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They include cancer treatment; inflammatory bowel disease; chronic or severe coughing; and complications from pregnancy (diastasis recti) and surgery. The most common problems are hernias ...

A father was left heartbroken after being diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer before reading ... embolisms in both lungs and an incisional hernia. Fortunately, his treatment was successful ...

A relatively small hernia will permit the lowest part of the gullet to slide upward into the chest, while a larger one will let part of the stomach slide up (hence the synonym “sliding hernia ...

There are two main types of hiatal hernias. A sliding hiatal hernia, the most common by far, occurs when the gastroesophageal junction protrudes above the diaphragm. A paraesophageal hiatal hernia ...

Straightforward surgical hernia repair patients maybe able to go home a few hours after surgery or the next day. For more complex cases a few days stay in the hospital maybe warranted. Typically ...

A colon preparation may be necessary, if extensive surgery is anticipated. It is recommended that the patient take nothing by mouth (food, water, etc.) for at least 6 hours before the scheduled ...