What is the conservative treatment of inguinal hernia in the elderly

Conservative treatment of inguinal hernia in the elderly can generally be carried out through the use of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, hernia belt compression and manipulation of repositioning and other ways of treatment. Hernia is a condition characterized by enlargement and pain in the abdomen, testicles, scrotum and other parts of the body, and is also known as “small intestine gas” and “partial fall”. The basic mechanism is cold and dampness, dampness and heat obstruction or vein loss of nourishment, and old age and frailty and other factors. 1. Use of traditional Chinese medicine: Inguinal hernia in the elderly can be treated with proprietary Chinese medicines such as Jisheng Tangerine Kernel Pill, Sanlian Fennel Pill, and Hernia Internal Elimination Pill, which are able to alleviate pain and other symptoms caused by the hernia. Chinese medicine should be used under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, and should not be used on its own. 2. Acupuncture: you can choose to take any meridian, foot syncope meridian points, specifically can choose Guanyuan, Dadun, Taichong, Sanyinjiao, with points on the cold hernia with Shenque, Qihai; damp and hot hernia with the middle pole, yinlingquan; fox hernia with the lower giant virtual, triangular moxibustion. 3. Hernia belt compression: the use of hernia belt to make the defective inner ring mouth is compressed to enhance the abdominal wall to avoid hernia contents protruding, can play a role in assisting the treatment. However, it may induce intestinal obstruction, intestinal necrosis and other symptoms. 4. Manipulation restoration: If the hernia content protrudes and becomes incarcerated, manipulation restoration can be given to make the content return into the abdominal cavity to avoid necrosis. The above methods can relieve the condition to a certain extent, but cannot cure it completely, once the hernia is found, it is recommended to give surgical treatment. When discomfort occurs, you should consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor’s treatment, not self-medication or acupuncture.