Medical Grade CHILD UMBILICAL HERNIA Belt, Infant Abdominal Binder, Baby Navel Truss Support

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Umbilical hernias occur when fatty tissue or part of your bowel pokes through your tummy near your belly button. The lump in the groin is present all the time (won't go away with some gentle pressure) and your baby has any of the following: Cough and breathlessness in children under 1 year of age ו Cough and respiratory tract infection podcast At the visit, write down the name of a new diagnosis, and any new medicines, treatments, or tests. Also write down any new instructions your provider gives you for your child. This is the most common type of hernia and it mainly affects men. It's often associated with ageing and repeated strain on the tummy. Femoral hernias

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Children who have surgery for an umbilical hernia may be able to go home the same day. What are the possible complications of a hernia in a child?

If your child has any of the above features, urgently see your GP. For an urgent out-of-hours GP appointment, call NHS 111.

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Once a diagnosis has been confirmed, a GP or hospital doctor will determine whether surgery to repair the hernia is necessary.Most children will not require an operation and often the hernia will resolve itself in the first couple of years of life. However, if the hernia is particularly large or if the hernia is still present when the child reaches age 3 or 4 they may require an operation to repair it. What do I do if I notice an umbilical hernia?

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Hernia symptoms may seem like other health problems. Always talk with your child's healthcare provider for a diagnosis. How is a hernia diagnosed in a child?epigastric hernias – where fatty tissue pokes through your tummy, between your belly button and the lower part of your breastbone diaphragmatic hernias – where organs in your tummy move into your chest through an opening in the diaphragm; this can also affect babies if their diaphragm does not develop properly in the womb This type of hernia happens more often in the right groin area than in the left. But it can occur on either side. Umbilical hernias My baby is finding it hard to breathe ו My baby is finding it hard to breathe – babies under 3 months (Easy Read RAG) Part of the normal development that happens when a baby is in the womb is the closure of the abdominal muscles just below the navel, forming what is known as the umbilical ring. Sometimes, the muscles don’t come together completely and a small hole remains. After birth, the intestines can push through the opening, causing an umbilical hernia.