hernias can be life-threatening and can only be repaired surgically. a person can take a strong pain medication for appendicitis but they will still have appendicitis. don't mask the pain. the pain is a message that your body is sending to call your attention to the hernia that needs surgically repaired.
is there a non-surgical treatment option for a recurring abdominal hernia? . is there any pain medication strong enough to alleviate severe excrutiating pain and cramping from a strangulated hernia? the only relief i have now is an icepack against the area where the hernia is protruding.