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What Causes Left-sided Abdominal Swelling?
Question: I have a slight bulge on my left side from my belly to my hip.
What can this be. No pain
What can this be. No pain
Brief Answer:
Please give details and post actual photographs if possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit very short and specific.
To recapitulate: Female/61 - not visited any Doctor - has a bulge from on the left side of belly button to the hip - no pain - wants to know what could this be...
May I please know few more details and a clear photograph (if you are willing and if possible):
- Since when have you got this bulge?
- Does it go away on lying down?
- Does it increase on coughing or straining?
- Or remains stationary in spite of any action?
Commonest reasons of such a bulge can be:
- Malgaigne's bulge due to laxity of the muscles of the abdominal wall, this is not a true hernia.
- Hernia of the abdominal wall
- Lipoma.
- Hematoma
Awaiting for your feedback.
Please give details and post actual photographs if possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit very short and specific.
To recapitulate: Female/61 - not visited any Doctor - has a bulge from on the left side of belly button to the hip - no pain - wants to know what could this be...
May I please know few more details and a clear photograph (if you are willing and if possible):
- Since when have you got this bulge?
- Does it go away on lying down?
- Does it increase on coughing or straining?
- Or remains stationary in spite of any action?
Commonest reasons of such a bulge can be:
- Malgaigne's bulge due to laxity of the muscles of the abdominal wall, this is not a true hernia.
- Hernia of the abdominal wall
- Lipoma.
- Hematoma
Awaiting for your feedback.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
How do u attach a picture ? It goes away when I lay down & sit up straight
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
You may please attach a picture with:
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The swelling that goes away on laying down is usually a hernia.
If it pops up on forceful and purposeful coughing, it is hernia.
Awaited the picture.
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Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
You may please attach a picture with:
YYYY@YYYY
The swelling that goes away on laying down is usually a hernia.
If it pops up on forceful and purposeful coughing, it is hernia.
Awaited the picture.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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