What are the symptoms of hernia in children?

Most people think that children are very weak when they are young, so it is normal for children to suffer from frequent illnesses at this time. However, many people will ignore the disease of pediatric hernia, because the symptoms of pediatric hernia are similar to some normal symptoms. If parents do not understand this knowledge, they may ignore it, which will definitely be very bad for the girl's body. So I hope you can have a certain understanding of the symptoms of pediatric hernia.

Pediatric hernia is also known as pediatric inguinal hernia, commonly known as "herniation", and is the most common disease in pediatric general surgery. During the embryonic period, there is a "processus vaginalis" in the groin that can help the testicles descend into the scrotum or be fixed by the round ligament of the uterus.

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.

Through the above explanation, you must now know the symptoms of pediatric hernia. Then, when you encounter such a thing in the future, you will be able to react quickly and take your child for some treatment. In this way, your child's body will definitely get better slowly, and you will be able to do your own things with more peace of mind.