Lower Abdominal Pain FAQs
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7. Inguinal Hernia
Inguinal hernias affect around 27 percent of men and 3 percent of women. Weak abdominal muscles can cause the intestine or fat to slide through the muscle and in men, the groin appears enlarged.
In women, a small bulge will appear on one or either side of the groin. Other symptoms include pain during activity, especially heavy lifting. There may also be a burning sensation in the bulge itself.5‘Inguinal Hernia.’ UCSF General Surgery. generalsurgery.ucsf.edu/conditions–procedures/inguinal-hernia.aspx.
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