My Wife Has A Bulge In The Middle Her Stomach

Brief Answer:
can be a hernia or intestinal obstruction.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history, reviewed the photo and understood the concerns.

Please give additional information for me to assist you better:

Does the bulge appear in the same place every time it bulges or at different places?
Is the pain for the first time or pains every time it bulges?
Any nausea, vomiting, change in bowel habits?
Does the bulge come out on coughing or straining?
Does the bulge reduce on lying down?
Since when is the pain present today?

Please give all these details as a good history helps in diagnosis, further investigations, and management.

If the pain is severe and is associated with nausea, vomiting or any other symptoms, it may be an emergency wherein there is a possibility of intestinal obstruction and needs to go to ER at the earliest.

With Regards.
Dr. T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.

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Brief Answer:
Most probably obstructed hernia, you should take her to the ER for further evaluation.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.

If the swelling/bulge comes on coughing and is reducible by pushing in or on lying down then this is most probably a hernia of the abdominal wall.

The pain is usually indicative of obstruction in the hernial sac which may be fat alone or with intestines.
In such a case it is better to take her to ER (Emergency Room), clinical evaluation, examination, and investigations like X-ray of the abdomen in standing position, Ultrasonography, and tests of blood.
This will give an appropriate diagnosis and gives a plan for management.

I hope this answer helps you.

Please give feedback once these things are done and feel free to ask for further queries if you feel that there is a gap in communication.

With Regards.
Dr T Chandrakant.

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