Ventral hernia is a disease that affects many people and can develop in anyone. It is necessary to know about ventral hernia to help us detect its symptoms as early as possible, so that we can go to the hospital as soon as possible for the right examination and treatment, so that patients can stop suffering from the disease. How does an abdominal hernia develop? If a child has an abdominal wall hernia, it is caused by a defect in the development of a part of the abdominal wall due to the lack of development during the fetal period, such as incomplete umbilical ring atresia and defective abdominal white line. If the patient with a ventral wall hernia is an adolescent, adult, or elderly person it is often due to damage to the abdominal wall caused by late poor lifestyle habits, excessive exercise, surgical incisions, trauma, and weakness of the abdominal wall muscles in the elderly are prerequisites for the development of a ventral wall hernia. What are the symptoms of abdominal wall hernia? Whoever has a ventral wall hernia will often have a prominent mass protruding from the abdominal wall, and if left untreated for a long time, it is likely to descend into the scrotum and enlarge it. It appears when the patient stands, exerts himself, coughs, or exercises, and disappears when the patient rests quietly. When the mass protrudes and we gently push upward with our hands there is a slight feeling of resistance which then disappears quickly, at which time a grunting sound is heard at the same time. Patients with abdominal wall hernia often have a feeling of falling and some physical discomfort when the mass is protruding. When a long-term abdominal wall hernia is not treated, patients will successively develop symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction such as lower abdominal cramping, abdominal pain and abdominal distention if a hernia is ingrown or strangulated. What are the risks of abdominal wall hernia? We cannot be careless about ventral wall hernia, except for individual infants who can heal themselves, most patients cannot heal themselves and need to go to regular hospitals for early treatment, only early treatment can get rid of the damage of hernia, otherwise, with the growth of time, its condition will deteriorate, causing local distension and pain and affecting the quality of life; in severe cases, when the small intestine protrudes from the hernia ring and gets stuck and cannot return to the abdominal cavity, it can be accompanied by severe abdominal pain, abdominal distension and other In severe cases, when the small intestine protrudes from the hernia ring and cannot return to the abdominal cavity, it may be accompanied by severe abdominal pain, abdominal distension and other symptoms. If not treated in time, the protruding small intestine will become tighter and tighter, and eventually necrosis will occur due to ischemia. In some cases, it will be life-threatening. Therefore, no matter who has an abdominal wall hernia, we should not be careless and must pay attention to early detection and early treatment in a regular hospital.