Hernia Questions, Answered

Answers to the questions patients ask most often about hernias and hernia surgery, written by Dr Harsh Shah.

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What Does Hernia Pain Feel Like?Read the answer →Is a Hiatal Hernia the Same as Acid Reflux?Read the answer →Can I Push My Hernia Back In?Read the answer →Does Lifting Heavy Weights Cause a Hernia?Read the answer →Why Does a Belly Button Hernia in Adults Not Close on Its Own?Read the answer →Can a Hiatal Hernia Cause a Cough or a Hoarse Voice?Read the answer →What Happens on the Day of Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →Is Fever After Hernia Surgery Normal?Read the answer →How Should I Sleep After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →What Should I Eat After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →How Soon Can I Walk After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →What Will My Scar Look Like After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →What Happens If a Hernia Is Not Repaired?Read the answer →Why Can a Hernia Appear in an Old Operation Scar?Read the answer →Can the Body Reject a Hernia Mesh?Read the answer →What Is an Obturator Hernia, and Why Is It Often Missed?Read the answer →Why Is a Spigelian Hernia So Hard to Find?Read the answer →Is Diastasis Recti a Hernia?Read the answer →What Should I Ask at My Hernia Consultation?Read the answer →What If My Hernia Has Gone Down Into the Scrotum?Read the answer →Can I Exercise or Do Yoga With a Hernia?Read the answer →When Can I Have Sex After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →When Can I Bathe After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →Should I Treat My Prostate Before My Hernia Repair?Read the answer →Which Mesh Is Used in a Hernia Repair?Read the answer →When Can I Go Back to Work After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →What Happens If a Hernia Appears During Pregnancy?Read the answer →How Does Diabetes Change Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →Will a Long-Standing Cough Make My Hernia Repair Fail?Read the answer →How Do I Manage Constipation After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →Can You Go Home the Same Day After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →Can a Hernia Form Through a Caesarean Scar?Read the answer →What Happens If a Hernia Mesh Gets Infected?Read the answer →How Soon Can You Fly After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →When Can I Lift Weights Again After a Hernia Repair?Read the answer →When Can I Drive After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →Umbilical Hernia in Liver Cirrhosis and AscitesRead the answer →Swelling After Hernia Surgery: Seroma, Bruising or Recurrence?Read the answer →Which Scan Do You Need for a Hernia: Ultrasound, CT or None?Read the answer →Port-Site Hernia: A Hernia After Keyhole SurgeryRead the answer →Hiatal Hernia on Your Endoscopy Report: What It MeansRead the answer →Hernia Surgery When You Take Blood ThinnersRead the answer →Hernia Repair Combined With Another OperationRead the answer →Does a Hernia Belt Help? What a Truss Can and Cannot DoRead the answer →A Lump in the Groin: Is It a Hernia or Something Else?Read the answer →Anaesthesia for Hernia Surgery: General, Spinal or Local?Read the answer →When a Hernia Becomes an EmergencyRead the answer →Sports Hernia or Inguinal Hernia? They Are Not the Same ThingRead the answer →When a Hernia Comes Back After RepairRead the answer →Hernia Surgery Recovery: What Each Week Actually Looks LikeRead the answer →Hernia Surgery and Your Insurance ClaimRead the answer →Hernia Surgery in Older Patients: Operate or Watch?Read the answer →Hernia Repair With or Without MeshRead the answer →Hernias in Women: Why They Are MissedRead the answer →Groin Pain That Persists After Hernia SurgeryRead the answer →Why Hernia Surgery Is Sometimes Postponed, and What to Do in the MeantimeRead the answer →Robotic Hernia Surgery in India — Planning It From Another CityRead the answer →Hernia Treatment in Ahmedabad — How the Repair Is ChosenRead the answer →Robotic Hernia Surgery Cost in AhmedabadRead the answer →What Can I Do About a Bulge Around My Stoma?Read the answer →Can a Hernia Cause Back Pain?Read the answer →Can a Hernia Cause Bloating or Constipation?Read the answer →Why Is a Femoral Hernia Repaired Sooner Than Other Hernias?Read the answer →Can I Have Hernia Surgery If I Am on Dialysis?Read the answer →Do I Need Acid Tablets for Life With a Hiatal Hernia?Read the answer →Can a Hiatal Hernia Cause Chest Pain or Breathlessness?Read the answer →What Should I Eat If I Have a Hiatal Hernia?Read the answer →Is a Lump Above My Belly Button a Hernia?Read the answer →Can I Have a MRI After Hernia Mesh Repair?Read the answer →Why Is My Skin Numb After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →How Much Pain Is Normal After Hernia Surgery?Read the answer →

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Dr Harsh Shah, MS, MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology), DrNB (Surgical Gastroenterology)
Shah's Gastro, Cancer & Robotic Surgery Centre
Apollo Hospital, Bhat, Gandhinagar
Gota OPD, Ahmedabad
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