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What Causes Significant Bulge In The Middle Of Stomach While Doing Sit Ups?

When I do situps or crunches I have a significant bulge in the middle of my stomach. It is oblong shaped and about 5" long and perhaps 2" wide. There is no pain and when I workout regularly it get harder and harder. When looking at images of human abdominal muscles I cannot explain it. Should I be concerned?
Sat, 15 Feb 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

That sounds like a hernia. A hernia is a small bag on fat, intestines or other abdominal contents that protrudes out when the pressure on abdomen increases like exercising.

I would suggest you get an abdominal ultrasound. Alternatively, you can meet a sugeon first and make sure that you are dealing with a hernia.

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck.

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What Causes Significant Bulge In The Middle Of Stomach While Doing Sit Ups?

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query That sounds like a hernia. A hernia is a small bag on fat, intestines or other abdominal contents that protrudes out when the pressure on abdomen increases like exercising. I would suggest you get an abdominal ultrasound. Alternatively, you can meet a sugeon first and make sure that you are dealing with a hernia. I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)