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What Causes Diarrhea And Itching In Testicle When Suffering From Inguinal Hernia?

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Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2014
Question: I have a fairly large inguinal hernia that is causing lots of swelling and pressure in my left testicle. Not so much pain as it is pressure. I have been putting off surgery because I started wearing a hernia belt and it seems to have helped relieve some of that pressure. But, I have now had pretty bad diarrhea for about two and a half months and the area around my left testicle has become quite itchy. Is this a sign I better not put off surgery any longer? Or are these symptoms not really related at all?
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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer: detailed below Detailed Answer: Hello. Thank you for the query. Yes, this symptoms can be caused by inguinal hernia. Diarrhea is a symptom of partial bowels obstruction which can be caused by a hernia. Itching indicates some inflammation. Please note that for scrotum it is not natural to contain intestines. This stimulates an inflammation. However your diarrhea can be also caused by some gastrointestinal indection or even colon cancer. Here is what you should do: - have stool test an blood work - in case of low hemoglobin level or blood in stool, colonoscopy should be first - if hemoglobin will be fibe and no blood in stool, hernia surgery should be done and colonoscopy after surgery Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards
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What Causes Diarrhea And Itching In Testicle When Suffering From Inguinal Hernia?

Brief Answer: detailed below Detailed Answer: Hello. Thank you for the query. Yes, this symptoms can be caused by inguinal hernia. Diarrhea is a symptom of partial bowels obstruction which can be caused by a hernia. Itching indicates some inflammation. Please note that for scrotum it is not natural to contain intestines. This stimulates an inflammation. However your diarrhea can be also caused by some gastrointestinal indection or even colon cancer. Here is what you should do: - have stool test an blood work - in case of low hemoglobin level or blood in stool, colonoscopy should be first - if hemoglobin will be fibe and no blood in stool, hernia surgery should be done and colonoscopy after surgery Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards