Symptoms of Hernia

Symptoms of Hernia

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Hernia includes the 10 symptoms listed below:

• Protruding bulge
• Pain
• Discomfort
• Weakness
• Symptoms of a strangulated hernia:
  • Severe pain
  • Fever
  • Vomiting
  • Gangrene
• Symptoms depend on the type of hernia
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• Overview -- Hernia
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• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Hernia
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Hernia: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Hernia:

• Strangulated hernia
• Gangrene
• Peritonitis
• Death
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hernia?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Hernia includes:

• Acute Appendicitis
• Chronic pelvic pain
• Interstitial cystitis
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• Associated conditions for Hernia
• Risk factors for Hernia

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Discomfort - see all causes of Pain
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Gangrene - see all causes of Gangrene
• Pain - see all causes of Pain
• Severe pain - see all causes of Pain
• Symptoms depend on the type of hernia
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting
• Weakness - see all causes of Weakness

Medical Books Online about Hernia

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Symptoms of Hernia: Online Medical Books

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Hiatal hernia: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Typically, a paraesophageal hernia produces no symptoms; it’s usually an incidental finding during a barium swallow or when testing for occult blood. Because this type of hernia leaves the closing mechanism of the cardiac sphincter unchanged, it rarely causes acid reflux or reflux esophagitis. Symptoms result from displacement or stretching of the stomach and may include a feeling of fullness in the chest or pain resembling angina pectoris. Even if it produces no symptoms, this type of hernia needs surgical treatment because of the high risk of strangulation that can occur when a large portion of stomach becomes caught above the diaphragm.

A sliding hernia without an incompetent sphincter produces no reflux or symptoms and, consequently, doesn’t require treatment. When a sliding hernia causes symptoms, they are typical of gastric reflux, resulting from the incompetent lower esophageal sphincter (LES), and may include:

❑ Pyrosis (heartburn) occurs 1 to 4 hours after eating (especially overeating) and is aggravated by reclining, belching, and increased intra-abdominal pressure. It may be accompanied by regurgitation or vomiting.

❑ Retrosternal or substernal chest pain results from reflux of gastric contents, stomach distention, and spasm or altered motor activity. Chest pain usually occurs after meals or at bedtime and is aggravated by reclining, belching, and increased intra-abdominal pressure.

Other common symptoms reflect possible complications:

❑ Dysphagia occurs when the hernia produces esophagitis, esophageal ulceration, or stricture, especially with ingestion of very hot or cold foods, alcoholic beverages, or a large amount of food.

❑ Bleeding may be mild or massive, frank or occult; the source may be esophagitis or erosions of the gastric pouch.

❑ Severe pain and shock result from incarceration, in which a large portion of the stomach is caught above the diaphragm (usually occurs with paraesophageal hernia). Incarceration may lead to perforation of the gastric ulcer and strangulation and gangrene of the herniated portion of the stomach. It requires immediate surgery.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Inguinal hernia: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Inguinal hernia usually causes a lump to appear over the herniated area when the patient stands or strains. The lump disappears when the patient is supine. Tension on the herniated contents may cause a sharp, steady pain in the groin, which fades when the hernia is reduced. Strangulation produces severe pain and may lead to partial or complete bowel obstruction and even intestinal necrosis. Partial bowel obstruction may cause anorexia, vomiting, pain and tenderness in the groin, an irreducible mass, and diminished bowel sounds. Complete obstruction may cause shock, high fever, absent bowel sounds, and bloody stools. In an infant, an inguinal hernia commonly coexists with an undescended testicle or a hydrocele.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Hiatal hernia: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Typically, a paraesophageal hernia produces no symptoms; it’s usually an incidental finding on barium swallow. Because this type of hernia leaves the closing mechanism of the cardiac sphincter unchanged, it seldom causes acid reflux and reflux esophagitis.

Symptoms result from displacement or stretching of the stomach and may include a feeling of fullness in the chest or pain that resembles angina pectoris. Even if it produces no symptoms, this type of hernia needs surgical treatment because of the high risk of strangulation.

A sliding hernia without an incompetent sphincter produces no reflux or symptoms and, consequently, doesn’t require treatment. When a sliding hernia does cause symptoms, they’re typical of gastric reflux (resulting from the incompetent lower esophageal sphincter [LES]) and may include the following:

❑ Pyrosis (heartburn) occurs from 1 to 4 hours after eating and is aggravated by reclining, belching, and increased intra-abdominal pressure. It may be accompanied by regurgitation or vomiting.

❑ Retrosternal or substernal chest pain results from reflux of gastric contents, distention of the stomach, and spasm or altered motor activity. Chest pain occurs most commonly after meals or at bedtime and is aggravated by reclining, belching, and increased intra-abdominal pressure.

Other common symptoms reflect possible complications. Symptoms are aggravated with any increase in intra-abdominal pressure.

❑ Dysphagia occurs when the hernia produces esophagitis, esophageal ulceration, or stricture, especially with ingestion of very hot or cold foods, alcoholic beverages, or a large amount of food.

❑ Bleeding may be mild or massive, frank or occult; the source may be esophagitis or erosions of the gastric pouch.

❑ Severe pain and shock result from incarceration, in which a large portion of the stomach is caught above the diaphragm. (This usually occurs with paraesophageal hernia.) Incarceration may lead to the perforation of a gastric ulcer as well as strangulation and gangrene of the herniated portion of the stomach. This requires immediate surgery.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Inguinal hernia: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Inguinal hernia usually causes a lump over the herniated area when the patient stands or strains. The lump disappears when the patient is in a supine position. Tension on the herniated contents may cause a sharp, steady pain in the groin, which fades when the hernia is reduced.

Strangulation produces severe pain and may lead to partial or complete bowel obstruction and even intestinal necrosis. Partial bowel obstruction may cause anorexia, vomiting, pain and tenderness in the groin, an irreducible mass, and diminished bowel sounds. Complete obstruction may cause shock, high fever, absent bowel sounds, and bloody stools. In an infant, it’s common for an inguinal hernia to coexist with an undescended testis or a hydrocele.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

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About signs and symptoms of Hernia:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Hernia. This signs and symptoms information for Hernia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Hernia signs or Hernia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Hernia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Hernia symptoms.