Amitabh Bachchan suffering from hernia, to undergo surgery

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Mumbai, May 4 (PTI) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan
has developed multiple hernia in his lower abdomen which is
causing him severe pain but the actor, who has already
undergone three operations, is trying to avoid another
surgery.
The previous surgeries have left a scar on the
67-year-old actor's body. The hernia in Bachchan's lower
abdomen has swollen up and the actor uses a special belt while
doing dance sequences or action scenes.
"... a stomach surgery, indeed two in quick succession
always have the possibility of hernia developing. And that is
what is of concern now. There are now two urgent hernia in the
lower abdomen which have swelled up dangerously and cause me
problems," Bachchan wrote on his blog.
"Sharp pains when I stand for too long or walk too much.
During dance and action scenes there is huge pain and I
counter that with a hernia belt which is temporary and not
really a cure.
"So the doctors have been after me for a surgery, well
two actually on either side of the abdomen and I have been
avoiding it because of my busy schedule. But I shall have to
take care of it now," Bachchan wrote.
Bachchan has developed another hernia after his third
surgery.
"And now after my third surgery of the stomach a few
years back, when I was diagnosed for diverticulitus, there is
another hernia that is developing. Of that later, say doctors.
Because of the several times that the stomach has been opened
up, there are lesions, and they at times stick and cause
problems," he said.
Bachchan seriously injured his intestines during a fight
scene with co-actor Puneet Issar on August 2, 1982 while
shooting for Manmohan Desai's film 'Coolie'. He was taken to
the hospital and was operated upon but remained critically ill
for many months.
The 'Coolie' accident received wide coverage in the
national media and a Bachchan hysteria gripped the country.
Hordes of fans thronged temples, praying for his well-being.
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