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Have a pain in my belly button, sensitive and sore when touched and cough or some sort of strain?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Hernia?: You may have an umbilical hernia or other derivation of similar etiologies. I'd suggest seeing a doc for further eval with history and then a good physical exam of it.
Answered 10/4/2016
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