Pain In Groin Area

Overcoming hernias

Hernias can be a very painful medical condition, but two main procedures are available to treat them.

HAVE you ever felt pain in your groin area, only for it to subside when you lie down? Have you felt a swelling in your groin, which gets worse when you cough or when you do some heavy lifting?

If you have experienced these symptoms, chances are, you may have a groin hernia, medically known as an inguinal hernia. Locally, people refer to it as angin pasang , uluran or burut . According to Prof Dr Chin Kin Fah of Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), groin hernias are most common among adults.

A hernia can either cause mild discomfort or debilitating pain to the patient. Most people assume that hernias are a male-only medical condition. It is true that some types of hernia are more common in males than females. But females are also susceptible to hernias.

“While more common in men, they also occur in women, with a ratio of about 10 to one. An inguinal hernia develops as a result of a weakness or opening in the abdominal wall of the lower abdomen at the inguinal canal,” says Prof Chin.

Hernias can occur in almost anyone, and does not discriminate according to gender or age group. It can happen to both sexes; infant or elderly; healthy or unhealthy. Yes, even infants may not be spared from developing an hernia.

Statistically, it is estimated that one in 500 have some form of hernia. This is an alarmingly high figure. While a hernia does not result in fatality, timely diagnosis and treatment can prevent much pain and a reduced quality of life.

Understanding hernias

What is an inguinal hernia? Can such hernias be cured? What can be done to prevent them?

Put simply, an inguinal hernia is a gap, hole or defect in the abdominal wall. The gap can be caused by damage to the abdominal walls or a muscle tissue tear. When this occurs, the contents of the abdominal cavity, such as intestine, fat and tissues, can sometimes be pushed through this gap.

As the internal body parts protrude through the gap, a bulge or localised area of swelling will become evident beneath the skin of the abdominal wall. This causes much pain and discomfort. The pain usually worsens when one is lifting heavy objects, standing or undergoing stress.

Physical exercise also tends to aggravate the hernia. Demanding physical activities – such as exercise, coughing, games and jogging – increase the pressure within the abdominal wall. Consequently, more abdominal contents tend to protrude through the gap. This results in enlargement of the size of the hole, which can cause great pain to the patient.

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I think what you have is back pain and that’s causing the other problems. When you have pinched muscles in your lower back they can press onto the nerves going to your legs and hips to cause pains in them as well. Freeing up the back muscles will get rid of that pain and get the pressure off the nerves going to your hips to get rid of that pain as well and here’s how to free up those muscles: Place your left hand on your left leg next to your body. Place your right hand over your left shoulder, fingers over the back and the palm in the front and firmly pull down on them and hold. After 30 seconds slowly lower your body forward and to the outside of your left leg, keeping your left arm fairly straight as you do. When you reach your lap remain there for another 10 seconds, release the pressure but rest there for another 30 seconds. Then reverse your hand positions and do your right side. Your hips have allot of cartilage to protect them, but with age, the cartilage begins to wear out and you have some bone on bone friction which causes the pain you are describing. Your hips have to carry a large load, no offense, since it bears the load of not only your body weight but also what you carry, and at times they ache and the pain radiates to its surrounding areas since the hip joint is so large. Good Luck!kidney problems from diabetes? Avoid sugar. get the a1c test.

I have a had a pain in my hip that runs into my back and up my right side. also pain in my groin area that moves down my leg. the pain is like its all on my right side but spreads up and down and around my low back. like if i put my hand on my hip i feel pain that extends both ways up and down. has anyone had this?

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