Can hernia in children heal on its own?

Some parents do not want to take their children for surgery when they encounter pediatric hernia, because many people believe that pediatric hernia can be cured, but in fact this is not the case. If you do not understand this knowledge, it may delay the healthy growth of your child and may also cause serious consequences. Therefore, you must understand some of this knowledge so that you can be responsible for your child.

The cause of hernia is patent processus vaginalis. In most children, the full-term testicles descend into the scrotum, and the channel for the testicles to descend - the processus vaginalis - also closes subsequently. This is related to congenital development. In a few children, the processus vaginalis is not completely closed or does not close at all, leading to the occurrence of hernia.

Therefore, the possibility of spontaneous healing is very low, so low that it can be ignored, especially after the age of 1, it is even rarer, with less than 1% seen clinically, so a small operation can be done at the appropriate time.

Conservative treatment

Conservative treatment mainly includes two types: drug therapy and hernia belt therapy. Drug therapy: It can relieve symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, constipation, etc. caused by hernia, thereby reducing the hernia; the disadvantage is that it cannot control the hernia prolapse, let alone cure hernia. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines include Hernia Neixiao Pills, Juhe Pills, Buzhong Yiqi Pills, etc.; or grind cinnamon into powder, mix with vinegar, and apply gauze to the navel.

Hernia belt therapy

It can quickly stop the bulge of the hernia, thereby effectively preventing the development of the hernia and relieving symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and constipation caused by the hernia; the disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to use and cannot cure hernia.

Radical treatment

There are four types of radical treatments: hernia repair, hernia patch repair, hernia laparoscopic repair and hernia medical glue injection anastomosis.

Hernia repair

The hernia ring is repaired by stripping part of the external oblique muscle.

Hernia patch repair

A patch material is used to replace the stripping of part of the external oblique muscle to repair the hernia ring.

Now you should know that pediatric hernia cannot be cured, so if you find that your child has any symptoms of pediatric hernia in the future, you must respond in time and take your child for adjustments or medication. This will allow your child to get better faster. After your child gets better, you can feel more at ease to do your own things, which is also very beneficial to you.