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What Is The Bulge Appearing By The Belly Button?

I have a two year old little boy. Lately i have been noticing sometimes that he will move the right way or something that i will see a bulge by his belly button. I ended up calling his family doctor and they had me make an appointment for him to be seen. Well in the meanwhile I touch the area and it went away so when I got him to the doctors there was nothing there. So they told me to watch the area and if it did it again to call.
Tue, 29 Apr 2014
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Hello!

Thank you for the query.

What you have noticed is umbilical hernia. It is quite common in infants. Usually it goes away at the age of 1. However if it still will be present at the age of 4, should be repaired with small surgical procedure (usually two stitches are enough to close it).
I suggest you to consult a surgeon with this issue. As long as you can easily push into abdominal cavity, nothing serious is happening. You should be aware of symptoms like pain and hardness in umbilical area along with nausea, vomiting and fever. In such case, ER visit is necessary.

Hope this will help.
Regards.
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What Is The Bulge Appearing By The Belly Button?

Hello! Thank you for the query. What you have noticed is umbilical hernia. It is quite common in infants. Usually it goes away at the age of 1. However if it still will be present at the age of 4, should be repaired with small surgical procedure (usually two stitches are enough to close it). I suggest you to consult a surgeon with this issue. As long as you can easily push into abdominal cavity, nothing serious is happening. You should be aware of symptoms like pain and hardness in umbilical area along with nausea, vomiting and fever. In such case, ER visit is necessary. Hope this will help. Regards.