Can I do sit-ups with an abdominal hernia?

[eariel84]

I am a 25 year old mother of 3. I am in decent shape, meaning I am not over weigh. I have an abdominal hernia that is about 2 inches that causes occasional pain. I am pretty active, usually in the warm months and since being diagnosed as having a hernia I do not want to do anything to make it any bigger. After exercising my hernia doesn't feel any different. I haven't found out what makes it poke out and become painful but exercising doesn't seem to. I've also heard that if it doesn't hurt than it probably isn't a problem. Will sit-ups help or hurt my hernia?

[jens59]

I had incisional hernia repair one year ago, and would like to know what ab exercises i can do without causing problems.  I just started going to the gym again and I tried the ab coaster and I'm not sure I should so ab exercises at all.

[skizzie51]

just had incisional hernia repair on Tuesday two weeks ago i know its early!! i had an incisional hernia develope after an operation to take out a bburst appendix and 10-12 inches of colon lived with it the bulge for year im 6ft 1 inch es tall 188lbs great condition for 60 look and feel much younger??but !! ive played proefessional golf for over 40 years andive worked out to avoid a stomach and weight issues did crunches and pushups various other weight training basically with a bow flex, will i be able in a year?? to play golf pushups ,situps and play golf i know heavy is not a word to think of as in lifting orgaining weight iam weight conciance and will not gain weight same weight as in high scoll will not have a gut it took a damn medical problem to cause a problem!! ok back to questions is golf a thing of past and crunges and pushups ??what about cables and exercises that you lay on bench and do not over exert midline?? im just concerned !!thank you for any advice

[TMCCARVER]

I had hernia surgery a yr ago,then had to go back a month later to have it repaired. i was a little over weight already.Now I'm even more. I really need to exsercise, setups. Do  you think it would be ok?

[gabe3000]

I been diagnostic whit a lower right side hernia, i used run, lift weights, core exercicies, every day for 1 hr. i stop after mi last visit to the doctor because of the pain, now after 6 months of lasyness,  just need to know if i can run 30 min a day at lees. I dont feel any pain anymore, unless if i lift weight, thanks a lot.

[abril82]

bueno tenia una hernia odominal tego ya unme de laoperasion pero quiero esn pesar aser ejercicio si  puedo o no es tejo un poco de miedo que me buelva a salir pero quiero tener el vintre un poco mas plano si puedo aser ejercicio o me espero puedo aser zumba para en pesar

[jh04]

I recently started a bootcamp fitness program.  We work alot on lower abs.  I have always been able to lift my legs and do a crunch.  During my first class I was able to do about 100 of them..no pain.   Ive had 5 classes since then, and I am not able to work on my lower abs without pain below my belly button to the right.  Right above an incision from c-section.  After class, I still feel discomfort, but the next day the pain in gone.  The next class, it happens again.  I attend class twice a week.  Is it possible that I could have a hernia?   Would'nt the pain be consistant?

Thank you for any input