Umbilical fungus (granuloma) in newborns: causes, treatment and consequences

What is navel fungus

Before you begin to heal the disease, you need to find out what it is, what causes are stimulating and how to properly cure the disease.
Navel fungus is a rapid pathological proliferation of connective tissue cells in the area of ​​the umbilical fossa in the form of small nodules or blisters. In itself, this phenomenon is not dangerous, but it causes subsequent problems: a person has difficulty turning over and bathing, the navel is constantly wet, which causes a feeling of discomfort.

According to statistics, navel fungus occurs very rarely in adults, but in newborns this phenomenon is quite common.

The clinical picture depends on the neglect of the disease, but in most cases it is a variant ( one of several editions of a work (literary, musical, etc.) or an official document; modification of any part of the work (different readings of individual

) manifests itself only externally in the form of inflammation and is not accompanied by any other symptoms. It begins to develop with insignificant inflammation and growth in the size of the umbilical remnant inside the umbilical ring. If measures are not taken in time, the neoplasm “grows” over the entire surface of the anterior abdominal wall. If a child is born with a weak immune system, the temperature may rise. The baby will have disturbed sleep and will be capricious due to a feeling of discomfort.

Likely consequences

Sometimes navel fungus in a baby can cause serious complications. When the umbilical cavity becomes infected, secondary bacterial omphalitis develops. As a result, an inflammatory process occurs, in addition to the navel, affecting the skin and blood vessels.

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The disease is divided into the following types, differing from each other in their characteristic clinical manifestations:

• Weeping navel. With this pathology, a febrile state does not develop, there is no pronounced inflammatory process, but irritation, hyperemia of the skin around the affected area appears, and purulent and clear discharge occurs.
• Cellulitis, characterized by hyperemia and swelling of the epithelium, purulent exudate, and elevated body temperature. Sometimes a newborn suffers from nausea with vomiting, and also loses appetite.
• Necrosis. This extremely dangerous condition occurs when the immune system is weakened and is accompanied by peritonitis.
• Sepsis. As the infection enters the bloodstream, the blood becomes infected, which is deadly for the baby.

If purulent exudate is released from the navel, the affected area swells, body temperature increases, and vomiting appears, then the child must be immediately shown to an experienced specialist, otherwise serious consequences will arise.

Treatment

After digging through a lot of information, I learned that doctors often prescribe surgical treatment. Is it correct? Many parents are afraid to put their child under the surgeon's knife. And they are looking for other, more conservative methods. And there are such people. Surgery is usually the last option. Moreover, this growth does not cause harm. In addition to the risk of getting an infection. But, in any case, you need to fight this so as not to catch another, more serious disease.

So, non-surgical treatment methods:

• Ordinary processing. No different from the standard procedure. I remember. After bathing, drop 3% peroxide into the wound and dry it. Then we apply brilliant green or any other antiseptic. But this method rarely helps with the development of granuloma.
• After daily hygiene procedures, smear the wound with a 5% solution of silver nitrate. Another name for lapis pencil. Have you heard of this? But I read that there are complaints, the navel after maybe. So be careful with him.
• For small sizes, cauterization with nitrogen is sometimes suggested. I know about this firsthand, I experienced it myself. The sensations are quite tolerable. The cauterized area becomes a little numb and that’s it. So the baby is unlikely to experience pain.
• Antibiotics in the form of ointments, sprays, solutions, etc.
• Folk method. The most effective thing I've heard is salt treatment. After washing, pour salt into the wound, leave it for half an hour, then wash it off. Those who have tried this treatment leave good reviews. But many parents are afraid to do this. Afraid that the baby will pinch. Again, according to reviews, the baby behaves calmly during such manipulations. Moreover, the result is noticeable the very next day. For me, of course, this is a dubious procedure. But out of desperation, when you’ve already tried everything, you’ll do this too... although this method doesn’t help anyone. Everyone has an individual story.

But since fungus is still a disease, prevention is also necessary for it.

