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Suggest Treatment For Left Abdominal Pain

i am a 31 y/o female in healthy condition and exercise regularly and eat extremely healthy - no sugar or processed foods. The other day i started to get a pain in my lower left abdomen near the crease of my leg right above my pubic bone. Each day it has gotten worse. I can t even do one sit up. When i cough or sneeze I feel a sharp pain, almost as if something is going to pop. I had a hernia when i was 4 years old, but I can t remember what that felt like. My stomach and abdomen above my pubic bone have been distended for a few days. I thought I was constipated because of a change in my diet, but laxatives and stool softeners have done what they re meant to do and this pain just keeps getting worse. I can t really carry a few bags of groceries now because the strain hurts too much.
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
I would like to say that this is an EMERGENCY. The reason being your history. It is very peculiar of the ''Ritcher's Hernia.
You have a history of hernia, it does not grow much in females.
IN your case a small part of the circumference of the bowel gets obstructed to give this typical presentation you have described.
Attend the ER , get investigated fast.
You may need exploratory laparotomy to see the damage to the bowel, repair it , and repair of the hernia too.
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Suggest Treatment For Left Abdominal Pain

Hi. Thanks for your query. I would like to say that this is an EMERGENCY. The reason being your history. It is very peculiar of the Ritcher s Hernia. You have a history of hernia, it does not grow much in females. IN your case a small part of the circumference of the bowel gets obstructed to give this typical presentation you have described. Attend the ER , get investigated fast. You may need exploratory laparotomy to see the damage to the bowel, repair it , and repair of the hernia too.