What causes swelling above the base of the penis?

I am a 55 year old female with no known heart prblems other than mild mitral valve prolapse and IBS . For at least 3 or 4 years I have noticed a smooth swelling or rise jsut below the left breast bone, around top of the rib cage area. No history of injuries to the area. On one or two occasions I have had severe pain in that area, almost like a nerve pain; bad enough to create breathing difficulty. With reast, it goes away. I also have regular reoccurence of chronic burping (harder than burps) and swelling in the upper abdomen, along with frequent heartburn . This conditoin may last a few hours or a few days. On occassion, I get accompanying back pain and shortness of breath that is relieved by lying on my right side. During these flareups, they are aggravatged and occur almost immediately after eating. Could all this be caused by a hernia or some form of prolapse? (A few years ago I believe I suffred a pelvic and/or abdominal prolapse after extensive exercise, after I had not exercised for several years). Thanks for your input.

i dont have any bowel movement on my own. this has happened now for at least 3 weeks. i have been to the hospital 3 times. i have to use magnesium citrate to have any kind of bowel movement. sopositories, and stool softners dont seem to work. i have severe pain in lower stomach and upper. they have did a cat scan and just said i have a blockage. i have a bulge on the right lower side and doctors though it was a hernia . the bulge is where there is a dip in my skin above the pelvic bone right beside my lymph nodes. my lymph nodes are also swollen right beside that bulge. there are about 5 lymph nodes that i feel and 2 in my stomach. i then wnt to the specialist and he examined me and said it wasnt a hernia. now i have to wait 3 months before a colonostophy. do you have any advice untill october? and what might it be?

Hi Dotctor I am a 38yo female w/ 2 children A month ago I was diagnosed w/ a hernia to the right side of my belly botton/ and possible inguinal hernia(s) as well. Currently I am having drastic chatnges to my urinary function as well as on and off constipation and loose bowels. I am having pain in both sides of my labia .as well as abdomenal pain. and fullness and pain after eating. Is this normal w/ hernia. I am awaiting a ct scan .(also having reflux and belch ALOT)

I had a bad case of the flu a 5 weaks ago with fever over 102 deg. I am still sick in stomach and weak and shaking. I am in Arizona. Other conditions i have previously are stomach polyps from PPIs over last 15 yrs. and hiatal hernia , and very...

I have pain in the center of my chest near the bottom of my ribcage. sometimes it hurts and burns at the same time. I also have several lumps on my chest and in my left breast. they usually don't bother me but when I get cold they hurt until I...

Hi I have chest pain after I eat or when I lay down and it's so painful them my neck starts throbbing and I went to the er the other night and they said it's probably GERD . this happens almost every day/night. Mainly after I eat