Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

Have an Abdominal Hernia? Watch This First #menshealth #hernia

25 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this short video, Dr. Anne Truong MD explains what an abdominal hernia is—a protrusion that occurs when the abdominal wall weakens and splits, often visible as a “hot‑dog” bulge during sit‑ups. She links weakened abdominal muscles to pelvic floor dysfunction, emphasizing that this relationship can affect men’s pelvic health. Dr. Truong advises that men, especially those over age 50, should regularly perform Kegel exercises and use a Kegel exerciser (including a pump) to strengthen both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles, thereby helping to prevent or mitigate hernia‑related issues.

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How often you guys notice that you have like the little hot dog that protrude from your stomach lining? My husband had that. It's called abdominal hernia. That happens over time where abdominal wall gets weak and then it kind of like splits out a little bit. So then every time you do a sit-up, you'll see like a hot dog that kind of protrude out. Well, when your abdominal muscles are weak, it's going to affect your pelvic floor muscles. So that's why every man Really, every man over 50 should be doing Kegel exercises and using the Kegel exerciser along with the p— pump because you're going to get weakened abdominal muscles. And when you have weakened abdominal muscles, it's going to affect your pelvic muscles.