Patient's question:
After a while, I plan to have my child undergo a pediatric hernia surgery, but I don't know how many days it will take for him to be able to eat normally after the surgery. Because the child tends to want to eat everything he sees.Doctor's answer:
Hello! Pediatric inguinal hernia is one of the most common diseases in pediatric surgery and hernia surgery, mainly including congenital inguinal hernia and umbilical hernia. The main factors causing pediatric hernia are congenital factors. Inguinal hernia is mainly caused by the failure of the processus vaginalis to close, while umbilical hernia occurs due to the inability of the umbilical ring to shrink and close promptly, often in premature or low-birth-weight infants due to incomplete growth and development at birth. Currently, the child is five years old, and it is generally difficult for the hernia to heal on its own, requiring surgical treatment. Recovery typically takes about a week, and the time for eating depends on the child's gastrointestinal function recovery. Generally, it is possible to eat after two or three days.