A 50-year-old member asked:
What does it mean when you are sore above the belly button?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Charles Cattanoanswered
Gastroenterology 40 years experience
Lots possible here: In what position do you feel better/ worse? What is the quality of pain--sharp, stabbing, pressure, bloating, gassiness? Where in your lower abdomen (right, mid, left) do you experience discomfort? Duration pain lasts? Is pain deep or superficial? Have you seen blood with stool or change in bowels? Any chance of pregnancy (sexually active)? Bladder or UTI symptoms? Constipated? Local trauma?
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Why is my belly button sore and irritated?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Richard Chudacoffanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 33 years experience
Umbilical discomfort: Your umbilicus (belly button) can be sore for numerous reasons, but the most common are: 1. You are washing it either too much, or 2. You are washing to too little. If, however, you are pregnant, then it is common for pressure to build up and push out the umbilicus, which can also cause discomfort. Lastly, my may have an umbilical hernia.
6.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:
What happens when your belly button becomes black and sore?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A Verified Doctoranswered
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Bad belly button?: Black and sore? Not sure what you are referring to, is it dirty, filled with lint or infected? First step would be to get in the shower and give it a good scrub and see what happens. IS there a hernia?
730 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 24-year-old male asked:
My belly button feels sore and hurts don't know why?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Charles Cattanoanswered
Gastroenterology 40 years experience
Consider these...: Belly-button (umbilical) pain may originate locally due to infection or herniation, or be "referred" from another abdominal location like the appendix. Signs/symptoms of concern include: local redness & drainage, umbilical bulging that can't be reduced with gentle pressure, fever, vomiting, change in bowels, generalized abdominal tenderness (suggests peritonitis), worsening pain. Get checked pls.
3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old male asked:
My belly button is very sore beneath the skin. ?
1 doctor answer • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Kneeceanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
See Doctor: See a doctor if very sore to see if localized to the bellybutton such as an infection that can be serious or referred to there and deeper.Does it look red or swollen .Any draiange.
216 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:
What could these sore red patches in my belly button be?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Jason Hemminganswered
Gastroenterology 18 years experience
Hard to say: But may represent a localized dermatitis possibly from yeast. It needs to be seen in person.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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