Patient's question:
My child developed an inguinal hernia after his one-month birthday. It's a left inguinal hernia, and it's as big as his small fist when it comes down. At first, we used a hernia belt, but it had no effect, and his right testicle has slightly retracted. I don't want to have surgery for my child and would like to seek traditional Chinese medicine treatment.Doctor's answer:
For the issue you mentioned, you should consider the discomfort symptoms caused by inguinal hernia in infants. For such problems, simply using a hernia ring is not effective. If the child frequently experiences episodes, surgical treatment should be administered promptly. If it protrudes, you can initially use a hernia belt or perform manual reduction. Generally, if it can be reduced, the problem is not serious. If the symptoms rarely occur and the child is still untreated after turning one year old, surgical treatment can be considered.