Is hernia in children congenital?

I believe that many mothers do not know the cause of pediatric hernia. The main cause of this disease is the appearance of peritoneal processus vaginalis during fetal development, and this symptom mainly occurs in premature babies. I hope mothers should conduct a full-body examination of premature babies. Pediatric hernia may also be caused by acquired factors. I suggest that everyone can learn about it.

Causes of hernia in children:

Inguinal hernia, commonly known as "intestinal hernia", is the most common disease in general pediatric surgery. During the embryonic period, there is a "process vaginal process of peritoneum" in the groin, which can help the testicles descend into the scrotum or be fixed by the round ligament of the uterus. After some children are born, this process vaginal process does not close completely, causing the small intestine, omentum, ovary, fallopian tube, etc. in the abdominal cavity to enter this process vaginal process, which becomes a hernia. If only peritoneal fluid enters the scrotum, it is scrotal edema. The general incidence of hernia is 1-4%, which is 10 times that of girls in boys and even higher in premature babies, and may occur on both sides.

1. Congenital factors

1. The incidence of pediatric hernia in boys is much higher than that in girls, mainly because the testicles of boys descend to the scrotum through the inguinal canal before birth, and the peritoneum that moves downward forms the processus vaginalis. If the processus vaginalis has not closed after the baby is born, or if it closes incompletely, it will become a larger cavity, and the contents of the abdominal cavity will protrude to the body surface from here, 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.

2. Hernia in children can also occur due to congenital developmental deficiencies. This mainly refers to the fact that the abdominal wall membrane of some children is underdeveloped and too thin, causing organs to easily break through the membrane and protrude outward to form a hernia.

2. Acquired Factors

Coughing, constipation, crying and other excessive movements or excessive force will cause increased abdominal pressure, leading to damage of the abdominal wall membrane and protrusion of organs, thus forming a hernia. The acquired factors of hernia in children mainly refer to

Pediatric hernia is also called pediatric inguinal hernia. The occurrence of this disease is related to fetal development. The disease can be discovered through uncomfortable symptoms after the baby is born. Clinically, the symptoms of pediatric hernia are mainly manifested in the following aspects:

Hernias in children may occur days, months, or years after birth.

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.

Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, loss of appetite or crying, irritability. Once the hernia is incarcerated (the hernia mass cannot be reduced),

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.

Symptoms of intestinal obstruction include abdominal distension, difficulty in defecation, etc. An oval mass with a hard texture and obvious tenderness can be seen in the groin or scrotum. If the incarceration lasts for a long time, redness and swelling can be seen on the skin. If the intestine cannot be retracted for a long time, serious complications such as intestinal ischemia and necrosis may occur.

If the tumor cannot be returned to the abdominal cavity, the abdominal pain will intensify, the patient will cry and vomit,

After a child has a hernia, his health will be greatly threatened. In order to restore his health as soon as possible, here are some folk remedies for treating hernia in children:

(1) Boil 90 grams of green onion skin (the outer skin of the green onion) in a little water and eat it all at once. Take it 7 times in a row. This prescription is used to treat hernia and has the effect of relieving muscles and dispersing cold.

(2) Use 15 grams of fennel, fry it first, then take out its juice, add 100 grams of polished rice, and cook it into porridge. Take it twice a day. It has the effect of promoting qi and relieving pain. Suitable for the treatment of small intestinal hernia.

(3) Boil 9 grams of fennel and 2 figs into a soup and take it twice a day to treat hernia. It has the effect of warming the middle and dispersing cold.

(4) 50g of Psoralea corylifolia, stir-fry with salt and grind into powder, add 25g of black sesame seeds, take 9g each time, twice a day.

(5) Use 30 grams of litchi kernels, fry them first and then extract the juice, mix them with 50 grams of polished rice and cook them into porridge. Eat it regularly for the treatment of hernia, which has the effect of regulating qi and relieving pain.

(6) Boil 20 grams of garlic peel in water and take it several times a day. The garlic skin is the skin that sticks to the garlic flesh. For about 1000 grams of garlic, 20 grams of skin can be peeled. This prescription is suitable for the treatment of hernia in children.