earlier they can fix the problem, the less likely that your child will remember it.
1142002
Have you ever had a hernia or near hernia? I was told I came very close to getting a hernia after lifting a heavy object away from my body many years ago. Ever since that time I get tenderness in my testicle on that side whnever I overexert myself. I can never quite determine if the pain is coming directly from the testicle or somewhere along the tubes that travel from that point up to the stomach wall where a hernia occurs. I went to see a doctor many years ago who gave me antibiotics thinking I might have a low level infection somewhere and it seemed to make an improvement at the time. But I still get the tenderness from time to time now. I don't belioeve I have an enlargement though. I would check yourself for "lumps" in the scrotal sac in addition to the testicle (compare each side). Any additioal lump is definitely a problem.
600044
Ladies can get hernias for the same reasons as men.. weakness in muscle wall.. often in the abdomen. After repair operation .. no heavy lifting for a few weeks until tissue is allowed to heal .. then increasing strain on affected area is encouraged to promote to full activity again.
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Kegel exercise is to improve pc muscle functions\nas any muscle it can be more stronger\nSo keep the training you're trying but don't overcome\nwhen u feel fatigue take a rest\nthe best exercise is during pessing by holding pessing and continuing\nAfter weeks u'll find the muscle stronger so u can increase exercise duration\ndon't worry it's a muscle\nbut be careful coz u can control another muscle [external ana* sphincter] which can cause u hernia
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Hi there !\nI presume she had undergone "inguinal hernia " repair ! ??\nOkay..I had undergone the same in December 2004 ! Following are to be taken care of :\n1. NO weight lifting !\n2. Light diet !\n3. Ask her not to strain in toilet !\n4. While taking bath, ask her to sit !\n5. Constipation, should be avoided at any \n    cost... by taking food at the right time and \n    by the intake of fruits for some time to \n    come !\nIt is said that about 5-10% of the hernia cases come back with a recurrence after 3 years ! If we as pateints take more care, we can avoid it !\nThe doctors can advise..but we have to practise !\nWish her a speedy recovery !\nbest wishes !
1153008
well i have had 7 boys but never heard of this.. one of my boys did get a hernia that was real painful.. but you know if this does not go away then you will have to seek medical attention.. i know this is probably the last thing you want to do but when you start feeling pain it is a sign that something is wrong.. i read the other answers that said take a stool softener and i do not think that is where you would hurt.. but i really do not have the answer either.. have you had any unusual exercise lately?? or could you have a disease that could be treated if you are sexually active??? best thing to do is go to the doctor...granted my boys did not tell me everything..so this is what i would do if i was faced with this...
1168279
try ruptured ovaries as you dont usually get a hernia in an ovary
1084550
No.\n\nThey are potentially life threatening. The infection probably was caused by the hernia in the first place and not the repair.