How to deal with intestinal gas in babies?

It is quite common for babies to have intestinal hernia, so parents don’t need to worry too much. This condition is also commonly known as pediatric hernia, and the treatment method is very simple, but the baby will still feel uncomfortable, so parents must first understand the cause of this condition so that they can better prevent it and prevent more serious situations.

In the early stages 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. If the tumor cannot be returned to the abdominal cavity, abdominal pain will intensify, the patient will cry incessantly, and then symptoms of intestinal obstruction such as vomiting, abdominal distension, and difficulty defecation will appear. An oval tumor can be seen in the groin or scrotum, which is hard in texture and painful to touch. If the intestine is incarcerated for a long time, redness and swelling can be seen on the skin. If the intestine cannot be returned for a long time, serious complications such as intestinal ischemia and necrosis may occur.

Medically speaking, what people usually call pediatric hernia mainly refers to congenital indirect hernia. Because boys' testicles descend to the scrotum through the inguinal canal before birth, the peritoneum moves downward to form the processus vaginalis. If the processus vaginalis has not closed after the baby is born, or has closed incompletely, it will become a larger cavity, and the contents of the abdominal cavity will protrude to the body surface, forming a hernia.

Because the right testicle descends slightly later than the left and the processus vaginalis is closed later, there are more cases of right inguinal hernias. Of course, girls may also develop hernias due to weak abdominal walls, but the incidence rate is relatively low.

Through my introduction above, you friends have a more preliminary understanding of the hernia in children. In normal times, you should pay special attention to the children’s daily eating habits and diet to prevent this situation from happening again. At the same time, if the symptoms are more serious, you must seek treatment in time.