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Did I give myself a hernia?

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Posted by: Zin

Ok I was stupid I know and did weighted decline situps for the first time 2 weeks ago - one week passed and all of the normal soreness went away but I felt distinctly weak in my lower abdomen whenever I streched- I thought nothing of it and figured it would toughen up in a few days until I was working a lateral pulldawn machine and felt something tear right in the weak area(lower left abdomen) completely out of the blue. That was a week ago and it still feels weak and whenever I stretch it the wrong way I get that tearing pain. I definitly do not feel anything poking out but while it is a little better it still is healing really slowly - I am still lifting but I cannot do any ab exercises or others that use the abs as a signifigant stabaliser (Lat pulldown, tricept pressdown) and I have to be careful to lower myself down on the bench press with my arms rather than my abs...

Should I let it go for a few more days or seek a doctor, how do they check for that sort of thing anyway?


Posted by: PreMier

See a doctor. If its a hernia, it wont heal on its own.


Posted by: Rocco32

Doesn't sound like hernia to me. Sounds like you stretched or pulled a muscle but better safe than sorry. To check for a hernia you do the old turn the head and cough.


Posted by: P-funk

yeah, doesn't sound like hernia to me either. is anything protruding through your abdomen? A lump? Probably just over stretched a muscle.


Posted by: Vieope

Maybe you are having a inverse hernia. All the fat from your abs is entering your system. j/k
I donīt think that someone can be stupid to give themself a hernia, it will happen no matter what. Timing is the only thing that may change. Go see a doctor and I hope you get better. Keep us updated, it may help others. Look at the bottom of this thread, there is a few threads about it.
Hey P, could you move this to the health area?


Posted by: P-funk

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Originally Posted by Vieope
Maybe you are having a inverse hernia. All the fat from your abs is entering your system. j/k
I donīt think that someone can be stupid to give themself a hernia, it will happen no matter what. Timing is the only thing that may change. Go see a doctor and I hope you get better. Keep us updated, it may help others. Look at the bottom of this thread, there is a few threads about it.
Hey P, could you move this to the health area?
Done


Posted by: slick4788

My doc tested me for hernia when I got appendicitis, just to be on the safe side . I think she did something like felt a nerve around the balls, somewhere there I forgot, and made me cough a few times,and checked if my vein popped up? Not sure...you can try that lol .


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