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Herniated belly button in adults. any need to fix now?
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USUALLY NO NEED: Unless it gets painful.
Answered 6/22/2012
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Depend: If it large enough to let your intestine into the hernia sac or it is painful most of the time then yes it should br fix before unpleasant problem occur like strangulation.
Answered 9/6/2019
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