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What Causes Foul Smelling Discharge From The Navel?
Hello. I have a leaky smelly discharge from my belly button and my stomach very bloated this happens every time I eat fruit veg or salads. I have no real pain except it pressing on my bladder but very uncomfortable and I look pregnant and last for wkend to 3 days. Please help and what can I do. I am very down about this
Thank you Jacqui
Thank you Jacqui
Wed, 12 Oct 2016
Hello.
Foul discharge from the navel is very suggestive of a fistula between the navel and the gut.
It may be present since your birth and may be showing symptoms now or it may have developed as a result of any infection or polyp or a disorder of the gut like Ulcerative colitis or more likely due to Crohn's disease.
You need to visit the surgeon or a gastroenterologist at the earliest. After a physical examination, you may be advised certain tests like an ultrasound of the abdomen, certain radiological studies like barium swallow and followthrough wherein you are required to swallow a liquid, the path of which will be traced through x rays or endoscopy.
Your problem seems to suggest that surgical correction of the fistula is the best option for you.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr Geeta
Foul discharge from the navel is very suggestive of a fistula between the navel and the gut.
It may be present since your birth and may be showing symptoms now or it may have developed as a result of any infection or polyp or a disorder of the gut like Ulcerative colitis or more likely due to Crohn's disease.
You need to visit the surgeon or a gastroenterologist at the earliest. After a physical examination, you may be advised certain tests like an ultrasound of the abdomen, certain radiological studies like barium swallow and followthrough wherein you are required to swallow a liquid, the path of which will be traced through x rays or endoscopy.
Your problem seems to suggest that surgical correction of the fistula is the best option for you.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr Geeta
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