Inguinal-scrotal hernia is a fairly common pathology of the anterior abdominal wall. Basically, this disease occurs in men, since the inguinal canal in them is much wider and much worse protected by connective tissue than in women. In children, inguinal hernia is even less common, mainly it is congenital. Usually a hernia is filled with part of the omentum or small intestine. Sometimes in men it falls into the scrotum, in which case it is called the inguinal-scrotal.
In many cases, it can be seen with the naked eye (a photo of an inguinal hernia in men is presented in this article), since in its place there is a characteristic protrusion that does not disappear on its own. A hernia can get pinched, which usually causes bowel obstruction. Basically, this process is accompanied by acute pain.
Reasons for education
The organs through the inguinal canal fall out. The channel is formed by the transverse muscle, internal oblique and connective tissue. Its total length is 4.5 cm.
The canal from the outside is covered by an oblique muscle, and the connective tissue from the inside. The transverse and oblique muscles cover it from above, the inguinal ligament - from below. Injury or weakening of any of the above elements leads to the occurrence of hernial gates.
Inguinal-scrotal hernia is formed for the following reasons:
- obesity;
- during pregnancy - weakening of the abdominal press;
- regular constipation;
- weight lifting.
Kinds
Therapy for hernia depends on the degree of infringement of the intestine and the type of protrusion. Depending on these indicators, the doctor determines which treatment is suitable for you - medication or surgery will be required.
A hernia can be of two types:
Inguinal hernia, according to statistics, is formed in adult men. The inner part of the intestine with it twists inward, thus creating a loop. The main reason for its occurrence is intense physical work and weight lifting. The treatment of this disease is prompt, an ultrasound of an inguinal hernia is required beforehand.
Oblique hernia is the prerogative of men only. The intestine with it occupies the area of the inguinal canal, in addition, it can penetrate the scrotum. At the initial stages of the disease, conservative therapy is used, which is aimed at strengthening these muscles. In all other cases, an operation is performed. The hernia in this case is completely removed.
Signs of a hernia
The very first sign of a hernia is swelling of the tissues. The protrusion after lifting weights increases, while a person can feel a sharp soreness that occurs in the groin.
After urination or bowel movement, the hernia decreases in size, which is explained by a decrease in pressure inside the abdominal cavity.
In the groin in a standing position, pain is felt, which can be temporary or permanent, it depends on the severity of the disease.
Hernia in advanced cases may be accompanied by nausea, symptoms of fever, heart palpitations.
Inguinal hernia treatment in men without surgery
Such treatment consists in the use of medications, the use of physiotherapeutic and manual therapy, the use of folk remedies, etc.
Folk remedies
Prescribing treatment for inguinal hernia in men without surgery should be the attending physician, preferably after consultation with several specialists in this field. You can not be treated on your own, since you can aggravate your condition. You can try to coordinate the following traditional medicine with your doctors.
Oak bark
Treatment of inguinal hernia in men without surgery is possible with the help of compresses from oak bark. It is necessary to take the bark of a tree, grind it, and then pour a spoonful of the resulting powder with a glass of boiling water. Put on a small fire and hold for 10 minutes. Cover and cool.
Then you can use the finished product - they need to moisten the gauze, and then attach it to the hernia. To prevent this compress from moving, you need to fix it. For this, you can wrap it with plastic wrap and on top with a bandage. The compress should be changed after three hours.
Cabbage Pickle
Pickled cabbage also treats inguinal hernia in men without surgery. It can also reduce pain. Such a compress is done very simply - a bandage or gauze is taken, folded several times, moistened in juice from sauerkraut, after which it is applied to a hernia and insulated with a film and a scarf.
Other compresses
Right-sided inguinal hernia can be treated with such a simple and effective remedy as acetic acid. To do this, it is recommended to wash the protrusion every day with a cool aqueous solution of vinegar. To prepare it, you need to take 2 tablespoons of vinegar (4%) in a glass of water. After such washing, it is necessary to apply a warm compress from the infusion made from red wine and oak leaves. Oak compresses should be alternated with poultices from hernia grass.
Compresses made from rye bread, grated with garlic, or strong infusion of wormwood give good results. These methods of traditional medicine can slow the growth of hernia, as well as prevent its possible complications.
Ointment
Boil the water in a saucepan for this. When it boils, place smaller containers there and melt half a kilogram of pork internal fat there. Then pour it into a glass, preheated jar.
Pour separately in a jar (half-liter) half a glass of vinegar essence, break the homemade raw chicken egg there. Top up the jar with melted fat to the top, close and clean for a week in a cool place.
Then, in a water bath, heat the jar so that the fat has completely melted, and add 2 quail fresh eggs to the mixture, as well as a spoonful of badger fat.
Beat the resulting product with a mixer or blender until smooth. Store the ointment in the refrigerator. She needs to lubricate the inguinal hernia at night, as well as throughout the day.
Ointment should be rubbed into a sore spot, put a napkin on top, then a piece of woolen material, fix the bandage with a bandage. This compress should be kept for about two hours.
Larkspur
Pour 20 g of the plant with a glass of water and put simmer for ten minutes. Infusion is replenished to its original volume by adding water. The resulting product is consumed in a teaspoon before meals.
Infusions
Looking at a photo of an inguinal hernia in men, it is difficult to assume that it can be cured with the help of herbal infusions. But traditional medicine says that it is. At least you can alleviate the condition. For example, you can prepare a decoction of cornflower flowers. To do this, you need to brew 3 tablespoons of the plant with half a glass of boiling water. Remove insist and take before meals in several doses. In the same way, decoctions are made from gooseberry leaves, drupes, and also meadowsweet herbs.
Larch bark
Brew five tablespoons of larch bark with a liter of boiling water and remove, insist for 12 hours. Ready broth is consumed in a glass 5 times a day, preferably before meals. The treatment is quite long - from 1 to 6 months. After a 2-week intake, you need to take a 7-day break. The resulting infusion is stored for a maximum of two days in a cool place.
In addition to internal reception, compresses prepared with such an infusion are also effective. The four-piece gauze napkin is moistened in it, put on a hernia, and then covered with a cloth. These compresses are put twice a day.
Physical exercise
Excessive exercise is considered one of the main causes of inguinal hernia. In particular, the defect manifests itself in people who work out on simulators and lift heavy weights or weights. Exercises related to the work of the abdominal muscles increase intra-abdominal pressure, which leads to the occurrence of a hernia.
People with this disease can be engaged in physical exercises only if the oblique inguinal hernia does not get a load from them. The most effective sport in this case is swimming. A man with his help strengthens the muscles of the press, thereby creating a positive effect.
You can also attribute aerobics to physiotherapeutic methods, walking and light running, cycling. But all selected exercises need to be discussed with the doctor.
If he allows, then you can use this set of classes:
- Lying on your back, swing your legs, lowering your arms along the body. We know this exercise as “scissors”.
- Lying on your back, keep your hands behind your head, and bend your legs at the knees. Alternately, the left and right knees and elbows of the opposite arm are pulled together. This exercise to perform up to fifteen times, it can be done during the day.
- Exercise "bike" - pedal.
Wearing a bandage
Almost all experts advise wearing a bandage when an inguinal hernia occurs. Although this method is not included in the methods of treatment. A bandage will only alleviate a person’s condition, but the disease cannot be cured. It prevents the possibility that the hernia will increase, in addition, reduces the risk of an injured hernia. Although it is worth constantly wearing a corset, otherwise the disease will progress.
If there is no improvement in the patient’s condition after these treatment methods, there is only one way out of this situation - surgical intervention.