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They can be. Occasionally a portion of bowel will become trapped in the hernia, and the blood supply to that bit of bowel may be interrupted or blocked. This is called strangulation, and is very dangerous. The portion of bowel will lose its blood supply and become gangrenous, a serious life threatening situation.
