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Should I Be Concerned For The Belly Button Pain And The Foul Smell Through It?
Hi I'm 19 yrs old 220 pounds good fitness but today my belly button started to hurt so I picked some lint out and also picked this black thing out and it had a foul smell. Few hours later laying on my side and my belly button starts blessing I'm very concerned
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Fri, 15 Nov 2013
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Thu, 19 Dec 2013
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Hi...it could be an umbilical granuloma that you pricked...better show to a surgeon for proper diagnosis and treatment...
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