Question 1

what does it mean if your belly button bleeds?

Accepted Answer

Bleeding Navel.: An infection may be the cause of naval bleeding – especially if there is discharge, pain or odor. A second cause for bleeding can be trauma. A frequent scenario is when someone sticks their finger in their umbilicus to search for “lint” and they scratch or abrade the skin.

Question 2

what does it mean if your belly button is bleeding?

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Not normal: That is not a common thing to happen.  A doctor needs to determine what is wrong.

Question 3

what does it mean to bleed from your belly button?

Accepted Answer

Few reason: There are many disease that could cause this sign.
1- local infection.
2-psoriasis.
3- fistual.
Please see your doctor.

Question 4

what does it mean when your belly button is bleeding and hurts when you bend over to pick something up?

Accepted Answer

Something in it: If it hurts and bleeds, it means you have an active lesion in it, either an infection or a skin lesion. You'd better get it checked out by your physician to get the appropriate treatment soon.

Question 5

what does it mean when you clean your belly button with cotton buds and it's bleeding about and smells? need my kind putting at rest

Accepted Answer

Potential serious: Should have no foreign material, bleeding, odor or drainage.
There is an isue and needs care and complete diagnosis-hernia, infection, cyst etcs.

Question 6

why does my belly button bleed?

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Irritation: Chronic irritation of the base of the umbilicus or "belly button" can lead to a small area of inflammed and irritated tissue that can intermittantly bleed.  This can be to traped dead skin and moisture leading to macerated tissue.

Question 7

why would i bleed out of my belly button?

Accepted Answer

BELLY BUTTON BLEED: How long has your belly button been bleeding? It can be a number of conditions: it could be an infection of the skin surrounding the belly-button. Any recent injury? It could be a fistula. 
It could be an umbilical hernia. Do you have a fever? If it's really bleeding, you should see a doctor with all deliberate speed or go to an emergency center or hospital.

Question 8

what causes my belly button to bleed where i'm hurting?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: Symptoms and concerns like these mandate a thorough evaluation by your doctor.  Only after such an evaluation, which may include labs and radiographic examinations, can he/she let you know what's going on and how best to help you.

Question 9

can belly button bleed from coughing too hard?

Accepted Answer

Umbilicus: The only way I have seen the belly button bleed is from trauma by excessive cleaning.  I have never seen coughing cause this.  If you have persistent bleeding here, see your doctor.

Question 10

what could cause behind my belly button to hurt?and my belly button to bleed?

Accepted Answer

Infection: Some people have a small pocket at the base of their bellybutton. This can get infected which can cause the bleeding and pain. Please se your doctor.

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