Patient's question:
Recently, my baby has been complaining of stomach pain, and he often has diarrhea or nausea with dry vomiting. Today, while giving him a bath, I noticed a coin-sized lump above his navel, but it's not particularly hard. When I gently pressed it, it indented. I want to ask the doctor if my baby might have an inguinal hernia?Doctor's answer:
The main pathogenesis of hernia is that when intra-abdominal pressure decreases, such as during severe coughing or crying, the intestinal tube and its contents protrude through weak points in the abdominal wall, detaching from the abdominal cavity and moving outside. This is a clinical diagnostic process. It is characterized by a swollen lump in the abdomen, which can be gently pushed back into the abdominal cavity and disappear. Based on your description of the condition, it is preliminarily suspected that the baby currently has a hernia.