Do you think I have a hernia?

Question

How do I know if I have a hernia or if muscles overlapped?

I have IBS-D, un-diagnosed. I run 4 miles a day and have really great abs. The running could be the cause of the IBS-D, I have found that on runners websites.

This is all related, promise.

I used the bathroom after running today and I think I pushed too hard because something came through the muscles in my stomach. This has happened before. So I started breathing deep and massaging it. I even looked down and saw the protrusion. I pushed it back in.

I am not sure if I pushed my intestine through my abdominal muscles OR is the internal obliques got tangled and pushed through the external obliques.

Either way I am ok, not sore or anything, just freaked out and wondering what is wrong.

**If you tell me go see a doctor I will give you a thumbs down, I'm looking for what it MIGHT be or if anyone has had this happen.

Again, my abs are in fabulous shape. I'm a 29 year old female.

Answer 1

my husband experienced this thing before, he is a seaman and maybe the hard work at the ship and lifting heavy objects may be the cause of this.

i just let him lie with pillow under his butt and do some upward light massage, do it early in the morning while the stomach is empty and i tried using some herbal medicines.