· Overall Insight It’s completely normal for your stomach to appear bigger afterherniasurgery. Swelling, fluid buildup, and trapped gas are all part of the healing process and usually improve with time. However, if you notice persistent swelling, pain, fever, or a quickly growing bulge, it is important to seek medical help.
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· Bloating afterherniasurgery is a common, though often uncomfortable, part of recovery. Understanding its causes can help alleviate concerns during the post-operative period. Common Causes of Bloating General anesthesia, used during hernia repair, can temporarily slow down the digestive system. This reduced gut motility means food, fluids, and gas move more slowly through the intestines ...
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Contact your surgeon or healthcare provider if you notice: Hard lump, new bulge, or recurrence of hernia-like symptoms These may indicate complications such as infection, fluid buildup, or hernia recurrence. While a bigger stomach afterherniasurgery can be concerning, it is usually a normal part of the healing process. Knowing about the gurgling noise helps with early diagnosis and treatment. This can stop more problems. This part talks about this symptom and why you should see a doctor if you hear it.
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Understanding Inguinal Hernia Inguinal hernias happen when tissues, like part of the intestine, push through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles. You may have anesthesiato put you to sleep during surgery. The medication can slow down or even stop the gut from moving food and waste from your stomach through the digestive tract. When this slowdown happens, it's called a delay in gastric motility or POI. A POI means that it takes your intestines longer to recover from anesthesia than the rest o...See full list on verywellhealth.comA delay in gastric motility is usually brief. A more severe POI may call for a longer hospital stay.Severe symptoms can include: 1.
Nausea 2. Bloating 3. Vomiting 4. Abdominal tenderness or pain 5.