A femoral hernia is a protrusion of a loop of the intestine through a weakened abdominal wall, located in the lower abdomen near the thigh. Inguinal ...ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailHomeHealthLibraryFemoralherniaGroinherniaShareAherniaoccurswhenthecontentsoftheabdomenpushthroughaweakpointortearinthemusclewallofthebelly.Thislayerofmuscleholdstheabdominalorgansinplace.Afemoralherniaisabulgeintheupperpartofthethighnearthegroin.Inguinalherniaistheresultofanorgan,usuallybowel,protrudingthroughaweakpointortearinthethinmuscularabdominalwall.Inguinalherniascanrestrictbloodsupplytothebowelherniatedthroughthedefect,creatingamedicalemergency.Afemoralherniaisaprotrusionofaloopoftheintestinethroughaweakenedabdominalwall,locatedinthelowerabdomennearthethigh.CausesMostofthetime,thereisnoclearcauseofahernia.Someherniasmaybepresentatbirth(congenital),butarenotnoticeduntillaterinlife.Somefactorsthatcontributetothedevelopmentofaherniainclude:ChronicconstipationChroniccoughHeavyliftingObesityStrainingtourinatebecauseofanenlargedprostateFemoralherniastendtooccurmoreofteninwomenthaninmen.You'reliftingaheavybox,whensuddenly,youfeelastraininyourstomachorgroin.Ifyoualsofeelabulgethere,youmighthaveahernia.Thebumpthatyoufeelisapartofwhat'sinyourabdomenbulgingoutthroughaweakspotinthemuscleortissuethatsurroundsit.Aherniaiskindoflikepushingyourfingeragainstthesideofaballoon.Whattypeofherniayouhavedependsonwherethebulgeislocated.Afemoralherniaisabulgeintheupperpartofyourthigh.Ahiatalherniaislocatedinthetoppartofyourstomach.Anumbilicalherniabulgesaroundyourbellybutton.Inguinalherniasareinthegroinarea.Andincisionalherniasusuallyformaroundascarfromapastsurgeryinyourabdomen.Youcangetaherniaifyouliftsomethingthat'stooheavy,orstraintoohardwhilecoughing,urinating,orhavingabowelmovement.Sometimesbabiesarebornwithahernia.Thathappenswhentheliningthatissupposedtoholdtheabdominalorgansdoesn'ttotallyclosebeforebirth.Someherniasdon'tcauseanysymptoms.Youmightlivewithaherniaforawhilewithoutevennoticingthatyou