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I have a lot of gas , my navel is leering smelly fluid sometimes and i have excessive hair fall like 5000 hair a day ...like how cancer patients lose ?
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Hair loss/ navel d/c: Check thyroid studies. CBC, cortisol, iron, sed rate, CRP, ANA . May be gluten sensitivity,autoimmune disease or gallbladder , It is not usual to have a discharge from the navel, may be infection ,yeast , could try desitin (zinc oxide diaper cream) at the site and see if improves over next 2 days .Take a multivitamin a day .Need to follow up with doctor this week
Answered 11/26/2015
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