Symptoms

I'll tell you a little about my personal experience. More precisely, the experience of one of my friends. So, they discharged them and their daughter from the maternity hospital on time. The navel also healed without complications. The pediatrician praised them for... But somehow the young mother got an appointment with a surgeon.

And he went into the navel. He spread it with his fingers, and... wow! What horror he found there! A small reddish ball. What is this??? The surgeon began to scold my friend! Why is she doing the treatment incorrectly, saying that the intestines fall out through the umbilical fistula! Well, what mother wouldn’t panic after that?

Fortunately, she turned to another doctor, who was able to diagnose fungus. What are the differences? I identified the following symptoms:

• Slow development.
• Thick consistency.
• The color is often pale pink.

How can this be detected? Parents find this unpleasant surprise after bathing or other hygiene procedures by looking at the baby’s navel. As in the case described above, the granuloma is not visible in the initial stage. It is found by carefully examining the navel, when you spread it with your fingers. And I must say, this stage is easily treated.

How to treat this disease?

A simple form of omphalitis can be cured at home, under the supervision of a doctor. Other forms are treated only inpatiently, in the neonatal pathology department

At the same time, it is important to properly treat the navel and not allow purulent or any other contents to accumulate under the crust, so it is necessary to treat the wound in a timely manner

Repeat the treatment until the hissing stops, then wipe the bottom of the wound dry. Using a cotton swab dipped in an antiseptic solution - brilliant green, fucorcin or chlorophyllipt - rub (i.e. spot-smear) the wound and its entire bottom, slightly capturing the skin around it. Each operation is performed only with a new stick.

Other forms are treated with antibiotics and surgical treatment of the wound. If there are indications, anti-staphylococcal immunoglobulins can also be administered. In addition, physiotherapy procedures are prescribed - UHF, laser and others.

To avoid problems with the navel, careful and regular treatment is necessary from birth until the wound is completely healed.

The most radical way to get rid of fungus is surgery, but not all mothers are ready to put the baby under their nose and are looking for alternative methods. These include:

Regular treatment with antiseptics. After water procedures, drop hydrogen peroxide into the navel and wait for it to take effect. Dry and treat with brilliant green or fucorcin. Silver nitrate preparation 5 percent. The navel is treated after each bath. The disadvantages are that there may be side effects in the form of a weeping wound. If the growth is minor, liquid nitrogen can be used for cauterization.

However, the method requires careful use and permission from a pediatrician. Antibiotics for external use in the form of ointments, solutions. Need a doctor's recommendation. Among folk remedies, ordinary table salt has proven itself to be the best

After bathing, cover the navel area with salt and leave for 30 minutes, then rinse.

When choosing any treatment method, be sure to consider the opinion of your pediatrician.

Treatment methods

The choice of treatment tactics for uncomplicated fungus depends on the size of the formation and the general condition of the child. If the growths are small and do not have a tendency to further growth, then they are observed. At home, parents independently treat the navel area every day. After some time everything will return to normal.

If the formation is large, it is removed. The operation is carried out in the pediatric surgery department, where the baby is hospitalized for preoperative examinations and preparation for manipulation. The granulation tissue is removed (with a scalpel or laser), after which the wound is washed with an antibiotic solution.

Surgical intervention is resorted to when conservative measures are ineffective. Most mothers and fathers are afraid to subject their baby to general anesthesia and surgery, so they try to make the most of the possibilities of non-invasive techniques. Popular conservative methods of treating umbilical fungus in newborns include:

• classic treatment with hydrogen peroxide and brilliant green after bathing the baby;
• treatment with a 5% iodine solution (or Fukortsin, or potassium permanganate, or any other antiseptic) after water procedures;
• use of antibacterial ointments;
• cauterization with a lapis pencil (silver nitrate) twice a day;
• use of “Chlorophyllipt” (herbal preparation based on eucalyptus);
• the use of the folk method of cauterizing fungus with table salt.

According to numerous reviews from parents and the conclusion of a number of foreign doctors, treatment with ordinary table salt gives good results.

