Patient's question:
My male baby is only two years old this year. Since yesterday, the child has been saying that the area around his groin is not comfortable and sometimes a bit painful. He also hasn't been eating well. I'm worried that he might have an inguinal hernia. So, what are the symptoms of an inguinal hernia in male babies?Doctor's answer:
Infantile hernia is very common in clinical diagnosis. On the one hand, it is caused by primary pathogenic factors, on the other hand, it is due to congenital growth and development deficiencies, and furthermore, frequent crying and fussing in infants and young children after birth reduce intra-abdominal pressure. These two factors together lead to the recurrence of hernia. The main clinical diagnostic symptoms of hernia manifest as a lump in the lower abdomen, which weakens as intra-abdominal pressure decreases and disappears as intra-abdominal pressure drops. In some cases, hernia in children can manifest as symptoms of intestinal obstruction.