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What Causes Severe Pain In Stomach, 2 Inches Above Belly Button?

I am over weight but I have a lot of pain in my stomach 2 inches above my belly button, there is a bulge which hurt but the pain/pressure seems to be relieved by pressing on it. It looks like a hernia but had a cat scan done and it says no. I look pregnant more than over weight.
posted on Mon, 30 Sep 2013
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HI. From you history and findings this looks to be a hernia only. CAT scan really can not diagnose a few things , hernia is one of them. If the swelling increases on coughing or straining and causing the pain , hernia is a sure-shot diagnosis and needs surgical treatment. Obesity is one of the reasons for its development.
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What Causes Severe Pain In Stomach, 2 Inches Above Belly Button?

HI. From you history and findings this looks to be a hernia only. CAT scan really can not diagnose a few things , hernia is one of them. If the swelling increases on coughing or straining and causing the pain , hernia is a sure-shot diagnosis and needs surgical treatment. Obesity is one of the reasons for its development.