How active can we be when healing a hernia?

[jason]

I seem to have a new inguinal hernia. I had one repaired twelve years ago on the left, now there's one on the right. I might try to heal it naturally this time. I'm just wondering how active people can be whilst healing a hernia. I will do some abdominal strengthening exercises, pilates and maybe some chi gong. But at present I work as a gardener and I have a very active lifestyle, going for long walks, swimming and so on. I wondered if I should give up the gardening or at least the heavier work in order to heal the hernia? Perhaps It is best to have a complete rest for a while in order to try to heal the hernia. If anyone has any thoughts I would be most grateful

[Tom Travis]

Hi Jason,

I have had my inguinal hernia for 8 years, and haven't found a cure for it yet. I am very active, my daily exercise routine includes working upper body with light weights and high reps, and high reps on abdominal exercises ... I also walk 2-4 miles most days. I am always aware of my hernia and engage my core muscles often to keep them strong. I find that exercise is definitely beneficial. BTW, I am 72 years old. I have found that I can live with the hernia, though at times I consider having it repaired. It is, at best, a frustrating condition.

I'm curious, was your hernia repair 12 years ago successful? Did you have any negative results from the surgery.

Good Luck!

Tom

On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 9:25 PM, 'jason' via Hernia Support <hernia...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I seem to have a new inguinal hernia. I had one repaired twelve years ago on the left, now there's one on the right. I might try to heal it naturally this time. I'm just wondering how active people can be whilst healing a hernia. I will do some abdominal strengthening exercises, pilates and maybe some chi gong. But at present I work as a gardener and I have a very active lifestyle, going for long walks, swimming and so on. I wondered if I should give up the gardening or at least the heavier work in order to heal the hernia? Perhaps It is best to have a complete rest for a while in order to try to heal the hernia. If anyone has any thoughts I would be most grateful

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[chris hine]

Hi there Tom,

Thanks a lot for your reply. Yes the hernia repair I had twelve years ago was successful, although there was a lot of pain afterwards. I think a nerve got trapped. After about five months I was back to normal health. I was thinking about trying to heal this new hernia naturally, with strengthening exercises for the lower abdominals, a support and other measures. But I am not quite sure what to do yet. Having this new hernia has certainly made me slow down and take a different perspective on life.

[Dutty]

Hi!
I cured my inguinal heria a while back that I had for years. I used a tight jockstrap, like a 28-30, and I'm a good 34, plus a foam bubble I got off an old truss I found in a thrift shop. The hernia has to be kept in. I was well into my 70s, and was working as a brush mule, dragging brush and lifting pretty heavy wood. I recomend staying active, working hard and keeping strong. I had to struggle like hell to throw some of those sections of pine into the back of the truck, but the struggle just made me stronger. I also eat pretty raw, vegetables and meat, no beef, and I stay away from sugar and processed foods, and I do resistance stretching, including yoga. I thought the lower ab exercise was the tipping point. Right now I'm doing three major exercise (aside from the 15 to 20 yoga asanas). I'm doing the Roman chair for the back, a hanging leg raise (which doesn't put a strain on the back), and then the 'abdominal wheel'. I've been on a 16 hour a day fast for a good while, but I had to stop that and my chi gung (energyarts.com) because I was passing out mainly when I was walking my pitbull/bullmastiff. Yeah, the family got all huffy, so I stopped driving too. But I have not had a blackout in several weeks, so I getting into the heavier workouts and the longer walks. No I didn't go see a doctor. The dog would get all excited over a cat or a rabbit ( I walk at night), and I had to wrestle her, and then I guess my blood sugar would go way do, and I'd have to drop down and hang on. But the other possibilty was the chi gung exercises were altering the chi pathways. That's why I stopped chi gung for a while. The nerves have to be strengthed to handle the extra chi load. Could be that or low blood sugar. Any way my old hernia hasn't popped back out, and the hernia I had repaired when I was in my thirties is fine too. Gotta keep humpin' without hurting yourself. If there's pain, stop. Your body is telling you something!

Best wishes,

Dutty

 On 06/13/2014 12:25 AM, 'jason' via Hernia Support wrote:

[wilson strausser]

Good job Dutty!

My 8-year-old incisional hernia recently disappeared back into my abdomen probably due mostly to the recent weight loss...I'm around 185 now thanks to cutting back on bread, pastry and potatoes plus plenty of yard work! I plan to get into the 170's by summer's end.

I have been pushing the hernia bulge in gently off and on since I noticed it was minimizing somewhat by itself and when I did that for a week it stayed in longer, only popping out alongside my belly button after a meal.

I overate on my birthday filet mignon (yes, I do cheat with "bad" food on occasion!)  which I haven't had for over a year along with a crab cake but didn't notice much difference until evacuating the next day. Then when I pushed it in gently there was gurgling which I assume is healing fluid after which it stayed inside the abdominal cavity.
I have not seen a doctor about it and will continue to monitor the bulge site but at this writing it is not  bulging.

I agree with you, Dutty that exercise helps strengthen the weakened area. My main concern to this point has been the possibility of hernial strangulation at the abdominal wall opening it protrudes through as the hole continues to minimize, which is why I will continue watching it; but my consensus is it will heal shut soon and the hernia will no lon ger re-emerge.

Wilson

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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:31:16 -0400
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Subject: Re: [herniasupport:2480] How active can we be when healing a hernia?

[wilson strausser]

I like Dutty's solution although my incisional hernia has not required such routine. I have done nothing other than remain active and a combination of many herbs designed to accelerate digestion taken with meals which I will continue as a weight loss aid.

It is important to add here I have never had pain with this hernia even when it has bulged, so it is very different from the inguinal type.

Wilson

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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:05:39 -0700
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[wilson strausser]

Seems to me the jockstrap method Dutty shares is a good one although I have not personally used anything to hold my incisional hernia in.

Wilson

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> I seem to have a new inguinal hernia. I had one repaired twelve years ago on the left, now there's one on the right. I might try to heal it naturally this time. I'm just wondering how active people can be whilst healing a hernia. I will do some abdominal strengthening exercises, pilates and maybe some chi gong. But at present I work as a gardener and I have a very active lifestyle, going for long walks, swimming and so on. I wondered if I should give up the gardening or at least the heavier work in order to heal the hernia? Perhaps It is best to have a complete rest for a while in order to try to heal the hernia. If anyone has any thoughts I would be most grateful
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[Dutty]

Awesome, Wilson! The healing is happening! Congrats! I'm absolutely thrilled! If we can do it, anyone can. I agree Wilson, weight loss has to help. Yeah, and you con't pig out on a continual basis and expect to heal. Glad to hear the good news Wilson!

Dutty