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Suggest Treatment For A Lump Inside The Belly Button

Hi, I woke yesterday morning with a lump lodged on the top side wall and inside my bellybutton that is tender (sore) to the touch. It is about the size of a pea. Could it be some kind of and infection or something else. I have no other symtoms and am extremely always healthy so this is really bothering me.
Thu, 10 Jul 2014
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Hi,
I understand your concern.
-A painful pea sized lump on side wall of umbilicus, may be a painful/ inflamed lymph node, that has arisen because of injury/infection.
- A simple lipoma (which is usually painless ) being irritated /infected by itching, massaging,pressing, pricking- may turn painful.
- The painful lump can be beginning of an umbilical hernia.Here the lump grows on stress/coughing etc.
A course of antibiotics & anti inflammatory drugs advised by your doctor would clear the pain it it is lymph node/local infection.
but if it does not subside/increases in size/ affected by coughing, you should consult a surgeon for exclusion/treatment of hernia.
Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For A Lump Inside The Belly Button

Hi, I understand your concern. -A painful pea sized lump on side wall of umbilicus, may be a painful/ inflamed lymph node, that has arisen because of injury/infection. - A simple lipoma (which is usually painless ) being irritated /infected by itching, massaging,pressing, pricking- may turn painful. - The painful lump can be beginning of an umbilical hernia.Here the lump grows on stress/coughing etc. A course of antibiotics & anti inflammatory drugs advised by your doctor would clear the pain it it is lymph node/local infection. but if it does not subside/increases in size/ affected by coughing, you should consult a surgeon for exclusion/treatment of hernia. Thanks.