Right Side Pain

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For Martin, the first indication that not all was normal was the reoccurring right side pelvic pain.
A visit to the doctor confirmed that Martin was indeed correct. Something was out of sorts inside his body. He had a hernia.

When an internal body part pushes into an area where it is not designed to reside the result is a hernia. In some cases, a person may notice a lump or bulge on his body, signaling the presence of a hernia. This area may be tender and swollen. You might think there would always be significant pain associated with this condition, but sometimes there is little or no pain associated with this abnormal occurence.

These injuries are for the most part found in the abdomen. The body has a natural corset or restraining material that keeps the internal organs in place. This material is actually muscle and tendon that extend from the ribs to the groin.

When this protective restraint is compromised at any location an organ can push out into another area and create a bulge, and thus you have a hernia. There different types of these injuries.

• Inguinal hernia—the intestine or bladder pushes through the abdominal wall or into the inguinal cavity in the groin. These account for about eight out of ten hernias and most often occur in men. Incisional hernia—intestine pushes through the abdominal wall at a sight that was previously compromised by surgery.

• Femoral hernia—intestine pushes into the femoral artery canal and into the upper thigh

• Umbilical hernia—small intestine pushes through the abdominal wall near the naval

• Hiatal hernia—stomach pushes through the hiatus opening of the diaphragm.

Once this condition is diagnosed, treatment will depend on the severity and location of the hernia.

Martin’s right side pelvic pain was caused by an inguinal hernia.