Coping With a Hernia ; Lifestyle plays just as important a role as medication.

Preventing a hernia

Avoiding excess weights, exhaustive training and reducing the amount of body strain can help you avoid a hernia and keep existing hernia condition from getting worse.

Few other prevention tips to avoid Hernia are:

1. Avoiding lifting weights that are too heavy for you.

2. Restraining from tobacco consumption.

3. Maintaining a healthy body weight.

4. Avoiding straining during bowel movements or urination.

5. Lifting objects with your knees and not your back.