A 33-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to recurrent bleeding from her belly button, coinciding with her menstrual cycle every month. During physical examination, multiple firm, immobile ...
If your belly button leaks fluid, see a healthcare provider if symptoms like a foul smell, bleeding, or swelling persist. Keep your belly button clean and dry, and avoid using creams or lotions inside ...
Rochelle Collins, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician and assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Quinnipiac University. Discharge from your belly button might be a sign of ...
Umbilical hernias, appendicitis, gastroenteritis, and peptic ulcers might cause belly button pain. Belly button pain can be diagnosed with imaging scans, as well as blood, stool, and urine tests. Mild ...