What are the risks of inguinal hernia?

       Many people treat “small intestine gas” as a minor disease and put it off without treatment, which is a very wrong view. Hernia is a disease that cannot heal on its own, and it progresses continuously. Early treatment is often very effective, while in later stages, it is more difficult and less effective, and may even lead to serious consequences.  Early hernia symptoms are not serious, but patients may feel localized discomfort, which is more pronounced during exercise and walking, thus affecting the quality of life. Some patients may experience gastrointestinal discomfort, such as abdominal pain and constipation, which, if left untreated, can contribute to the development of the hernia.  When the hernia enlarges, there are more obvious local symptoms, when the local structure of the inguinal region has been more obviously destroyed and the tissues become fragile. The increase in protruding intestinal canals and even adhesions can cause significant abdominal symptoms, such as constipation and bloating, which further increase the abdominal pressure and further decrease the quality of life, and can cause significant distress to the patient. These changes, on the one hand, make the disease progress faster and, on the other hand, make surgery more difficult and risky, and they are prone to recurrence after surgery.  When the hernia develops into an incarcerated hernia or strangulated hernia, it is no longer just a localized inguinal disease but becomes a systemic disease. The difficulty of surgery for incarcerated hernia and strangulated hernia is greatly increased, and often one operation cannot solve the problem, but two, three or more operations are needed to cure it completely, causing great pain to the patient and increasing the cost of treatment.  Particular attention should be paid when the patient is obese or accompanied by some other diseases, such as prostate hypertrophy, constipation, chronic cough, bronchitis, asthma, hypertension, ascites, etc. In these cases, the abdominal pressure is higher than normal, so on the one hand, the hernia develops more rapidly and on the other hand, the chance of hernia incarceration is significantly higher.