Do I Have a Hernia Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. During lifting, coughing, bending, or using the toilet, what do you feel in the area of concern?
No unusual discomfort or pressure.
Occasional mild pulling or heaviness.
Recurring aching, burning, or pressure linked to those activities.
Sudden or severe pain that persists after the activity stops.
2. Which best describes your overall physical condition alongside the localized symptoms?
I have no localized symptoms or broader physical changes.
I feel mildly unwell or tired, but symptoms are brief and limited.
I feel increasingly unwell with persistent pain or swelling.
I have severe weakness, faintness, feverishness, confusion, or rapidly worsening symptoms.
3. Which description best matches any pain and nausea or vomiting you are experiencing now?
I have none of these symptoms.
I have mild, brief nausea or discomfort without vomiting.
I have recurring pain with nausea that is not quickly settling.
I have sudden or severe pain with vomiting, especially alongside a bulge or swelling.
4. If you have a previous abdominal surgery scar, what have you noticed around it?
No new change around the scar, or I do not have such a scar.
Occasional pulling or pressure without visible swelling.
A recurring soft bulge or swelling, especially with movement or coughing.
A new firm, very tender, discolored, or persistently swollen area.
5. When you stand, cough, or strain, what happens around your abdomen or groin?
I do not notice a bulge, lump, or unusual pressure.
I sometimes notice mild fullness or pressure, but no definite bulge.
A soft bulge appears and then settles when I rest or lie down.
A bulge remains out or becomes firm, very tender, or severely painful.
6. Without pressing or trying to force anything back, what happens to the area when you rest?
There is no bulge or swelling to observe.
A vague sense of fullness comes and goes.
A visible or palpable bulge usually becomes less noticeable at rest.
The bulge stays prominent and is accompanied by severe pain or marked tenderness.
7. Over the last several hours, how has the concerning area changed?
There is no concerning area or change.
A mild symptom appeared but has not intensified.
Pain or swelling has persisted or gradually increased.
Pain or swelling has worsened rapidly, become severe, or is now accompanied by vomiting or skin-color change.
8. After resting or lying down, what happens to the discomfort?
There is no relevant discomfort.
Mild discomfort usually fades quickly and has occurred only occasionally.
It improves but repeatedly returns with standing, coughing, or activity.
It remains severe, worsens, or occurs with vomiting or a firm swelling.
9. How has localized aching, burning, heaviness, or pressure behaved over time?
I have not experienced these symptoms.
I noticed a mild, brief episode that has not clearly returned.
The symptom recurs or has gradually become more noticeable.
It has suddenly become severe, constant, or much worse than before.
10. Which best describes any new asymmetry or lump near your groin, navel, upper abdomen, or abdominal wall?
I have not noticed a new asymmetry or lump.
I have noticed a subtle change once or twice but cannot clearly feel a lump.
I repeatedly notice or feel a localized lump in one of those areas.
The area is swollen and painful, or the skin over it has changed color.
11. How do your symptoms affect ordinary movements such as standing up, walking, or getting out of bed?
They do not affect these movements.
I sometimes notice mild discomfort but move normally.
I regularly adjust or avoid certain movements because of localized discomfort.
Movement causes severe pain, or I cannot move normally because of it.
12. Imagine carrying groceries or climbing stairs. Which response best matches your recent experience?
These activities do not cause localized symptoms.
I occasionally notice mild pressure that does not alter what I do.
Localized discomfort repeatedly makes me slow down or change how I move.
Pain is intense, rapidly worsening, or forces me to stop immediately.
13. What changes have you noticed in passing stool or gas?
No relevant change.
A brief or mild change without significant pain or swelling.
Ongoing difficulty accompanied by recurring abdominal discomfort.
I cannot pass stool or gas and have increasing pain, vomiting, or abdominal swelling.
14. After being upright for several hours, how does the area that concerns you compare with when you first wake up?
There is no noticeable change.
There is occasional mild heaviness or pressure later in the day.
A bulge or distinct swelling becomes more noticeable while upright.
Swelling becomes firm, increasingly painful, or does not settle with rest.
15. If there is a bulge or swollen area, how does it look and feel?
There is no bulge or swollen area.
It is soft, not tender, and only occasionally noticeable.
It has become more persistent or increasingly uncomfortable.
It is firm, extremely tender, dark, red, purple, or otherwise discolored.