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I have a painful small swelling right above my belly button. not all the time, but when it occurs it's painful. i'm 53. the doctor said it's gas! ???
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Navel: This may be an umbilical hernia that intermittently protrudes and then reduces. These are serious when they incarcerate(fail to reduce). My advice is to be evaluated by an abdominal surgeon.
Answered 10/24/2016
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