What to do if your child is 2 years old with intussusception

Intussusception in a 2 year old child needs to be treated with air enema, barium enema, and surgery as prescribed by the doctor. Intussusception is a common pediatric disease, is a section of the intestinal tube into its connected intestinal lumen, resulting in obstacles to the passage of intestinal material, the child shows paroxysmal crying, reflexive vomiting, blood in the stools, abdominal palpation of intestinal-like mass. The early stages of intussusception in a 2 year old child can be treated with an air enema, where a specialized tube is placed through the anus under an X-ray machine and air is injected into the tube until the intussusception is reset. Early intussusception can also be treated with a barium enema, in which diluted barium is injected through the anus and a small amount of gas is injected into the tube, and the intussusception is usually slowly reset under pressure. The child 2 years old intussusception is more serious, enema failure, enema no obvious effect, need surgery to treat, the presence of intestinal necrosis to be performed intestinal resection surgery. The child 2 years old intussusception is more serious, timely detection and timely to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor’s treatment.