The technique is simple: twice a day, table salt is poured into the navel for half an hour. To prevent her from getting enough sleep, a bandage is applied. After 30 minutes, the wound is opened and washed with water. On average, after 12–14 days, granulations completely disappear.

How is umbilical granuloma treated in newborns?

A small growth on the navel of a newborn is a granuloma, or fungus, an inflammatory disease of the soft tissue of the umbilical fossa. A small tumor forms after the umbilical cord falls off or a few weeks to months after discharge from the hospital. Inflammation can be severe or indolent. In any case, umbilical granuloma in newborns requires careful treatment.

Causes of pathology formation

Granuloma is classified as a non-infectious disease, the main cause of which is an enlarged umbilical ring. Often this condition is associated with the individual characteristics of the child’s body, but there are other factors:

• improper treatment of the birth wound;
• the umbilical cord is too thick, after removal of which a large umbilical ring is formed;
• secondary infection acquired in the child's service room or in the delivery area;
• the birth of a baby before the due date;
• high fetal weight.

Other reasons can also affect the formation of a growth; the main thing is to recognize the development of pathology in time in order to prevent dangerous consequences.

Symptoms of the disease

The presence of pathological growths in the navels of children can be determined by specific signs:

• a slight compaction at the bottom of the hole at the initial stage;
• gradual increase in fungus size;
• large tumor coverage at the last stage and its extension beyond the ring;
• When an infection occurs, the newborn may experience an increase in temperature, crying, and irritability.

Diagnostic methods

For an experienced pediatrician, a visual examination of the baby is enough to confirm the diagnosis, but in order to determine it 100%, laboratory tests are prescribed. By studying the composition of the blood, the pathogen is determined, if an infection has occurred, as well as the degree of inflammation. Diagnostic procedures help distinguish granuloma from other disorders. If pus is released from the wound, it is also sent for diagnosis.

Determining the diagnosis of granuloma is a matter for an experienced doctor. At home or in a maternity hospital, without the help of a therapist, it is impossible to know for sure that the baby is suffering from fungus. However, knowing the symptoms will help you recognize the disorder in time and seek help for further examination, which will take no more than 1-2 days.

Treatment tactics for granuloma

There is no specific method of treating granulomas in medical practice. But to correct the condition of the newborn, it is necessary to take therapeutic measures, otherwise complications may arise.

Treatment of granuloma is possible at home after consultation with a doctor. It consists of daily toileting of the damaged area, as well as the use of medications:

• brilliant green solution,
• hydrogen peroxide,
• iodine solution,
• chlorophyllipt solution.

It is necessary to apply medications with a clean cotton swab 2-3 times a day, without pressing on the damaged area.

Recipes from natural products

It is necessary to use natural remedies after the doctor’s approval. In most cases they are quite effective:

• solution of salt and water - add 1 tsp to 200 ml of boiled liquid. mineral;
• antiseptic soap - they use it to wash the umbilical fossa during water procedures;
• tea tree oil - make compresses using 0.5 tsp. olive oil and 7 drops of tea tree ether, hold for 3-4 minutes;
• apple cider vinegar - soak a cotton swab in the substance and apply to the affected area for 3 minutes;
• use of medical alcohol - moisten a cotton swab and wipe the granuloma;
• turmeric solution - 1 tsp. powder, take 50 ml of warm liquid, mix well, apply with cotton wool to the granuloma.

When using any medications, you should carefully monitor the child's reaction - they can cause allergies, just like natural products.

Consequences if left untreated

Complications develop only if treatment was started at the wrong time. The most common consequence is inflammation and re-infection of the umbilical fossa. Sometimes omphalitis develops - a secondary bacterial infection. The pathology is accompanied by redness of the skin around the navel and inflammation of blood vessels.

Neonatal granuloma is a common disease with many causes. You can get rid of it in a few days if you undergo a timely examination and follow the doctor’s recommendations.

