Question 1

what does it mean if your belly button bleeds?

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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 when my belly button pops out?

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Navel: The navel is a scar where the umbilical cord was once attached.  Around 90% of people have a depression (innie) ; about 10% have a protrusion (outie). It is reported that a protruding navel develops because of more abundant skin remaining after the umbilical cord is separated. A naval that pops out may be consistent with an umbilical hernia which would warrant medical eval.

Question 3

what does it mean if you have a deep belly button?

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Collector: You will be a collector of lots of lint. You are perfectly normal.

Question 4

what does it mean if your belly button pushes out?

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Navel.: The navel is a scar where the umbilical cord was once attached.  Around 90% of people have a depression (innie) ; about 10% have a protrusion (outie). It is reported that a protruding navel develops because of more abundant skin remaining after the umbilical cord is separated. If your navel is normally depressed and now protrudes that could be an umbilical hernia ; would warrant medical eval.

Question 5

what does it mean if you have an "outty" belly button?

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An outty?  Seek help: Good morning

this usually represents an abdominal wall hernia or an umbilical hernia. If this is not hurting there is no real urgency to getting this repaired. 

But, a short visit at your health care providers office can confirm this diagnosis.

Question 6

what does it mean when your belly button is swelled up?

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Infection?: Need more information, but the things that come to mind include infection/cellulitis vs. Skin reaction.  Was there any trauma, or is there a piercing that is infected? Is there any associated rash or blisters or hives?

Question 7

what does it mean when u have a knot above  your belly button?

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Hernia: It could be a small umbilical hernia.

Question 8

belly button hurts and stuff comes out of it what does it mean ?

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Discharge?: Causes of navel discharge include abnormalities of  the uracha (cyst, sinus or patent uracha), complications from past laparoscopic surgery, umbilical abscess ; recurrent folliculitis. More superficial fungal (such as yeast) and bacterial infections can occur.

Question 9

what does it mean if u have a clear gooey fluid comin frm ur belly button?

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Possible infection: I'm wondering if your bellybutton is also read or itchy, you have clear fluid coming from it you have dirt or other things trapped in your belly button?  I would take a bath and with either a washcloth or q-tip gently try to clean out your bellybutton area.  After that put some antibiotic ointment on it and see if that helps. Obviously if you had surgery or anything else in the area you should be seen by your doctor right away.

Question 10

i feel like my belly button is being pulled from inside what does this mean?

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Nonspecific: There is no specific diagnosis associated with that sensation. It is possible to have a hernia there, which could cause pain/discomfort and would typically be associated with a bulge. May be worth a visit to the primary care provider for an exam. Urgency depends on duration and severity. Hope this helps!

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