Prevention and treatment of hernia in children

Pediatric hernia can actually affect the healthy growth of a child. If it is not treated actively, it will also affect his future life. Therefore, when encountering this disease, you must actively receive treatment. Do you know how to prevent and treat pediatric hernia in daily life? Now let’s take a detailed look at a method to prevent and treat hernia in children.

No matter what kind of disease it is, if you want to respond and treat it better scientifically, you must pay attention to its symptoms and prevention work, and at the same time understand the causes of its occurrence, so that you can provide targeted treatment. Parents must pay more attention to this aspect.

How to prevent hernia in children?

① Since hernia can occur in infancy, you should always pay attention to your child's groin or scrotum during this period to see if it is swollen or if there is a lump that appears and disappears from time to time. If you have any questions, consult a doctor in time.

② Although hernias are more common in boys, girls can also get them. We should be more vigilant about hernia in girls because the ovaries and fallopian tubes often enter the hernia sac.

③Do not wrap the baby's abdomen too tightly during infancy to avoid increasing intra-abdominal pressure. Do not let your child stand up too early to prevent the intestine from falling and forming an inguinal hernia.

④ Eat foods that are easily digestible and rich in fiber to keep bowel movements smooth. When a child has dry stools, laxative measures should be taken and the child should not be forced to strain to defecate.

⑤ Don’t let your child cough loudly. Children with cough should take appropriate cough suppressants under the guidance of a doctor. Avoid letting your child cry loudly to prevent increased abdominal pressure.

Treatment of hernia in children

(1) Children with hernia should try to avoid and reduce crying, coughing, constipation, anger, strenuous exercise, etc.

(2) Hernia patients should rest and use their hands to gently push the hernia back into the abdominal cavity when falling.

(3) Hernia patients should try to reduce running, standing or squatting for long periods of time, and should lie down and rest when appropriate.

(4) Hernia patients should increase their nutrition appropriately. They can eat some foods that have the effect of replenishing qi, such as lentils, yam, chicken, eggs, fish, meat, etc.

(5) Older children with hernia should do appropriate exercise to strengthen their physical fitness.

Except for a few infantile hernias, most inguinal hernias cannot heal on their own. As the disease progresses, the hernia mass gradually grows larger, which makes treatment difficult. In addition, inguinal hernia is prone to incarceration (the hernia mass gets stuck and cannot be retracted) and strangulation, and may even endanger the patient's life! Therefore, except for a few special cases, hernias in children should receive thorough treatment as soon as possible.

The above is an introduction to the prevention and treatment of pediatric hernia. I hope that after understanding this, everyone can treat this disease more comprehensively and cautiously. Only if we pay attention to its treatment and health care can we allow children to grow up more healthily and happily.