If you can easily push back the contents into the abdominal cavity, you can delay treatment or going to the hospital, but the moment it starts getting harder to push the content back inside or you feel pain in the area or you feel pain when you try to push it, back you should go as soon as you can to the surgical department.

When the herniated content can no longer be pushed back into the abdomen or pelvic region, it is said to be incarcerated. Please visit the hospital if this happens.

When a herniated content is incarcerated for too long a period without attention, the blood supply to the region may reduce (ischemia) and the incarcerated tissue may start to die (necrosis). This is called strangulation. 

A hernia is said to be complicated when you can no longer push the protruded content back into the abdomen. 

It can also be accompanied by signs of inflammation such as Pain, Redness, and Fever.

1. Diaphragmatic hernia

This can be either a Sliding hiatal hernia or a Paraesophageal hernia

2. Inguinal hernia

This can be direct or Indirect hernia

3. Femoral hernia

Guillain-Barré syndrome causes weakness or paralysis of various muscles in the body.

No, you are more likely to survive if you get this condition because most people who had it in the past survived.

It can take anywhere from weeks to months to completely recover from this condition.

1. You must offer Respiratory support to every patient confirmed or even suspected of suffering from this syndrome until they recover.

2. Patients might be treated with Disease-modifying treatment such as Plasmapheresis or Intravenous (IV) immunoglobulins or antibodies. 

What is Plasmapheresis?

This is the removal or exchange of blood plasma from the body. This is done to remove the immune cells attacking the body from the blood.

What are IV immunoglobulins?

IV immunoglobulins are given through the veins to counter the harmful effects of the body's own immunoglobulins.

No, Steroids have not been proven to help in the recovery of patients with this syndrome.

What is the most common type of Guillain-Barré syndrome called?

The most common type of GBS is called Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculopathy,

The Campylobacter jejuni bacteria can infect you in the following ways:

1. When you eat Chicken or Meat that is not properly cooked.

2. When you consume raw milk that has been contaminated.

3. Having direct or indirect contact with someone who is already infected.

This can happen if the infected person forgets to wash their hands properly after using the toilet.

4. Domesticated animals can also be a source of infection.

For example, Dogs, Cats, Pigs etc

Infection with this bacteria can lead to 

1. Guillain-Barré syndrome

2. Reactive Arthritis

Your lab technician would look for the following characteristics before confirming an infection with CJ

1. Gram-negative bacteria

2. Coma or S-shaped bacteria

3. Bacteria has polar flagella

- A pollar flagellum is present at one end of the bacteria, but can rotate, clockwise or anti-clockwise depending

4. Bacteria is Oxidase positive 

- Oxidase positive organisms can break down oxygen

5. Bacteria grows at a high temperature (42 degree centigrade)

No, many times when this bacteria infects people, it goes away on its own, you just have to drink plenty fluids preferably Oral Rehydration Solution.

Please report to the nearest clinic if the number of stools per day are getting beyond 5 or if the symptoms are causing you significant distress