Hernia is not a man's patent! Women who stand and carry heavy objects for a long time are also at high risk.

Who says only men have hernias? 1 53-year-old female, who needs to stand for a long time at work, often has flatulence in her lower abdomen, thinking it is a bad stomach. It was not until a few days ago that a lump appeared in the left groin accompanied by pain that I went to general surgery that I realized that the original cause of discomfort was related to the left groin hernia. Fortunately, it will be fine after endoscopic surgery.

Female workers who often have to stand for a long time or carry heavy objects will also suffer from hernia. For example, dance teachers, teachers and chefs are all high-risk groups. Women also get hernias! Standing and carrying heavy objects for a long time is the culprit.

Guo Zhiwei, the attending physician of Zhongxing Hospital of Taipei United Hospital, said that adult hernia is indeed more common in men than in women. Therefore, many female patients often have such questions when doctors diagnose hernia: "Isn't hernia only for boys?" In fact, women workers who often have to stand or carry heavy objects for a long time will also suffer from hernia. For example, dance teachers, teachers and chefs are all high-risk groups.

Traditional hernia surgery is limited, and femoral hernia and atresia hernia in elderly women are difficult to find.

Dr. Guo Zhiwei also mentioned that in the past, for the treatment of female hernia, most doctors would choose the traditional surgical method, that is, cut a small wound about 3-5 cm in the groin. Then the hernia sac is ligated to repair the small defect of abdominal wall, although the operation is simpler than that of male patients.

However, it is worth noting that because traditional surgery can not find femoral hernia and atresia hernia that may exist in middle-aged and elderly female patients, many patients are often diagnosed after hernia causes intestinal obstruction. Fortunately, with the development of medical technology, there are newer laparoscopic hernia repair operations for female hernia treatment.