1. How to initially determine that you have a hernia The areas where a hernia is likely to occur are the groin, belly button, and the incision at the site of previous surgery. Generally speaking, a hernia is easy to detect. You will see a bulge in the skin of the abdominal wall; when you lift heavy objects, cough, forcefully urinate or defecate, or stand for a long time, you will notice the bulge increase in size or feel pain. 2. Whether a hernia will heal on its own An adult hernia will not heal over time, that is, disappear on its own. Pediatric hernias generally do not heal on their own after the age of 1 year. 3. The best time to operate No matter what type of adult hernia is diagnosed, if there are no contraindications, surgery should be performed immediately. 4. What are the adverse consequences of delaying hernia surgery? Adult hernia cannot heal on its own. If the hernia is left untreated for a long time, the hernia may take too long to form, resulting in the loosening and enlarging of the hernia ring, causing more hernia contents (intestines and organs) to protrude outside the body, and the hernia will become larger and larger, which will seriously affect the patient’s quality of life and may also cause pain or gastrointestinal symptoms. The hernia may become embedded at any time, and further development will lead to ischemic necrosis of the hernia contents (intestinal tubes and organs) and even endanger life. 5. Whether hernia medication and injection therapy are effective Hernia cannot be cured by medication. There is no drug that can effectively repair the abdominal wall defect. The only effective and reliable treatment method for hernia is surgery, which is recognized worldwide. At present, experts at home and abroad repeatedly emphasize that injection treatment for hernia is difficult to achieve the repair effect, and it is very easy to cause serious medical accidents such as intestinal adhesions, intestinal leakage and blockage of blood vessels in the lower limbs due to the inaccuracy of the injection site. Therefore, the treatment of hernia by injection is not desirable.