Patient's question:
Son is 7 years old. The other two nights ago, while giving him a bath, I accidentally noticed a lump in his abdomen. When touched, it felt quite hard. But when I asked him to lie down to check it, the lump disappeared. After a thorough examination at the hospital, the doctor said it should be operated on. I want to ask what precautions should be taken after an inguinal hernia surgery?Doctor's answer:
Children's hernia is one of the two more common abdominal diseases among pediatric diseases, and its occurrence is mainly related to congenital growth and development deficiencies. In daily life, many children often cry and fuss, or children are too active and frequently engage in physical activities, which can easily lead to a decrease in abdominal pressure, thereby causing the hernia condition to occur. Therefore, after surgery, patients need to pay attention to preventing the recurrence of the above conditions that reduce abdominal pressure, and try to prevent children from crying, straining during bowel movements, or engaging in high-intensity play. In addition, attention should also be paid to the issue of postoperative wound infection to avoid adverse interference with wound healing.