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A member asked:

Right behind my belly button in that area is hard. im not constipated and usually don't show signs of my menstrucal till a week before what couls it be?

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Dr. Michael Shim answered

See an md: This could be anything from a scar, gas, to a sign of cancer. Get it checked out.

Dr Hadied agreed

Answered 1/28/2012

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