Hernia reduction in children

Children are very prone to hernia. Since they cry frequently, a little force can cause a hernia. If you want to reduce the hernia, you must undergo surgery. However, you must control the child and do not let him move around. Use massage techniques to slowly reduce the hernia. Don't be too anxious to avoid causing other symptoms. The force should be gentle, slow and even. After the operation, you need to do some psychological counseling for the child and try not to let him cry to avoid recurrence.

Manual reduction for the treatment of incarcerated hernia in children. The child lies supine on the diagnostic examination table, and the parents or assistants are asked to hold the child's feet in an "eight" shape, spread them apart, and lift them up 45 degrees, with the feet higher than the head. The operator grasps the base of the child's swollen scrotum with his left hand, presses the palm of his right hand against the bottom of the child's swollen scrotum, spreads his five fingers into a grasping position, and pushes upward with rubbing method. Pay attention to applying force evenly, kneading gently and gradually increasing the force. At the same time, push the thumb and index finger of the left hand toward the child's pubic symphysis. You can hear the gurgling sound of the intestine retracting into the abdominal cavity, and then the swollen scrotum returns to normal.

Hernia reduction is critical, and hernia attacks can be dangerous if not treated promptly. But many people don’t know that hernia reduction is not very difficult and it is easy to do as long as you master the method. Now, Jingtian Hospital will talk to you about hernia reduction. Hernia is a common disease. Children and the elderly are very likely to get hernia, and young and middle-aged people also account for a certain proportion of the disease. When the abdominal wall muscles are weakened due to old age, physical frailty, obesity, or lack of abdominal muscle exercise, the abdominal cavity pressure suddenly increases when coughing, sneezing, exerting too much force, forceful defecation, pregnancy, or excessive crying in children, causing the abdominal organs to break through the weak areas of the abdominal wall and induce hernia. Inguinal hernia is what people commonly call intestinal gas. It is when a part of the intestine bulges out with the peritoneum and cannot be repositioned, which is called intestinal prolapse. If not treated in time, incarceration may occur, which may be life-threatening.