The lowdown on hernias


epa03661680 Svitlana Cherniavska of Ukraine competes in the women's +75kg category at the Weightlifting European Championships in Tirana, Albania, 14 April 2013. Cherniavska won the gold medal. EPA/ARMANDO BABANI

The word ‘hernia’ may sound like an exotic animal. In truth, it is a rather unappealing condition that occurs when an internal part of the body (for example, the intestines) juts through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall.

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