What symptons does an Inguinal Hernia cause?
The usual symptom is the discovery of a lump in the groin. This lump is usually soft and more noticeable when the sufferer is straining, or towards the end of the day when the individual has been standing or walking for a length of time because gravity or pressure causes the abdominal contents to be pushed through the weakness. In most cases this lump can be pushed gently back into the groin or may become smaller overnight to the point where it may disappear completely only to reappear again at the next sign of straining. This ability to push the hernia back means the hernia is called a reducible hernia by doctors and simply means that the protrusion is pushed back through the muscle weakness into its rightful place within the abdominal cavity. The other main symptom is pain from the lump although this is variable. Some of the largest hernias (and they can sometimes be very big) are not at all painful whereas small inguinal hernias can cause daily aching especially at the end of the da
