The medical name for “small intestinal gas” is hernia, and for many years it was widely believed that only men could get “small intestinal gas”. In fact, women can also get “small bowel gas”, although the proportion is not as high as men, the incidence rate is one-tenth of that of men, but because of the high incidence of hernia itself, it is not uncommon for women to have hernia, in addition to inguinal hernia, femoral hernia, umbilical hernia is also very common. Have you ever felt a crushing or painful sensation in your groin area or at the base of your thigh when you stand or cough for a long time? Have you ever noticed a ping-pong ball sized lump protruding from your umbilicus or groin area and thigh root, which rises bigger when you stand up and gradually decreases or even disappears when you lie down and rest for a while? Lumps in young women are easy to feel, but many middle-aged and older women hide the symptoms because they are more obese. If you feel them, don’t ignore them, because you may have a so-called “small intestine gas” – hernia. Why do hernias occur in women? This has to do with the anatomical and physiological characteristics of women. The female inguinal region does not have the testicles through the process of descending and pathway, so the incidence of inguinal hernia is lower than that of men; however, women’s pelvic wider and flat, the ligaments of the femoral vein around the natural femoral ring, the diameter of the femoral hernia is slightly larger than that of men, it is more likely to form femoral hernia; the abdominal wall muscles are relatively thin, coupled with the causes of pregnancy and other increased abdominal pressure, the incidence of umbilical hernia is also higher than that of men. Although the overall incidence of female hernia is not high, but the risk is greater than men. This is mainly due to the anatomical characteristics of females that result in female hernias being more prone to the acute manifestation of “incarceration”. Anatomically, the tissues around the femoral ring and umbilical ring are generally tough and sharp edges, lacking room for expansion, making femoral and umbilical hernias susceptible to incarceration; once incarcerated, the protruding intestinal tubes are compressed and develop into ischemic necrosis faster, making it more likely to have serious consequences such as intestinal perforation. So once you find yourself with the symptoms of hernia, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment. Especially if you find that the original size of the lump can be changed suddenly become larger, and accompanied by obvious local pain and abdominal pain, abdominal distension, etc., you should immediately go to the hospital emergency, so as not to delay the best time for treatment. The basic principle of treatment of female hernia is not significantly different from that of male, and surgical repair is the main and most reliable treatment method. Of course, female hernia has some different characteristics from male hernia, especially for young and middle-aged women, in addition to the repair effect, aesthetics also need to be considered, in this regard, I will further communicate with the female patients, in order to obtain the most satisfactory treatment and aesthetic results.