Patient's question:
Today at noon, when my daughter was having a bowel movement, she started crying and screaming upon exerting force. At that moment, I noticed a lump the size of a ping-pong ball on the left side above the vagina. When I hurried to a hospital, the lump had already disappeared. After diagnosis, it was determined to be intestinal gas, and surgery was recommended.Is there any effective method for treating intestinal gas in children?
Doctor's answer:
As mentioned, umbilical hernia is a chronic condition. It does not require emergency surgery. Conservative treatment can be adopted, along with some medications, to prevent the umbilical hernia from descending at the normal time. If it descends, it will rest peacefully and send the umbilical hernia back. As long as Guangzhou does not occur, there is no need to rush into surgery. It can also be treated with an umbilical hernia belt. If inguinal hernia occurs, children aged 2 should undergo surgery promptly when crying, and a ping-pong-sized lump on the left side of the vagina will disappear when lying flat. This may be related to inguinal hernia in children. It is an active hernia. The main reason is that the peritoneal processus vaginalis fails to close during the descent of the testis in the embryonic period. It may occur in the neonatal period and is a congenital disease. Children of this age do not respond well to conservative treatment, and surgical treatment is the best option.