What to know about intestinal disease in children

Intestinal disease in children is a common type of disease, especially in boys. This is not a dangerous disease if detected and treated in a timely manner. However, in case the disease is not treated early, it will cause dangerous complications such as intestinal obstruction, intestinal necrosis, intestinal mesenterosis,…

1. What is intestinal disease in children?

Intestinal protrusion or inguinal hernia occurs when tissue (such as part of the intestine) protrudes in the abdomen. The result will cause the abdomen to bulge and cause pain when coughing, bending down or lifting heavy objects.

Intestinal diseases in children can be caused by a problem of the movement of the testicles to the bottom of the scrotum in the last months before birth. This movement takes place, the mucosa of the abdominal wall is pulled along the testicles that make up the bag that crystallies the testicles with the abdominal cavity.

Prolapse in children has two types: inguinal intestinal prolapse and umbilical cord prolapse. But in it in which inguinal intestinal sasis is the most common.

inguinal hernia

Bowel disease in children needs early treatment

2. Symptoms of intestinal diseases in children

The usual signs and symptoms of bowel disease in children are the result of a weakness in the abdominal wall at birth. Sometimes intestinal falls in children are seen only when the child is crying, coughing or stressed when urinating. From time to time, the child will show signs of irritability and less appetite than usual.

Intestinal diseases can cause trapping in the abdominal wall which in time will cause strangulation, cutting off the blood flow to the tissue. In addition, there are some other signs and symptoms such as: nausea, fever, sudden and rapidly increasing pain, hernia mass turns purple, red or darker color.

Children crying

Children appear to be crying

3. Treatment of intestinal diseases in children

A physical examination is extremely necessary for the diagnosis of intestinal disease in children. The doctor can check the bulge in the groin area. However, in case the diagnosis is not concular, the doctor will ask for imaging tests such as abdominal ultrasound, CT scan or MRI scan to more accurately observe the condition.

Does treatment for intestinal cancer require surgery? In fact, specialists who study clinically and therapeutically show that bowel disease in children has only surgical treatment. There are two types of hernia surgery: open hernia surgery and laparoscopic surgery:

  • Open hernia surgery:

During this procedure can be carried out with local anesthesia and anesthesia or a full-body anesthesia. The surgeon will make an incision into the groin and push the protruding tissue into the abdomen. After that, the surgeon will stitch the weakened area, strengthening it with a synthetic mesh. Next is to close with stitches, pins or surgical glue. After surgery, the child may be encouraged to move as soon as possible, but it may be weeks before normal life activities can be resumed.

Treatment of inguinal hernias

Open Hernia Surgery
  • Laparoscopic surgery:

During this minimally invasive procedure, a full-body anesthesia is required. The surgeon will pass a small incision in the abdomen to perform. The gas used to inflate the abdomen can make internal organs easier to see on a computer screen. A small tube equipped with a camera-mounted endoscope is inserted into the incision. Through the images sent back from the camera the surgeon will insert small tools through the incision to operate hernia with a synthetic mesh.

Laparoscopic surgery can be less annoying and scarred and can quickly return to normal operations. However, laparoscopic surgery may be more likely to recur than open hernia surgery. But if the surgeon is experienced, this risk can be greatly reduced.

SEAL treatment of inguinal hernia

Inguinal hernia laparoscopy

4. Complications of intestinal diseases in children

  • Pressure on the surrounding tissues. Most patients with bowel disease expand over time if not treated surgically. In young males, large hernias can extend into the scrotum causing pain and swelling.
  • Obstructive hernia: If the drain is stuck in the weakness in the abdominal wall it can cause intestinal obstruction, leading to severe pains, nausea and the inability to urinate.
  • Strangulation: A strangled hernia can cut off blood flow to the part of the child's intestines, and can destroy intestinal tissue.

In addition, intestinal diseases in children can cause some other dangerous complications such as intestinal necrosis, intestinal mesenterosis.

When detecting that the child has manifestations of intestinal diseases, parents should not let the child be too active. Instead, keep your child on a proper rest diet along with a scientific and proper diet. It is especially necessary to take the child to the doctor early so that he can diagnose the disease in a timely manner and treat it early to help him avoid dangerous complications caused by the disease. Therefore, intestinal diseases in children are not dangerous if detected and treated in a timely manner.

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