Q: I am an adult woman, and I have an umbilical hernia. I want to decrease the amount of belly fat that I have. What kinds of exercises are safe to do when you have an umbilical hernia? A: A hernia is ...

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As safer alternatives for hernia mesh materials come to market, we expect rates of chronic pain from chronic inflammation to polypropylene and the resulting neuropathic pain to substantially decrease.

Dear Doctors: I am an adult woman, and I have an umbilical hernia. I want to decrease my amount of belly fat that I have. What kinds of exercises are safe to do when you have an umbilical hernia? Dear ...