What happens if hernia is not treated? These hazards are the most common

In normal times, when people are diagnosed with hernia, if they do not treat the hernia effectively, the hernia may become serious and have a certain impact on their health. So, what happens if a hernia is not treated?

1. Daily life

After a hernia occurs, in daily life, when walking or exercising, you will always feel the presence of a foreign body. Patients with larger lumps may also experience a feeling of falling and pain, and feel uncomfortable. It also affects social interaction. If the area is more private, it will often form a psychological burden, which will affect the body and mind over time.

2. Physical Injury

If the hernia mass protrudes for a long time or occurs too frequently, it can easily cause an incarcerated hernia, which can lead to damage to internal organs. For example, inguinal hernias are mostly caused by the small intestine. Once incarceration occurs, it can eventually lead to intestinal necrosis. In severe cases, the patient may be life-threatening.

3. Sexual function damage

After a male hernia occurs, the mass can easily slide down to the scrotum. The compression and adhesion of the hernia contents can cause compression and twisting of the spermatic artery in the inguinal canal, resulting in spermatic cord blood circulation disorder. Abnormal spermatic cord blood circulation will inevitably lead to blood circulation disorder in the ipsilateral testicle, causing testicular atrophy and ultimately male sexual dysfunction. At the same time, severe cases can also affect fertility.