1 Causes of the phenomenon

When the umbilical hernia protrudes internal organs around the navel, hence, in fact, the name of the pathology. The reason for this is the weakening of the rectus abdominis muscles in conjunction with the strong stretching of the navel itself, caused by pregnancy. The abdominal muscles lend themselves to the pressure of the internal organs and diverge, allowing them to exit into the peripodal region. Dropped organs in this situation can become inflamed until the onset of necrosis.

Most often, umbilical hernia occurs in women who carried more than one child, and twins ortriplet, because in this case the organism undergoes an increased load and accordingly it does not stand it.

In the first stage, the umbilical hernia appears only at the time of stress, but if the woman lies on her back, the hernial sac with soft contents easily disappears, that is, the organs go to their places. This stage of the disease is easily treatable if it is started on time.

Remaining for a long time without therapy, the hernial sac is filled with a connective tissue and grows to the outside of the abdominal wall, after which the hernia ceases to fall into the abdominal cavity in any posture. Since this time, women begin to pursue severe pain and increase the risk of infringement of the left intestinal gut. This leads to poor blood supply and, as a consequence, the necrosis of this segment of the intestine. This situation is very dangerous not only for health, but for the life of a woman.

2 Characteristic features of

The main symptom of pathology is mild education in the navel region. In the initial stage, it is barely noticeable and does not exceed 1-2 cm. Remaining untreated, this formation grows and can reach sizes from 11 cm to 18 cm.

The second obvious symptom is pain. First, it occurs during moments of short strains of the abdominal muscles, for example, when a woman sneezes or coughs. With the development of pathology, the pain becomes stronger and lasts continuously. This suggests that the hernia has been infringed. At this point, there are symptoms such as nausea and disruption of the gastrointestinal tract. When the infringement of the hernia is so strong that blood ceases to flow into the small intestine falling into the hernial sac, there is severe pain around the navel, the body temperature rises, the hernial sac becomes firm to the touch and its temperature rises significantly relative to the total body temperature. In this situation, an emergency surgery is performed.

3 Methods of therapy

Methods of treatment of umbilical hernia after childbirth depend on the stage at which the disease is located. With a mild form of pathology, it is usually sufficient to use the abdominal muscles strengthening gymnastics and the special massage course.

If the pathologist has reached such a stage of development, when the hernial sac has adhered to the external wall of the abdomen, a surgical operation is performed. This is done either by suturing the umbilical ring, or by installing around the navel a special surgical mesh that keeps the internal organs from falling out.

These operations are considered fairly simple, without extensive cuts, so the postoperative period takes no more than 10 days. In order for the complications to occur after surgery, the woman wears a special pull-down corset matched by the doctor. Wearing lasts for as long as necessary for complete recovery, in each case it is determined by the doctor.

4 Traditional medicine

To treat the navel and umbilical hernia it is possible and means of traditional medicine. And to do it really not only with a mild form of pathology, but also in the postoperative period. However, one must understand that if therapy does not help, you need to see a doctor. You need to apply to him and so that he approves this method of recovery, because pathology is dangerous and self-medication can significantly worsen the situation.

Here are the most popular ways to treat umbilical hernia;

1. 1 tbsp.l. Kostyanki pour 20 g of boiling water. Infusion put in a dark place for half an hour. Use the product for 1 tbsp.l.during the whole day.
2. Compress from oak bark. Prepared simply - 1 tbsp.l.crushed bark pour 50 grams of red wine, mix well and apply to a hernia for at least 3 hours.
3. 1 tbsp.l.crushed aspen bark pour 200 g of boiling water and insist for at least 2 hours. The received means of drinking 2 tbsp.l.3 times a day before meals.
4. Compress from squashed nettle leaves into the mash 1 time per day for no more than 3 hours. And you can not just apply it to the navel, you must first put the mas on a leaf of cabbage and attach it to the navel.

5 Prevention measures

Since the main cause of the appearance of umbilical hernia in pregnancy are weakened abdominal muscles, it makes sense to try to prevent its occurrence. For this, before labor, it is necessary to train the abdominal muscles with a set of special exercises( lifting the legs lying on the back and lifting the body from the same position) or simply by jogging every day. Strong abdominal muscles not only prevent the appearance of umbilical hernia, but also help to give birth quickly and without any pathologies.