 [ Symptoms ] how to treat a hernia [ Disease ] there are many different types of hernias including inguinal located in the groin area umbilical belly button incisional after surgery and hiatal in the upper stomach to name a few if you suspect you have a hernia you would be well advised to seek medical attention while some hernias like an umbilical hernia are generally benign not serious or life threatening other hernias such as an inguinal hernia may require medical treatment only your health care provider can tell you for sure if you have a hernia and if it requires any treatment sorry i can not be more specific and i hope you get this checked out soon