
What Causes Painful Sensitive Spot Above Belly Button?

Intolerance and a small hernia- consult Surgeon
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history, read and re-read it and understood your problems.
As per the very good history you have provided you have two different problems.
The first one is about the sensitive and painful spot / area 1 inch above the belly button which started when you were 16 years old ( 10 years prior to your present age of 26 ). As per the history you provided about starting as a sudden sharp pain almost felt like someone stabbed- intense for couple of days - never went away. This occurs in a case of a very small hernia in the mid-line where the fat of the falciform ligament ( a structure bellow this area) gets entrapped and during the process nerves get injured or entrapped to cause a pain which you have. This is one of the commonest explanations...
You another problem started after this.
You are allergic to alcohol and caffeine. And there is no way that your should continue this (as a part of treatment).
This is the reason for having mucus and loose stools. The urgency and feeling of loss of control over bowels, feeling of inadequate evacuation all are suggestive of intolerance to the contents of caffeine and alcohol.
This is the reason all your tests are normal as such problems cannot be picked up by any of the tests.
Thanks you so much for a very proper history.
The treatment is obviously NOT taking caffeine and Alcohol any time in life.
As for the pain above the belly button- you can get a high resolution ultrasonography , which may find a small defect. If a General Surgeon ( whom you have to consult) examines this and feels appropriate may advise you a small corrective surgery and excise the painful part and close the defect in linea XXXXXXX (the mid-line structure of the abdomen as discussed above).
I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more or if you need further clarifications if you feel there is a gap of communication


Yes, Go back to Surgeon
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your feedback.
The Camera port is put through below the umbilicus. And it is possible that the small hernias are easily missed by all investigations, examinations. It is high degree of suspicion that helps in such cases.
Please go back to the Surgeon, Discuss about this, request for high resolution ultrasound and you may find the answer. You have to discuss and point the exact area of pain and tenderness to the Radiologist who will be doing Ultrasound.
If necessary you can certainly take another opinion of another Surgeon, our focus is your diagnosis and proper treatment.
I am sure you will get proper diagnosis and treatment.

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