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How To Reduce Belly Pain And Tenderness?

my navel hole is tender around but the muscle doesnt hurt its just sensitive , for instance when i sleep and i turn over i can feel a sharp pain but its the belly hole itself and doesnt go deep than that, i am quite chubby and have a belly if that helps, what can i do to help the pain and reduce the tenderness
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,

Thanks for writing to HCM.

You might be having an umbilical hernia with an obstructed fat in it.

I would suggest that you show to a surgeon for a clinical examination, as that is the best way to come to a diagnosis.

Regards
Dr. Ashish Verma
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How To Reduce Belly Pain And Tenderness?

Hi, Thanks for writing to HCM. You might be having an umbilical hernia with an obstructed fat in it. I would suggest that you show to a surgeon for a clinical examination, as that is the best way to come to a diagnosis. Regards Dr. Ashish Verma