Umbilical hernia in children: when a doctor's help is needed

One of the most common infant pathologies is the umbilical hernia. Umbilical hernia in children is most often congenital and is a soft bulge around the navel. Its dimensions may be small - in this case it does not cause discomfort and usually does not need any measures to eliminate it, since it soon passes by itself. In the case when the umbilical hernia in children reaches an impressive size, it can fall into internal organs, in particular, the loops of the intestine. The hernia in the child is formed as a result of the fact that the abdominal wall may not be strong enough, and the umbilical ring can close for a long time, leaving a gap between the rectus muscles of the anterior wall of the abdomen, through which a part of the abdominal wall can exit. It turns out a soft to the touch bulge, increasing with a cry or cough. Umbilical hernia in infants born before the term is practically guaranteed.

In the case where the internal organs are jammed, surgical intervention is required. To diagnose it it is possible on posineniju, and sometimes and an inflammation of a hernia and by that she is not set and starts to cause the kid the strongest anxiety. If the hernia is squeezed, vomiting may begin - in this case, medical care is needed immediately. If the umbilical hernia in children worries them a little, but pinching of the internal organs does not occur, then no special interventions are required, but the doctor should prescribe a massage or some other procedures that help strengthen the abdominal wall. Also, a child with a hernia needs to spread as often as possible on the stomach - this helps to eliminate gases, and, therefore, to reduce intra-abdominal pressure, and the ability to actively move allows you to strengthen the muscles, including the abdominal muscles. If a child is diagnosed with an umbilical hernia, then it is undesirable to swaddle, since the freedom of movement only contributes to earlier strengthening of all muscles, including the stomach. However, nowadays very few people resort to swaddling - this has long been considered harmful for the development of the child.

As a rule, the umbilical hernia in children is completely independent by the age of three, but if it has not passed by six years, then surgical intervention is possible, and if the boys are operated in the event that the hernia causes the child to worry, then the girls, most likely, It will be done in any case - this is due to the peculiarities of the location of female reproductive organs.

Umbilical hernia in children can be treated and folk methods. As for them, there are heated debates: someone thinks that they are very effective, and someone - that they are absolutely useless. Nevertheless, you can try a bandage from a wide patch, which is superimposed for 10 days so that the rectus muscles meet in the navel and form a fold. A week after removal of the patch procedure can be repeated.

It is not necessary to consider popular methods as an appeal to all kinds of grandmothers and healers: in case a child is bothered by a hernia, this is an occasion for an immediate reference to a doctor, and walking on healers can end badly, as time can be missed and the inflammatory process will be threatening. If the hernia does not cause discomfort to the baby, then such visits are also useless: of course, they will not harm, but they will not be able to help, for there is no need. All sorts of herbs and ointments, which can advise such an unconventional therapist, in principle from the hernia can not help, and harm the infant - easily. Also absolutely ineffective are rituals like tying a pyat, except that as a bandage per se, and a nickle is not necessary there. But, as you know, money, including metal, is a wonderful way to transmit the infection. Apparently, not all folk methods are suitable for using them on infants.