Pediatric hernia is a disease that many parents know that it is a common disease in pediatrics outside the home, caused by the formation of lumps in the groin or navel of the small intestine or other organs of the body. Pediatric hernias, like other diseases, can be detected and treated early to get better quickly. If you want to judge whether your baby is suffering from pediatric hernia, as a parent, you must clearly understand the early symptoms of pediatric hernia. So, what are the early symptoms of pediatric hernia?
Symptoms of hernia in children
There are no obvious symptoms and discomfort in the early stage of the child, and parents must pay more attention to the baby's physical changes. If the baby is crying and restless, there are poor stools, loss of appetite, spitting up milk and other phenomena, to check the baby's navel and groin whether there are abnormal protruding lumpy masses, if any, the probability is hernia. Early hernias, protruding lumpy masses that appear only when standing or after strenuous exercise, disappear on their own when lying flat or pressing with the hand, a condition called a reversible hernia. Many parents stumble upon it when bathing or changing their baby's diapers. If the protruding lumpy mass does not disappear after lying flat, and the pressure of the hand cannot return to the abdominal cavity, it is most likely that the hernia has been incarcerated. The incarcerated hernia is hardened and the skin is red and swollen, at which point the baby will feel abdominal pain and cry.
Premature babies and young newborns, the abdominal wall is not well developed, more likely to occur hernia, such parents need to pay more attention. Although the early symptoms of pediatric hernia are not obvious, its harm cannot be ignored, and long-term incurable treatment will lead to aggravation of the disease and the occurrence of incarceration. In particular, the groin area is adjacent to the genitourinary system, and the occurrence of incarcerated hernias can affect the normal development of the genitals. So, how to treat pediatric hernia?
Pediatric hernia treatment
There are two main methods for treating pediatric hernia, one is non-surgical treatment, mainly for children under 2 years of age and children with mild symptoms. The other is surgical treatment, which is for children who have become incarcerated or who cannot be cured by non-surgical treatment.
1. Non-surgical treatment
Drug therapy: Commonly used proprietary Chinese medicines include hernia internal elimination pills, orange core pills, tonic pills, etc., which have the effect of relieving bloating, abdominal pain, constipation and other effects caused by hernias, thereby preventing the development of hernia.
Hernia belt therapy: This method is especially suitable for newborns and can quickly prevent hernias from protruding. Qu Shanbao children's hernia belt without traces of comfort, Traditional Chinese medicine pressure hernia bag presses the hernia ring mouth, accelerates blood circulation and microcirculation, and uses the exuberant cell regeneration and reproduction ability of infants and young children to close the hernia ring mouth to achieve self-healing.
Adhesive tape pasting method: This method of treatment is similar to hernia belt therapy, and it is also a physical compression method. Wrap a medical tape around the child's waist, and put gauze on the hernia area. The difficulty of operation of the adhesive tape pasting method is greater than that of the hernia belt, and the effect is not as good as the hernia belt, which is generally not recommended.
2. Surgical treatment
If the child is over two years of age, does not heal after non-surgical treatment, or has incarceration, surgery is required. There are three types of surgical treatment: hernia repair, hernia patch repair, and hernia laparoscopic minimally invasive repair. Minimally invasive surgery is recommended with minimal trauma and no need for general anesthesia. The procedure is to make a small opening in the abdomen, push the intestine back into the abdominal cavity, and finally suture the abdominal wall gap.
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Through the above introduction to pediatric hernia, I believe that everyone has deepened their understanding of pediatric hernia. Understand the symptoms, harms and treatment methods of pediatric hernia, parents should observe more, find that the baby has hernia, actively treat, according to the baby's situation, choose a reasonable treatment method, and do a good job in related nursing work during the treatment.