Diagnosis of fungus in newborns

Fungus is often confused with other diseases of the umbilical wound. Among them are catarrhal and purulent omphalitis, hernial protrusion, lipoma. When making a diagnosis, it is important to conduct a thorough interview with the baby’s parents. It is necessary to find out how long ago the proliferation of granulation tissue began, whether the fungus is increasing in size, how the child reacts to bathing and treatment of the umbilical area. It is also important to check for other symptoms. A sharp deterioration in the child’s condition often indicates complications that have developed against the background of fungus. If inflammation develops in the umbilical wound, then the following symptoms appear:

1. The appearance of serous or purulent discharge.
2. Hyperemia and edema.
3. Pain when pressing on the fungus area. It is expressed by crying, sudden movement of the baby.
4. Increased body temperature.
5. Breast refusal.

These symptoms are dangerous for newborns. If they appear, you should immediately seek medical help. Laboratory tests are performed in the hospital. With uncomplicated fungus, no changes are observed in the CBC and TAM. If there are inflammatory phenomena (leukocytosis, acceleration of ESR), this means that omphalitis has developed. In this case, discharge from the umbilical wound is taken for analysis in order to identify the causative agent of inflammation and prescribe treatment. In some cases, fungus can be confused with other formations. If the doctor has doubts, an ultrasound of the soft tissues of the abdomen is performed. Most often, the doctor quickly diagnoses navel fungus in newborns. Photos of this pathology are posted in special medical literature on neonatology. However, parents should not draw conclusions on their own. If granulations appear, you should consult a doctor.

Is it possible to prevent the occurrence of pathology in children?

There is no specific prevention of umbilical fungus, since its occurrence is individual. Preventive measures should be taken to prevent infectious complications in pathology. Basic rules for caring for a newborn's navel:

• daily treatment of the wound twice a day;
• the umbilical stump should dry out and fall off on its own, so do not cover it with a band-aid or cover it with clothing (we recommend reading: which plaster for an umbilical hernia is suitable for newborns?);
• all objects that come into contact with the baby’s skin, including linen, clothing, cotton wool, napkins, must be sterile, and clothing and diapers must be treated with a hot iron;
• the umbilical wound should not be subject to friction with clothing; if the diapers extend beyond the navel, they should be tucked in, leaving the umbilical area free.

A small wound forms, which disappears after a while.

But sometimes there are difficulties with healing. Pediatricians often make a diagnosis of navel fungus.

It is important for young parents to understand what this pathology means and how it is treated.

Prevention

The proliferation of granulation tissue structures cannot be prevented. However, it is important to protect the newborn from developing serious consequences.

Parents are required to follow all medical instructions for treating the affected navel, wash toys every day, and treat them with a disinfectant. It is also necessary to avoid putting rough clothes on the child and constantly tuck the diaper belt.

Items should be washed and ironed daily. The room where the baby lives should be regularly cleaned and ventilated. Medical workers are required to wear protective masks and clean gowns before contacting a child, wash their hands first and treat them with a disinfectant.

Navel fungus in newborns seems to be a completely harmless phenomenon. However, the lack of necessary therapy is fraught with dangerous consequences requiring urgent hospitalization of the patient.

Often the pathological process goes away on its own, but for this, parents need to properly care for the baby’s navel, the skin around the cavity, and constantly monitor the general condition of the newborn. Compliance with all preventive measures will protect the baby from infection, ease the course of the disease and speed up recovery.

Caring for an umbilical wound: how to speed up healing and avoid infection

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The umbilical cord is the connecting link between mother and child. Here pass the vessels through which the fetus receives nutrients and oxygen and removes metabolic products into the maternal bloodstream.

Before the umbilical wound heals, it is recommended to bathe the child in boiled water with the addition of a weak solution of potassium permanganate. The solution should be poured into the bath through gauze folded in several layers. Remember crystals

potassium permanganate can cause burns to the baby's delicate skin.

How is an umbilical wound formed...

An umbilical cord is formed after the umbilical cord is cut by a midwife or a new father. Special staples are placed on the umbilical cord to stop bleeding. Cut it off on the second day or leave it until it dries on its own.

