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Why do i get little small stabbing pains inside my bellybutton when i have gas !? it's not severe the pain goes away after i start passing gas

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Dr. Krishna Rayapudi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Could be normal: Could be normal, if there is relief of pain with passing stool, it fits one criterion of 3 for diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome, however many other conditions will need to be excluded prior to making a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)

Answered 7/4/2014

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