Conditions that increase abdominal pressure and the risk of hernia
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Conditions that increase abdominal pressure and the risk of hernia
Conditions that can increase the pressure within the abdominal cavity, causing an inguinal hernia to bulge, include:
- Being overweight.
- Lifting weights that are too heavy for your body size.
- Having problems with constipation or with the urinary tract, which may cause you to strain during bowel movements or urination.
- Coughing frequently because of an upper respiratory infection, or because of smoking, chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, or allergies.
- Being pregnant.
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
| Last Updated | May 16, 2007 |
| Last updated: | May 16, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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