What are the early symptoms of hernia in children?

Many parents do not take it seriously when they encounter hernia in children, and even ignore these phenomena. The reason is that many parents do not understand the early symptoms of hernia in children, which delays the treatment time of their children. If parents can discover it earlier, they can help their children with treatment earlier, which can make your child get better faster and may not even lead to the situation of having to undergo surgery later.

A walnut-sized swelling forms on the child's navel that protrudes outward. It is spherical or hemispherical in appearance, has a small scar on the top, and feels soft.

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, some loose skin wrinkles remain locally.

However, after crying, exercising, coughing, defecating, etc., the swelling becomes particularly large and feels firm, the abdominal pain worsens, and vomiting, bloating, and cessation of defecation occur. When the baby cries, abdominal pressure increases, the change is more obvious, and the skin becomes thinner.

Because the baby's abdominal wall and hernia ring are relatively soft, incarceration is very rare.

(1) Umbilical development defect: The umbilical ring is not closed

The inguinal process is a tissue in the groin that helps the testicles descend into the scrotum or round ligament of the uterus during the embryonic period. If the inguinal process vaginalis does not close completely during development, a larger cavity will be formed.

The contents of the abdominal cavity can easily enter the processus vaginalis, protrude to the body surface, and form an indirect hernia. It mostly occurs in men, and because the right testicle descends slightly later than the left and the processus vaginalis closes later, there are more cases of right-side inguinal hernia.

(2) After the umbilical cord falls off, the adhesion between the root tissue of the umbilical cord and the umbilical ring is poorly healed, and the omentum or intestinal tract protrudes through the weak part of the umbilicus to form an umbilical hernia.

After reading the above explanation, you must now have an understanding of the early symptoms of pediatric hernia. If you encounter a similar situation in the future, you will be able to respond in time, so that your child can receive treatment as soon as possible, and maybe do not need surgery or medication. This is also very helpful for girls.