Let's take a look at a case that a colleague encountered earlier:
The boy had just turned half a year old, and because there was an older sister on it, the family was particularly fond of the boy.
Although the family took care of everything, accidents still appeared. A few days ago, the boy suddenly burst into tears, no matter how the family coaxed, it was not good.
This went on for several days, until one day when his mother was changing his diapers, he found that a bulge appeared at the base of the child's thigh. But because of the lack of professional common sense, my mother did not take it seriously.
It wasn't until the child's father returned from a business trip and heard about it that he quickly took the child to the hospital. The child was then diagnosed with an inguinal hernia because the delay had been too long and there had been an incarceration of the intestinal tract.
Although surgery can be treated, because the best time is missed, doctors have to remove the necrotic intestinal tubes and testicles of the child.
It was an extremely tragic ending, and if Mom had been able to serve a snack at the beginning, it wouldn't have caused it. But in the face of reality, there are often not so many "what ifs". What is even more frightening is that because of the negligence of parents, almost every year there will be news that children will be stuck because of "hernias" and are urgently removed from the testicles.
What is a hernia? Seriously?
Hernia, commonly known as small intestinal qi, the scientific name is also called inguinal hernia. In infants and young children, this disease is very common, and the incidence of male treasure is significantly higher than that of female treasure, which can reach 5%.
And the "hernia" here refers to those tissues and organs that should have left the original place and gone to the place where they should not go. There are many types of hernias, such as umbilical hernias, femoral hernias, and inguinal hernias. In babies, inguinal hernias are the most common.
After getting a groin hernia, the child is generally not painful or itchy, but this does not mean that it is all right. Because inguinal hernias cannot heal themselves, they must be completely cured by surgery.
If a hernia or inguinal hernia is left unnoticed and develops into an incarcerated hernia, the child will experience pain and abnormalities in the intestines.
Therefore, when the child cries for no reason, uses the small belly to exert force, and there are obvious lumps and bulges in the groin area, we must be vigilant against the possibility of hernia.
This disease is easily confused with inguinal hernia!
It should be noted that hydrocele and inguinal hernia are very similar, which also leads many parents to regard inguinal hernia as a hydrocele at the beginning.
If it is really a hydrocele, then don't worry too much, generally within a year can heal itself. If there is no self-healing beyond this time, treatment can be considered.
Therefore, it is particularly important to learn to distinguish between these two diseases. Here is a small way for you to use a flashlight to illuminate, in this case if the light is transmitted, it is a hydrocele; if it cannot be transmitted, it is likely to be an inguinal hernia.
There is also a need to remind you that although this disease is "patriarchal", it does not mean that the female treasure will not suffer from this disease, and must be actively treated after checking out the problem. Why? Because after the problem occurs, the consequences may be more serious, and even induce more serious consequences such as ovarian necrosis and excision!