Can Inguinal Hernia Cause Urinary Problems
Can be urinary tract infection.
Can inguinal hernia cause urinary problems. The hernia sac contents in cases of a sliding hernia can include the sigmoid colon appendix cecum or other intra abdominal structures. It is usually associated with other conditions that increase intra abdominal pressure such as bladder neck obstruction due to prostatic hypertrophy. Herniation of the urinary bladder into the inguinal canal is an uncommon finding observed in 0 5 4 of inguinal hernias curry 2000. Some people who have an inguinal hernia on one side will have or will.
In both men and women the bladder can become trapped within a hernia. Over 60 000 primary inguinal hernia repairs are carried out in england each year. Signs that the bladder is trapped include urination frequency changes a burning sensation and a feeling of hesitancy when urinating. Urinary retention that is the inability to pass urine after groin hernia surgery is not uncommon.
The reported incidence varies from less than 5 to nearly 25. Most of these are in men. A doctor can often move an inguinal hernia back inside the abdominal wall with gentle massage. The urinary bladder is rarely involved in herniation but is associated with a morbidity of 1 to 4 reaching as high as 10 in men with inguinal hernias over the age of 50 years.
You went the opposite direction as me. Inguinal hernias typically develop on one side of the groin and form on the right side more often than on the left. This is classified as an inguinal hernia or a femoral hernia. There is always a link between hernia and urinary tract infection most likely you are having urinary tract infection.
This may make it difficult to urinate. Inguinal hernias may slide in and out of the abdominal wall. Consequently in men it is usually associated with some degree of urinary retention. Uti is usually caused by bacterial infection and may cause abdominal pain with increased frequency and urgency.
I had inguinal hernia surgery in october 2015 while at the same time being in the middle of experiencing a series of utis which shortly after the hernia surgery resulted in prostatitis diagnosis long term antibiotic therapy then a turp procedure which uncovered strictures and eventually the strictures became so bad i couldn t pee then four weeks.