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Suki Waterhouse recently said that she got a hernia from wearing tight pants. This is far from the only surprising way people can develop a hernia. The health issue needs to be corrected with surgery.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 83-year-old healthy woman. In 2019, I became aware of a little bulge in my groin and suspected an inguinal hernia. It was confirmed by my family doctor. Given its small size and ...

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In a study conducted in Uganda and published in JAMA Surgery, researchers from Karolinska Institutet evaluated a new surgical method for treating groin hernias in women. The method could become an ...

A hernia occurs when an organ or tissue pushes through a weak spot in the muscle or surrounding area. While some people are born with hernias, they can also be caused by injury or appear after a ...

A hernia happens when part of an internal organ, such as a portion of your stomach or intestines, pushes through muscle or tissue. When this happens, a lump forms under the skin. Hernias develop ...

Heavy lifting can sometimes trigger groin or testicular pain, which may point to an inguinal hernia or other medical issues. Hernias occur when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall, ...

Getting a hernia sounds like the opposite of a good time, so people paid attention when Suki Waterhouse recently revealed that she got one from wearing tight pants. "'Suki you never tweet anymore,'" ...