A stuck small intestine is what doctors call an incarcerated hernia, and is the most dangerous condition that should be treated by a doctor as soon as possible. What can parents do before seeking medical attention? All activities that can increase the pressure on the tummy can trigger an incarcerated hernia, so what can be done to reset a stuck hernia without a doctor? That is to stop all activities that can increase the pressure on the tummy, so try to calm the child, make him lie down, preferably with his buttocks padded, and let him relax in a quiet environment, if he can do complete relaxation or even fall asleep, it is true that some of the incarcerated hernias can reset on their own. We often come across children with ingrown hernia whose parents rush to the hospital with their children only to find that the hernia has already disappeared, and sometimes even the doctors are unsuccessful in resetting the hernia, and the surgery is scheduled and the hernia disappears on its own before entering the operating room. Of course, it is still rare to see an incarcerated hernia reset by itself without a doctor, especially when the child is stuck in pain and it is hard to relax. As long as you can, try to find a doctor to deal with it. It is better not to spend more than an hour at home to observe the hernia after it is stuck, and in the case of infants, especially newborns, don’t delay even a moment. How do doctors deal with an incarcerated hernia? Generally, they still try to reset the hernia, which means that they push the fallen out object back into the stomach by hand. This process is painful and risky for the child because it is not so easy to determine whether the stuck intestines and testicles are necrotic or not. Of course, the doctor can make a general judgment based on the length of the stuck time, the child’s reaction, the swelling of the stomach, and the redness and swelling of the inguinal scrotum, but it is not so accurate. In addition, squeezing and pushing the intestine itself there is a certain risk, the intestine has necrosis of course more likely to break, the intestine is not necrotic under the extrusion of external forces can also break, once broken intestine in the stool leaked into the stomach, that is a very serious problem. Such problems do happen, and some hospitals have encountered cases of death as a result, so some hospitals no longer do this kind of repositioning and recommend surgery if it gets stuck. Surgery for an incarcerated hernia is certainly not wrong, because the indications are very precise, and surgery can not only loosen the stuck intestine, but also do a repair at the same time, solving the hernia problem completely. However, emergency hernia surgery is still a bit different from usual surgery. The incision in emergency surgery is bigger, and because the tissue is edematous after being stuck, the anatomy is not as clear, and the hernia sac is more likely to break, so the postoperative scar will be bigger and the probability of recurrence is also bigger, especially after minimally invasive surgery can be done in plainclinic, these disadvantages will be more obvious. Therefore, most doctors are still willing to try to do a reset, but only if the parents are also willing to take a little risk together. Of course, because of the delicate intestinal canal of newborns, the risk is greater, and the ovaries of girls are easily damaged and not easily repositioned, so they are generally not pushed. In addition, those who have been stuck for a long time and are suspected of having necrosis, and those who have tried to push twice without success, then only emergency surgery is available. A successful reset does not mean that everything is fine, because the condition of the intestine is not yet so clear, so to be on the safe side, especially for those children who have been stuck for a long time and have a hard reset, it is best to stay in the hospital for a day of observation to make sure that the child is safe before going home. However, as long as the defect is still there and can be stuck for the first time, it can be stuck for the second time. To avoid the pain and risk caused by the stuck to the child, choose a time when the child is well and go to the hospital for an elective surgery to patch up the hernia in order for everything to be fine.