...and how to care for it

Regardless of whether the umbilical cord is cut off or left to dry out, it is important to maintain newborn hygiene and properly care for the umbilical wound. This is necessary for its rapid healing and prevention of infection.

It is recommended to treat the navel twice a day - in the morning and after evening bathing, before bed.

Do not cover the wound with oilcloth or cellophane, as grandmothers sometimes advise. Through such bandages, the baby’s skin will not be able to breathe,

therefore, there is a high probability of infection of the umbilical wound.

Rules for treating the umbilical wound

Before the umbilical cord remains fall off, you should first thoroughly treat it with hydrogen peroxide, and then with brilliant green. This needs to be done once a day - and 2 times after the umbilical cord has fallen off and a wound has formed.

Line the changing table with a clean diaper. Prepare brilliant green, cotton pads and peroxide. Wash your hands thoroughly with warm water and soap and wipe dry. Generously moisten a cotton pad with a solution of hydrogen peroxide and gently remove all dried particles. Try to thoroughly clean the wound, because blood clots are fertile ground for the growth of bacteria.

After the hydrogen peroxide has finished foaming, gently pat your belly button with a clean cotton pad. Moisten a cotton swab with brilliant green and generously lubricate the wound.

Remember, do not cover your belly button with a bandage or tape. In air, the wound heals faster. Therefore, give your baby air baths more often, be sure to do so every time you change diapers.

As a rule, the umbilical wound heals 7–10 days after birth.

When lubricating your baby's navel with brilliant green, try not to paint the skin around it. This will allow you to notice redness in time, indicating

about the inflammatory process - omphalitis of newborns.

Is everything okay with the umbilical wound?

Infection of the umbilical wound causes inflammation, or omphalitis, as evidenced by redness of the skin around the navel, restlessness of the child, increased temperature, and in severe cases, the appearance of drops of pus in the area of ​​the umbilical wound.

It is believed that the navel can normally bleed, but not more than 8 days after birth and only slightly. If bleeding persists for more than 10 days, consult your pediatrician.

You should also visit a doctor if you experience a putrid odor, redness of the skin or fever, both local and general.

Fungus - umbilical granuloma

The umbilical wound may not heal for a long time and may bleed as a result of the formation of a large amount of granulation tissue. At the bottom of the wound, blood vessels and connective tissue grow, which interferes with healing, causing increased bleeding. In medicine, this condition is called “fungus”, or navel granuloma. It is necessary to seek help from a doctor, otherwise a non-healing wound may become an “entry gate” for infection.

Vladimir

My name is Vladimir Baev, I specially registered on BabyBlog in order to tell how we defeated navel fungus (granuloma) without surgery.

This short article is for those who have encountered a problem like ours, as well as for those who tried to treat us, dear Doctors, when treating small children, do not put them immediately under the knife, there are conservative and very effective ways to treat fungus!

Most importantly, if you are experts in your profession, please try to educate yourself, with the advent of the global Internet we have the whole world at our fingertips, many foreign clinics, doctors, etc. write scientific articles and reports, use this knowledge to make our children healthier!

I hope my work will remain on this site and help future generations raise healthy children.

So, here's our story!

Our Lala was born at the end of 2014, the umbilical cord, as we were told, was thick and fell off on the 12-13th day. We were very worried, because... it seemed like a very long time. Since this is our first-born, you naturally pay attention to every little detail! After the navel had healed a little, we saw it - granuloma, fungus....

The honey came for another examination. my sister made us happy that she had never seen anything like it! As we later found out ourselves, it turned out to be navel fungus. We decided to take our time and wait, while reading on the Internet what they write about who treats how.

Our fungus had a white cap on top because... the top constantly dried out, this cap periodically fell off, but it did not shrink and did not disappear anywhere!

Having read horror stories that they would be admitted to the hospital and removed under general anesthesia, they began to self-medicate.

Below is a list of what we tried to treat, as well as a selection of sites who advise what.

