Causes of infant hernia, 3 common causes of infant hernia

Infant hernia is a common problem faced by many families with newborns. The cause of infant hernia in children may be congenital factors, that is, the end of the inguinal or umbilical ring fails to close in time. Most patients also suffer from this congenital factor. Some patients are caused by acquired factors, such as severe coughing, crying or constipation. The treatment of infant hernia is not troublesome, but parents should pay special attention to the prevention and recurrence of infant hernia.

When a baby is born, it is the most vulnerable stage. There are various factors that may cause the baby to develop diseases at this stage. Infant hernia is a typical one. I believe many people have suffered from hernia in infancy. So what are the causes of infant hernia?
1. Congenital factors <br/>In fact, most infant hernias are caused by congenital factors, which means that the inguinal end or umbilical ring fails to close in time after the baby is born, resulting in hernia. For infant hernias caused by this reason, it is not necessary to treat them within one year of the baby, because the hernia may close and heal on its own. Many experienced parents or elderly people know this.
2. Acquired factors <br/>Some infantile hernia patients are not caused by congenital factors, but by severe and long-term coughing and crying after birth, which leads to increased intra-abdominal pressure and hernia. And if the baby has constipation and other intestinal diseases, which lead to increased intra-abdominal pressure, it may also lead to the occurrence of infant hernia. Similarly, if the patient's hernia is within one year old, it is likely to heal on its own and no surgery is required. If it is after one year old, surgical treatment should be considered.
3. Prevention and recurrence prevention <br/>Although infant hernia may heal on its own, and the surgery for infant hernia is relatively simple and the risk of surgery is not high. However, parents should not take it lightly and must have a clear awareness of prevention and recurrence prevention for infant hernia. For the prevention and recurrence of infant hernia, the main focus should be on reducing the intra-abdominal pressure of the infant as much as possible. At the same time, parents also need to avoid external impact and pulling of the infant's abdomen to avoid recurrence of hernia caused by accidents.