What are the symptoms of hernia in babies?

Hernia is a congenital genetic disease that is quite harmful. It can usually cause damage to the patient's reproductive function. Because hernia mainly occurs in males, it can seriously affect the growth of tissues such as the testicles. Most cases of hernia are inherited from the father, and there are obvious symptoms from the moment the baby is born. Let’s take a look at the symptoms of hernia in babies.

1. For babies, the onset time of hernia is uncertain. Some babies will get hernia as soon as they are born, some when they are a few months old, and some when they are a few years old.

2. A lump can be seen in the baby's groin area. Larger protrusions may spread to the scrotum of a boy or near the labia of a girl. This often happens when the baby cries loudly, runs vigorously, or has a bowel movement. However, if you let the baby lie down or press it with your hand, the lump will disappear.

3. If the tumor does not disappear and accumulates in the body, the baby will feel very uncomfortable, such as stomach pain, vomiting, fever, loss of appetite, crying, etc.

4. When a hernia is first discovered, the protrusion cannot be observed when the baby lies flat; however, the baby's abdominal pressure is rising, so the pressure will "push" the mass into the scrotum of the lower body. In this case, the baby should lie still, and use other auxiliary means to reduce the baby's abdominal pressure. At the same time, the mass that has reached the scrotum should be gently pushed in the opposite direction toward the abdomen. If the method is effective, and the mass "returns to its original path" and gradually disappears without a trace, it means that this is a "reducible hernia."

5. Not all lumps can return to the abdomen under the effect of pressure. Once this happens, the baby's stomach pain symptoms will become more severe, and the baby will be very irritable and cry constantly. After a while, intestinal obstruction will occur, which is manifested by abdominal distension, difficulty in defecation, vomiting, etc. If you observe the baby's groin or scrotum at this time, there will be an obvious and hard oval mass, which will be very painful when touched. If a lump is stuck in the groin or scrotum for a long time, it will cause redness and swelling of the baby's skin. If the time is further prolonged, serious complications will occur, such as intestinal ischemia and necrosis.