[header] How to cure a hernia [title] Determine whether you're at risk. [step] Though hernias can also occur after surgery, inguinal hernias are by far the most common type of hernia. This is the hernia in which a weak point in the abdominal muscles allows internal organs to bulge out of the abdominal cavity. 
Although anyone can get a hernia, there are certain at-risk groups that are more likely. [substeps] Men are nine times more likely to get a hernia than women.