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Question

what is sciatica and hernia? does it affect growth? how do u know u have it? what can cause sciatica and hernia? Will u stop growing if you have hernia or sciatia?

Answer 1

sciatica is a pinched nerve in your spine. and a hernia is a tear in your muscles over your abdomen causing your intestines to start pushing out at that spot. both are very painfull and will not effect your growth at all.

Answer 2

First of all a hernia or sicatia are not going to effect your growth.
A hernia is a spot on your body that is thin and can be torn by for example lifting a heavy object (the soft spots are located just above the base of the penis on both sides) also lifting can tear below these spots and you intestine will drop into your testicles. Also you can tear or have the muscles separate in the stomach area and the intestines can bulge through the opening. By now you are probably getting scared, but usually these occur as you get older and many men never have hernia problems. If they do, as I have, it's a simple same day operation to repair same. I recommend the repair that uses "webbing" as it will last almost indefinitely.
Since I assume your very young, I wouldn't worry unnecessarily, especially about affecting your growth, which it isn't going to do.
Now sciatica, is a pinched nerve that causes extreme pain in the leg and back. It can be cause by as simple as keeping your wallet in your back pocket pressing on a nerve or any movement or strain on the nerve can cause it. Usually a doctor would give shots for it and a chiropractor would give you an adjustment, which what I had done. Again, the likely hood of your getting it is very small.

Answer 3

A hernia is a burst in your stomach or intestine, etc.

Sciatica is a trapped nerve down the back or leg, very painful.

Neither of these things would stop you growing.

They both require treatment though.

In a young person I think both of these would be a sign of more general bad health..

Answer 4

By far most hernias develop in the abdomen, when a weakness in the abdominal wall evolves into a localized hole, or "defect", through which adipose tissue, or abdominal organs covered with peritoneum, may protrude. Another common hernia involves the intervertebral disc, and causes back pain or sciatica.

Hernias may present either with pain at the site, a visible or palpable lump, or in some cases by more vague symptoms resulting from pressure on an organ which has become "stuck" in the hernia, sometimes leading to organ dysfunction. Fatty tissue usually enters a hernia first, but it may be followed by or accompanied by an organ.

Most of the time, hernias develop when pressure in the compartment of the residing organ is increased, and the boundary is weak or weakened.

Weakening of containing membranes or muscles is usually congenital (which explains part of the tendency of hernias to run in families), and increases with age (for example, degeneration of the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc), but it may be on the basis of other illnesses, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or Marfan syndrome, stretching of muscles during pregnancy, losing weight in obese people, etc., or because of scars from previous surgery.

Many conditions chronically increase intra-abdominal pressure, (pregnancy, ascites, COPD, dyschezia, benign prostatic hypertrophy) and hence abdominal hernias are very frequent. Increased intracranial pressure can cause parts of the brain to herniate through narrowed portions of the cranial cavity or through the foramen magnum. Increased pressure on the intervertebral discs, as produced by heavy lifting or lifting with improper technique, increases the risk of herniation.
Hernias are generally not caused by trauma.

Treatment
It is generally advisable to repair hernias in a timely fashion, in order to prevent complications such as organ dysfunction, gangrene, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Most abdominal hernias can be surgically repaired, and recovery rarely requires long-term changes in lifestyle. Uncomplicated hernias are principally repaired by pushing back, or "reducing", the herniated tissue, and then mending the weakness in muscle tissue (an operation called herniorraphy). If complications have occurred, the surgeon will check the viability of the herniated organ, and resect it if necessary. Modern muscle reinforcement techniques involve synthetic materials (a mesh prosthesis) that avoid over-stretching of already weakened tissue (as in older, but still useful methods). The mesh is placed over the defect, and sometimes staples are used to keep the mesh in place. Increasingly, some repairs are performed through laparoscopes.

Many patients are managed through surgical daycare centers, and are able to return to work within a week or two, while heavy activities are prohibited for a longer period. Surgical complications have been estimated to be up to 10%, but most of them can be easily addressed. They include surgical site infections, nerve and blood vessel injuries, injury to nearby organs, and hernia recurrence.

Generally, the use of external devices to maintain reduction of the hernia without repairing the underlying defect (such as hernia trusses, trunks, belts, etc.), is not advised. Exceptions are uncomplicated incisional hernias that arise shortly after the operation (should only be operated after a few months), or inoperable patients.

It is essential that the hernia not be further irritated by carrying out strenuous labour

Answer 5

All i can tell you from others telling me is that hernia is painful so you will find out by going to the hospital (because of the pain) and then the doctor will tell you. sorry dont know what sciatica is.

Answer 6

what do you do wen u have sciatia