It worsens at the end of the day. Hernia cannot be put down to a single cause. People of all ages and both sexes get hernias. The walls of the abdomen have areas of weakness. Heavy strain on the abdomen, persistent cough, ageing, injury, an old incision or a congenital defect have all been observed to cause hernias.
Most hernias require surgery.
He needs to make a fairly big incision. The surgeon may choose to use a small piece of surgical mesh to repair the defect or hole. This technique is usually done with a local anaesthetic but may be performed using a spinal or general anaesthetic. Laparoscopic hernia repair. The hernia is repaired from behind the abdominal wall.