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What Causes An Inguinal Hernia After An Accident?
Hello. My friend was in a car accident in 2015. He went to proceed through an intersection when the light turned green and was hit in the front passenger side by a car going about 40mph running a red light. He was having some abdominal pain directly after the accident, but it went away with a bit of time, so he didn't follow up on it with doctors. But just a few months ago he was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia and he thinks it's because of the accident a couple of years ago. Is this possible?
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
Hello,
It is unlikely that the accident caused this but not entirely impossible. Hernias form from a weakness in the muscle layers that allows a bit of the bowel to push through. If he was injured in the inguinal area in the auto accident then it could have weakened the area. This would be impossible to prove however as inguinal hernias are very common even without any trauma.
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It is unlikely that the accident caused this but not entirely impossible. Hernias form from a weakness in the muscle layers that allows a bit of the bowel to push through. If he was injured in the inguinal area in the auto accident then it could have weakened the area. This would be impossible to prove however as inguinal hernias are very common even without any trauma.
Regards
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