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How do I know if I got a hernia or not?
I was deadlifting, and when I stood up I accidentally pushed out my stomach a little bit, and I felt a sharp pain in my stomach area, I immediately tightened up and stopped. The pain was like 2 or 3 inches to the left of my belly button.
It feels normal like my abs in that area, but when I mimic the dead lift motion and stand up I kind of feel a little bit of pain there. I suspect I just lightly strained my abdominal, but How would i know if it was a hernia. I lift heavy weights a lot and I don't want to get hurt or worsen it.
By feels normal I mean I Took my index and middle finger together and tightened my stomach and tried to feel for abnormalities, like a soft spot, but I didn't find one. And when I twist my upper body back and forthe I feel no pain, it's just when I stretch my body back, I feel a minor bit of pain on my middle left ab.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Hernias are common in weight lifters but since you are probably doing an organized training I don't think what you are describing is a hernia.
What you are having is a sprained or at maximum an injured abdominal muscle. Probably you need you to change your exercise technique to rest the painful muscle for a few days.
