How to treat umbilical hernia in the newborn

The most common pathology in newborns - is an umbilical hernia, which arises mainly due to the weakness of the umbilical ring or abdominal wall. And may provoke chronic constipation, severe coughing with the disease, prolonged crying. Umbilical hernia appears as a rounded protrusion at the navel. Treatment of this disease can be initiated after inspection pediatrician.

If there is no infringement of an umbilical hernia, used conservative treatment. One such method - gluing the navel emplastic special bandage. Firms producing patches for the treatment of hernias - Hartmann, Chicco. Before you apply the patch, you need to straighten hernial protrusion, so this can only be done by the doctor. If the patch is applied without forming folds, the parents themselves may be used in the umbilical region.

Before each feeding, try to lay the baby on his stomach. In this position the baby to learn to raise your head, roll over, thereby strengthening the abdominal muscles. To avoid excessive straining, gassing, follow the diet of the child. If a baby is breastfed, for the prevention of constipation mother should eat more sour-milk products, prunes. Bottle-recommend giving medication drugs.

After healing of the umbilical wound begin to massage. Before the procedure, you need to fix a hernia patch. massage techniques:

rubbing the belly;
counter-stroke;
tingling around the navel;
stroking the abdomen in a clockwise direction;
stroking oblique muscles.

All these actions must alternate with soft strokes.

In case of infringement of the umbilical hernia, blood vessels are squeezed. This can lead to obstruction of the intestine, which is accompanied by spasms and pain. In this case, surgery is inevitable. Whether the operation is needed or not, is determined by the surgeon.

Baby with umbilical hernias should be regularly observed at the pediatrician. All the actions for the treatment of hernia are consistent with the doctor.