After childbirth

Umbilical hernia after childbirth is quite frequent, as during pregnancy anterior abdominal wall is stretched, stretching as umbilical ring. The greater was the stomach of a pregnant woman, the greater her chance to "earn" umbilical hernia after childbirth.

The cause of umbilical hernia is a weakness of the abdominal muscles and stretching of the stacks of the umbilical ring. Often a predisposition to congenital hernia is - it depends on the characteristics of the anatomical structure of the anterior abdominal wall and umbilical ring. With such an innate predisposition umbilical hernia occurs frequently during pregnancy and after childbirth. It contributes to this increase in intra-abdominal pressure, which always occurs during pregnancy, especially multiple, accompanied by polyhydramnios, or a large baby.

Contribute to the emergence of an umbilical hernia and constipation, which are an integral part of the pregnancy because of hormonal features. During labor, the impact of all these factors is magnified because the woman makes an effort, resulting in intra-abdominal pressure increases dramatically. Therefore, as often occurs after birth umbilical hernia.

Formation of the umbilical hernia Hernia: Types and symptoms - which are the most dangerous?   It comes in several stages. First through expanded umbilical ring can sometimes, with increased physical activity, hernia bulge bag with soft content. Reposition it occurs spontaneously. After some time, the output of the hernia sac of hernia gate becomes regular: once a woman takes a vertical position, in her navel protrusion appears. In the supine position protrusion disappears. RIGHT protrusion (even in a vertical position) may be the woman herself, palm, and any discomfort it usually feels. But sometimes already at this stage might be a little pain.

At this stage, joined constipation arising from circulatory disorders in the intestinal wall. Poor circulation can lead to a decrease in motor activity of the bowels and habitual constipation. If umbilical hernia is quite dangerous, as the crowded intestines can cause impairment of a hernia.

In the next stage of the disease in the hernial sac develop adhesions - strands of connective tissue that connect the organs that are in the hernial sac to the wall of the bag and divide the hernial sac of any section. Sometimes these sections becomes very much that prevents the internal organs back into the abdominal cavity. As a result, comes the next stage of the disease - nevpravlyaemaya hernia. It is more dangerous stage, as it may be accompanied by slight pain, which sometimes disguises infringement of a hernia.

Strangulated hernia can occur at any stage of the disease. For example, only when the hernia is formed, with a sharp heavy lifting may occur compression of the umbilical ring and hernia incarceration. Yet the infringement occurs more often after formed nevpravlyaemaya hernia.

But not everything proceeds according to the rules. Weakened after childbirth a woman's body may respond differently to certain diseases, including pain. The pain may be invisible, especially if the hernia at the time of delivery has already become nevpravlyaemoy. A woman may notice her immediately, especially if she is busy caring for a newborn baby Caring for a newborn baby - what should take care in advance? .

Therefore, monitoring of the woman with an umbilical hernia, which began during pregnancy, have to be continued and after childbirth. When deterioration of a hernia it would be better to operate in a planned manner.

During the operation, there is a separation of which are in the hernial sac from adhesions, immersing them in the abdominal cavity and closure of the umbilical ring expanded opening or strengthening by means of plastic surgery Plastic surgery . After surgery, women are advised to avoid strenuous exercise, and after a while - to perform a special set of physical exercises that strengthen muscles of the anterior abdominal wall.

If you do not carry out a planned operation with nevpravlyaemoy hernia, sooner later it will go to the infringement of a hernia and an emergency operation, and emergency surgery is usually much more traumatic, because during the infringement of hernia occurs necrosis bodies of prisoners in the hernial sac. These tissues (most often the bowel loops) during emergency surgery removed.

If umbilical hernia after birth in the early stages of development and operation of the woman refuses, then watching her, prescribed her postpartum wearing a bandage, weight loss, and special exercises to strengthen the anterior abdominal wall.

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