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An athlete who complains of a lump diselangkangan cause pain. The pain is sometimes lost sometimes arise. This man had never went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a hernia, then the doctor recommended surgery. The question is whether the man in question had to be operated while the fear of surgery, so this man would prefer an alternative therapy is massage and wearing pants with a hernia, is this effective?

Hernia itself is a lump / bulge that occurs in one part of the body which originally did not exist. There are several types of hernia, see the place in the folding of the thigh (bulge appeared in the folding of the thigh), including inguinal hernia. These hernias most often occur. Why is there a bulge? what the content of the bulge?.

Protrusions that could happen because there is less tightly close the gap, this gap is a former course of the testicles (testes), which at the time the fetus was in the abdominal area and when the birth will go down into the pockets of the penis (scrotum), normally closed. Because it does not close tightly so that it causes a gap this gap could be filled by the abdominal organs which still covered by the lining of the abdominal cavity. Intestinal contents or the lining of the stomach can.

This bump will be more prominent when the activity that causes increased pressure within the abdominal cavity for example coughing, straining, running, and sports. But when taking a break this lump will disappear (lumps that can enter). When such activity occurs continuously over the lump is also continues to expand, even get to pocket balls.

Does it need surgery? need immediate surgery if the bumps that came out was not able to go back into place so it stuck (usually happens when the intestinal contents of the lump), this can cause the death of the organ being pinched intestine (necrosis) and harm. So it should be performed surgery to close the gaps that occur. What about alternative therapies above?

Alternative therapies on a temporary treatment that needs to be followed by surgical treatment. Is it after surgery to rest? After the surgery can still perform daily activities to strenuous sports should be after 2-3 months after surgery.