1) Calendula tincture (Recommended here)

2) Tomicide solution (Advised here and here)

3) Peroxide, Miramistin, Zelenka, Chlorphilipt, Baneocin

4) Lapis pencil (Here, here) they write that they do not produce it, but this is not so, at the beginning of 2015 we managed to buy a Lapis pencil in Moscow pharmacies, several pieces at once. Look for it on drug discovery sites.

None of the above helped us.

When using the Lapis Pencil, my belly button began to ooze and bleed heavily! see photo.

The situation was further complicated by the fact that my daughter was growing up, her navel was constantly secreting something, her clothes were getting dirty, they had to be laid out on her stomach, and my wife and I were afraid of getting an infection through this open wound, and it always seemed like it was painful for her to lie on her stomach.

Our patience and perseverance ran out and at an appointment with a pediatric surgeon we took a referral to the St. Vladimir Children's City Clinical Hospital.

By coincidence (thank God), we were assigned to the pediatric department. because The surgery closed for cleaning in a couple of days.

We were prescribed conservative treatment there.

1) Cauterization with a solution of potassium permanganate

2) Irradiation with a Bioptron lamp

After being in the hospital for 10 days, nothing happened. Fungus remains as it was! After using potassium permanganate, after a couple of hours the crusts peeled off and it became like new!

Every day, in the hospital, surgeons visited us, a new doctor almost every day! They did an ultrasound twice, but they couldn’t see anything. They watched, thought, waited. As a result, they offered to do an operation, which we refused!

I won’t tell you in detail how it wasn’t sweet for us (my mother) there! After 10 days in the hospital, after consulting, we decided to write a receipt and go home. In the extract we have this diagnosis - non-obliterating structures of the umbilical cord (urachus, intestinal fistula, vein, artery). Neutropenia, transient.

We decided that this fungus was interfering with our lives, but for the operation, let our daughter grow up a little, and then we will see what to do next.

We arrived home from the hospital - and the fungus remained the same!

Treatment of fungus
with table salt!
Because On the Russian-language Internet, I read everything that was written about fungus a million times, and decided to improve my knowledge and read literature in English. And I immediately came across scientific articles with clinical studies on a group of children (500 people) that described a method of treating umbilical granuloma with ordinary table salt!

It’s hard to believe, it’s difficult to pour salt into a child’s belly button with an open wound, but this method works!

We cured fungus (umbilical granuloma) with ordinary table salt.

Instructions on how to treat with salt:

1) 2 times a day for 30 minutes, pour regular table salt on the navel, we used coarse salt.

2) Seal it (use cotton wool or a cotton pad)

3) Rinse under running water

The result was not long in coming; after the first use of salt, the result is immediately visible!
The granuloma began to turn black!

After about 3-4 minutes it turned into a sore

After a couple of weeks there was no trace left of her!

Don’t get sick, always look for a way out of even the most difficult situation, the surgeon’s knife is the last thing you can do! It’s strange, but our doctors know nothing about treating fungus with salt; usually, when I tell them my story, they are very surprised!

For those who doubt, try everything will work out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H85T2txniA

PS

Unfortunately, this site does not allow you to attach documents to the article.

How to find studies (articles) - search for documents on Google for granuloma salt

Headlines of scientific research on the effect of salt on granuloma

1) Comparison between Two and Twenty-four Hours Salt
Powder in Treatment of Infant Umbilical Granuloma
2) Therapeutic Effect of Common Salt (Table/ Cooking Salt) on
Umbilical Granuloma in Infants
I think you will quickly find these documents.

How does omphalitis manifest?

After birth, the baby's umbilical cord is clamped and cut. After 2-4 days, the umbilical cord remnant falls off, leaving a place ( Place - location, location, location, condition, point, etc.

) crusty wound. Normally, the healing of the navel lasts no more than 2 weeks. If this process is accompanied by the formation of a yellow crust, this is considered normal. But the mother should certainly be made to think about discharge from the umbilical wound, as this indicates an inflammatory process.

