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I got this sharp stabbing pain in my bellybutton and around after i really had to use to bathroom i feel okay but it's tender i'm scared it's appendix?

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Dr. Ilya Averbuch answered

Ectopic pregnancy?: Do not be scared of an "appendix" as much as of an ectopic pregnancy. Any abdominal pain in any young female is always suspicious for ectopic pregnancy, which is a surgical emergency.

Answered 4/24/2014

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A member asked:

I got this sharp stabbing pain in my bellybutton and around after i really had to use to bathroom i feel okay but it's tender i'm scared it's appendix?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ilya Averbuch answered

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