Suggest Treatment For Severe Lower Abdominal Pain When Diagnosed With IBS

Posted on Thu, 28 Apr 2016

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Question : I have sever IBS for 25-30 years. I am having sever daily pain in lower abdominal just at top of my leg..the bulge is about 1"wide,1"high & go from my groin to lower hip.
Several week ago my OBGYN told me it was a hernia. I'm 64.
What do I need to do? The

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Surgery is necessary.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Form your description it is a femoral hernia indeed. You should consult general surgeon with it. In case of doubts, ultrasound can be done.
The only way of treatment is surgery with mesh insertion. Leaving it alone can cause strangulation.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further questions.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar