What are the symptoms of testicular hernia in children?

Sometimes children will cry non-stop, and mothers often think that it is because the children are acting coquettishly, and do not pay much attention to why the children are crying non-stop. However, often the children's crying may be caused by some diseases, often it may be because the children have pediatric hernia, so mothers must pay more attention to observation in normal times. The following is some relevant content about pediatric hernia compiled by the editor.

1. Hernias in children may occur days, months or years after birth.

2. Usually when a child is crying, exercising vigorously, or has dry stools, there will be a protruding lump in the groin, which sometimes extends to the scrotum or labia area; it will disappear on its own when the child lies flat or is pressed with the hands.

3. Once the hernia becomes incarcerated (the hernia mass cannot be reduced), abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, anorexia or crying and irritability will occur.

4. In the early stage of pediatric hernia, the swelling may disappear when the child lies flat and quiet; as the intra-abdominal pressure continues to increase, the swelling may drop into the scrotum. At this time, if the factors causing increased intra-abdominal pressure can be eliminated, and the child can be made to lie flat, or the swelling can be gently pushed toward the abdominal cavity, the swelling can return to the abdominal cavity through the channel through which the testicle descends, and the swelling disappears. This situation is called reducible hernia.

5. If the tumor cannot be returned to the abdominal cavity, abdominal pain will intensify, crying will continue, and then vomiting, abdominal distension, difficulty defecation and other intestinal obstruction symptoms will appear. An oval tumor can be seen in the groin or scrotum, with a hard texture and obvious tenderness. If the intestine is incarcerated for a long time, the skin will be red and swollen. If the intestine cannot be returned for a long time, serious complications such as intestinal ischemia and necrosis may occur.

If a child has a hernia, it must be treated in time. If the disease is not treated in time, the child will suffer. Therefore, if the mother finds that the child often cries, it is not because of being spoiled but because of some illness. The editor reminds the mother to pay attention to observation in normal times.