An irreducible hernia - also known as an incarcerated hernia - is a hernia that cannot be pushed back, manually, through the opening in the abdomen. An irreducible hernia is trapped outside the abdomen muscle wall. Although some irreducible hernias are not painful the bulge under the skin can grow hard. There is also the risk that the irreducible hernia becomes so swollen or inflamed that the opening in the abdomen wall begins to pinch the hernia, cutting off the blood circulation to the hernia.
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