Symptoms of umbilical hernia in middle age

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Adult umbilical hernia disease is a kind of surgical disease caused by the influence of the acquired external environment. If the adult umbilical hernia disease is not treated in time, it will directly affect the normal work and life of patients, and cause great harm. The symptom of middleaged umbilical hernia? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of umbilical hernia in middle age

However, the prolapsed greater omentum in the umbilical hernia is easy to form adhesion with the hernia sac hernia ring, so many patients will not completely disappear after a period of time.

Because of the omentum and even the intestinal tract being pulled into the hernia sac, some patients have symptoms such as pain and discomfort in the hernia sac or occult pain in the upper abdomen. Because the fascial ring around the hernia ring of adult umbilical hernia is relatively firm and sharp, there are more chances of incarceration and strangulation,

Once incarceration occurs, there will be local pain, abdominal colic, vomiting and other symptoms of intestinal obstruction. If incarceration is not operated in time, intestinal necrosis, intestinal perforation and acute peritonitis will occur, which can eventually lead to death.

matters needing attention

The prevention of adult umbilical hernia is mainly to avoid and control various factors that lead to long-term increase of intra-abdominal pressure and abdominal wall over stretching, such as moderate abdominal muscle exercise, weight loss, avoiding macrosomia, multiple births and so on. Patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension should be actively treated to control ascites.