What are the symptoms of hernia in children?

Hernia is not uncommon in children. Parents often find that their children's belly buttons are protruding, usually after crying, exercising, or coughing violently. Some parents may appear to be flustered due to lack of experience. In fact, there is no need to worry too much about hernia in children. There can be many symptoms of hernia in children. For the healthy growth of the baby, parents should understand it well.

"Hernia" is a common disease in pediatric surgery. Most cases are discovered at 2-3 months of age, with a high incidence in premature infants and low-birth-weight infants. What people usually call pediatric hernia, in a certain sense, mainly refers to congenital indirect hernia. It usually occurs when there is increased intra-abdominal pressure.

Next, we will introduce the specific manifestations of hernia symptoms in children.

A walnut-sized swelling forms on the navel of a child and protrudes outward. It is spherical or hemispherical in appearance, has a small scar on the top, and feels soft. This is one of the symptoms of infant hernia. The tumor is characterized by its reversibility. During the day, the swelling will grow larger when the child runs and jumps, but there is no obvious pain. At night, the tumor will shrink or retract into the abdominal cavity, accompanied by bowel sounds. After the tumor shrinks or retracts, the loose skin wrinkles left in the area are also symptoms of infantile hernia. However, after crying, exercising, coughing, defecating, etc., the swelling becomes particularly large and feels firm to the touch, and the abdominal pain worsens and vomiting, abdominal distension, and cessation of defecation occur, which are all symptoms of infant hernia. When the baby cries, abdominal pressure increases, the change is more obvious, and the skin becomes thinner.

However, if the baby has a protruding belly button, in addition to the possibility of umbilical hernia, other complications may also occur.

The above are the symptoms of hernia in children introduced by the editor. The discovery of hernia in children is mainly discovered by parents, and often careful parents can find the above abnormal changes. Once such a situation occurs, it should be dealt with in a timely manner. Different hernias are treated differently. Choose the appropriate method according to your own situation.