Hernia, commonly known as hernia or small bowel gas, and the English word “hernia” means exactly the same, refers to the body’s organs or tissues to leave their normal anatomical parts, through the congenital or acquired formation of the hole into other parts. In layman’s terms, like in the abdomen, that is, there is a “hole” in the belly of the small intestine or other tissues can be drilled into. In the human body, hernias can occur in most places where there is a cavity. But the vast majority of hernias we see (over 90%) are inguinal hernias. The people only so the inguinal hernia called hernia, may be because in the performance, these protruding masses on the or enlarged scrotum feel gas over the watery sound (caused by intestinal peristalsis), in addition to the hernia “gas” gas feeling can also be associated with the scrotum of the testicular sheath effusion (commonly known as the “watery egg”) to identify. The hernia can also be distinguished from an effusion of the testicular sheath in the scrotum (commonly called a “watery egg”). Inguinal hernias are prevalent in men and can occur at all ages from birth to old age. Men are more than 20% likely to have an inguinal hernia in their lifetime, making inguinal hernias a common and frequent occurrence. Inguinal hernias also occur in women. Only the incidence is lower at around 3%. The two pictures below both show a right inguinal hernia Why is “small bowel” (hernia) more common in men? This is because during male development (before and after birth), the testicles slowly descend from the lower back to the scrotum. During this process, a potential gap (called the inguinal canal) may remain at the base of the thighs, which, together with the evolution of man to become a standing creature and the pressure on the abdomen, eventually turns into a hernia. What are the symptoms of a hernia? A hernia (95%) is a visible and palpable condition. You may find a small lump at the base of your thigh by chance while taking a shower, without pain or itching. It is not painful or itchy. It is prominent when you stand up and disappears when you sleep (lying on your back), or it can be slowly pressed back into the abdominal cavity with your hand. However, sometimes it will suddenly increase in size, accompanied by obvious pain, and it is difficult to push back into the abdominal cavity. This may be an “incarcerated hernia”, i.e., there is small intestine or other tissues stuck in the opening of the hernia, so that the peristalsis of the intestines is affected, and then there is a sign of intestinal obstruction (abdominal pain, abdominal distension, vomiting, and stopping of anal excretion, and intestinal necrosis occurs when the intestines are stuck for a long period of time, and the circulation of the intestines is affected, and the hernia is called a “strangulated hernia”. “strangulated hernia”, there may be peritonitis, sepsis and even life-threatening. Therefore, when the hernia has obvious symptoms, it should be consulted promptly so as not to delay treatment. Figure 3 below shows a diagram of small intestine stuck in a hernia sac