Tight pants are annoying, uncomfortable and anything but desirable, but a celebrity recently claimed they’re downright dangerous, too.

Earlier this week, actress and singer Suki Waterhouse posted a tweet claiming that she got a hernia from wearing too-tight pants.

For anyone who’s ever zipped up a pair of jeans that are a little too small, this may come as a shock. Do those too-tight pants put you at risk of a hernia?

Here’s what doctors say:

What is a hernia?

A hernia is “a weakness in the abdominal wall that allows something from the abdomen to protrude through the layers of the abdominal wall,” said Dr. Brittany Mead, an assistant professor of surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

“It’s a fancy word for a hole in the human body,” added Dr. Eric Wise, an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Tissue — such as fats, organs or intestines — that isn’t supposed to protrude through ends up poking through, Wise added.

This often creates a bulge in your abdomen or groin, but it isn’t always visible, Wise noted.

It can sometimes cause pain, Mead said. But this also isn’t always the case.

Many things can cause a hernia.

“Many things can cause a hernia, and most are beyond our control,” said Wise.

They can happen after trauma and after surgery. Certain things present at birth can increase someone’s risk of developing it,........

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