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Significant Bleeding From Belly Button And Soreness Felt. Reason?
Hi Doctor, my names John and this morning I woke up with a large amount of blood coming from my belly button. For the past few months, I ve been waking up with dried bits of blood and discharge in my belly button, however this morning it was a significantly larger amount of blood, and it was straight blood, no discharge. My belly button area is a little sore too, and when I push on it, its even more sore. Doctor, what do you think is wrong with me? I m starting to get nervous about this.
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Hello,
It can be a rare condition known as a 'patent urachus' or a 'urachal cyst'.
This is a fine biological duct or a fluid-filled swelling between the top of the bladder and the belly button (the umbilicus).
The duct has a function in the embryo but then normally closes-up to become a mere ligament, which is an empty cord of scar-like tissue.
Very rarely it does not heal and can present later in life as a swelling, perhaps discharging urine or mucus from a cyst within an open (patent) urachus.
However, it is rare and there are other more common conditions that can cause persistent discharges from the belly button like a mixed fungal and bacterial infection.
Get the culture of discharge done and take the medicines accordingly.
Fungal infection is very common at belly button as this is a moist and humid area,which is ideal for fungal growth.
Thanks
It can be a rare condition known as a 'patent urachus' or a 'urachal cyst'.
This is a fine biological duct or a fluid-filled swelling between the top of the bladder and the belly button (the umbilicus).
The duct has a function in the embryo but then normally closes-up to become a mere ligament, which is an empty cord of scar-like tissue.
Very rarely it does not heal and can present later in life as a swelling, perhaps discharging urine or mucus from a cyst within an open (patent) urachus.
However, it is rare and there are other more common conditions that can cause persistent discharges from the belly button like a mixed fungal and bacterial infection.
Get the culture of discharge done and take the medicines accordingly.
Fungal infection is very common at belly button as this is a moist and humid area,which is ideal for fungal growth.
Thanks
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