Can Abdominal Binder be used as a preventive measure in Abdominal Hernia?

Abdominal hernia is typically a harmless condition. People who are engaged in lifting heavy weights and those who are having persistent coughing and sneezing are more susceptive to experience  intra abdominal pressure thereby causing hernia to bulge. Furthermore conditions like Ascitis (fluid in the abdominal cavity), central obesity, chronic constipation and strain during a bowel movement may also cause or worsen the existing hernias are indicated to use abdominal binder.

Weight gain during pregnancy put stress on weak areas of abdominal wall causing hernia to bulge out. Some hernias have or develop very large hernial orifices in the abdominal wall, and closing the orifices or openings is not possible because of its large size. Here in these cases it is advisable to wear an abdominal binder which prevents the hernia from protruding through weak abdominal wall. These kinds of hernias may be treated without surgery using abdominal binders.