re annual inguinal hernia repair in article jpc avdms msfc nasa gov jpc avdms msfc nasa gov j porter clark wrote synopsis young man with inguianl hernia on one side repaired now has new hernia on other side what gives he asks and he continues of course my wife thinks it s from sitting for long periods of time at the computer reading news there is the possibility that there is some degree of constipation causing chronic straining which has caused the bowel movements the classic problems that are supposed to be looked for in someone with a hernia are constipation chronic cough colon cancer and you re not too young for that and sitting for long periods of time at the computer reading news good luck with your surgery steve holland well that post was not that accurate people with early life hernias are felt to have a congenital sack that promotes the formation of hernias the hernias of later life may be more associated with chronic straining however the risk of damage to the intestine without an operation is high enough that it ought to be repaired the risk of cancer is probably no higher than the general population but since you are near it would be sensible to have some sort of cancer screening such as a flexible sigmoidoscopy sorry for the misleading info steve holland