Omphalitis in newborns is dangerous, so if you suspect inflammation of the umbilical ring, you should contact your pediatrician or pediatrician immediately. For proper healing, the specialist describes what prerequisites and stimulating causes led to omphalitis:

• poor care from medical staff in the maternity hospital or young parents;
• abnormal development of the abdominal wall;
• intrauterine infection;
• folliculitis, pyoderma in a newborn;
• bad genetic disposition;
• introduction of infection during a doctor's examination.

Main symptoms

Omphalitis is more often observed in premature babies and babies born after a protracted or “home” birth. It manifests itself with general and local symptoms. There is tearfulness, increased temperature, and lack of appetite. They are joined by:

• rash, redness near the umbilical ring;
• at least some discharge from the umbilical wound - light, transparent, brown;
• swelling of the tissues in the navel area;
• poor navel healing;
• blue skin (in a complicated form).

Reasons for rejection

Fungus of the navel
The development of fungus in a newly born child usually occurs due to a wide umbilical ring. After the remainder of the umbilical cord falls off, a cavity appears and is filled with granulation tissue.

What else can trigger the appearance of granuloma:

• large body weight of the baby;
• weakened immune system;
• prematurity.

Fungus appears imperceptibly, gradually growing. It appears in infants in the first two months of life. The pathology may disappear on its own, without significantly affecting the well-being of the newborn, or continue to grow, which leads to the appearance of a cosmetic defect and the risk of complications.

Causes and mechanism of occurrence

A navel hernia may be evidence that something went wrong in the baby during fetal development and the abdominal wall did not form properly. Muscle weakness and weakness of connective tissue leads to defects in the development of the peritoneum, as a result of which part of the baby’s internal organs “pushes” against the junction with the umbilical cord even before birth. This pathology is called a congenital hernia.

The baby may begin to suffer from an acquired form of hernia disease if the obstetricians made a mistake when cutting off and clamping the umbilical cord, if infection occurred, and because the umbilical ring did not close and close in the first month of independent life.

A simpler form of hernia is direct. The hernial sac, along with its contents, “looks out” directly through the navel ring. In a more complex - oblique form - the hernial contents in the sac first pass through the “pocket” between the transverse fascia and the linea alba of the abdomen and only then exit through the ring.

Hernial umbilical formations in infants are almost always characterized by fair mobility - they can be straightened without much effort. However, although rare, complex unreducible hernias occur in children. The ability of the sac to move is determined by the size and elasticity of the hernial orifice (in this case, the umbilical ring). A narrow gate means a less mobile hernia, a wide one means a more mobile hernia.

A hernia always occurs under internal pressure that forms in the abdominal cavity.

This pressure in a child increases sharply in certain situations:

• with strong hysterical crying and screaming;
• when pushing during bowel movements, especially if this requires effort (constipation, for example);
• with a strong cough;
• with a bloated tummy in children with increased gas production and severe infant colic.

If there are prerequisites (weak umbilical ring, slow healing of the navel from the inside, congenital weakness of the abdominal wall), then such situations most often lead to prolapse of some organs and the formation of a hernia. Separately, it is necessary to identify the cause of the pathology, in which there is some guilt of the parents. The child begins to be seated and placed in an upright position too early. For these purposes, moms and dads have a lot of devices in their arsenal, for example, walkers and jumpers.

Until the child is 9 months old, it is safer to trust nature, and she has arranged everything in such a way that before taking a vertical position on her own two feet, the child goes through several preliminary stages - crawling and sitting, which allow the muscles of his tummy to get stronger and be able to accept it with dignity later. increased internal pressure without the formation of hernias.

Causes

The exact reasons for the development of the pathological neoplasm are unknown. Fungus almost always appears when a child has a wide umbilical ring. When the stump falls away, the resulting free cavity is filled with granuloma.

The appearance of the inflammatory process is also associated with excessive weight of the newborn and premature birth of the baby. Granuloma looks like a mushroom hanging on a thin stalk. In this case, the defect can grow both in the umbilical fossa and beyond.