 [ Symptoms ] can you get a hernia from sex im having moderate constant stabbing pain in my lower abdomen area its been going on for 4 days i cant bend over or stand up without having tears come to my eyes when i lay in bed the pain doesnt go away is this a informal hernia [ Disease ] i know from my own experience with arthritis that your complaint sounds very much like arthritis you should however see a dr for it as there is a difference between osteoarthritis and rhuematoid arthritis either way a true dx should be made