Question
My baby is not yet 3 years old, but he has had an umbilical hernia since birth and it hasn’t gone away. Recently, I brought him to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor recommended an umbilical hernia surgery. Now, after the surgery, he has developed high abdominal pressure, and I want to ask if high abdominal pressure after umbilical hernia surgery can be treated?
Answer
High abdominal pressure that occurs after umbilical hernia surgery is treatable. Typically, infants develop an umbilical hernia because the abdominal wall muscles have not fully closed, allowing the small intestine to bulge out. After surgery, high abdominal pressure may be due to factors such as crying, coughing, or diarrhea, which increase abdominal pressure. With time and appropriate treatment, the baby will gradually recover.