A hernia is also called a “hernia” or “small bowel”. Simply put, a hernia is a weakness or break in the abdominal wall muscles or other tissues, through which the patient’s intestines and other abdominal organs leave their original position and protrude into another part of the body. It’s like a bicycle tire where the outer tire breaks and the inner tire protrudes. Anyone can get a hernia, but due to congenital factors or different physiological structures, it is predominantly found in children and middle-aged and elderly men. There are many types of hernias, with inguinal hernias being the most common. Dangers of hernia: Hernias in adults do not heal on their own and only grow in size, affecting life. Once a large number of organs in the abdominal cavity are suddenly squeezed into the hernia sac and cannot be returned, it will cause incarceration, impaired blood circulation and necrosis of the organs, which can be life-threatening. What is the best way to cure hernia? At present, the International Health Organization has reached a consensus, that is surgical treatment. From a modern surgical point of view, since a hernia is a weakness or defect in the body’s tissues, surgical repair is the only reliable and effective method, for the same reason that a tire needs to be repaired when it breaks, or a garment needs to be repaired when it breaks. The advantages of tension-free hernia repair (commonly known as patching or placement of a patch) are low recurrence rates and low postoperative pain.