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Suggest Remedy For Swelling In Belly Button

I m 5 7 , I weigh 179lbs. Recently lost 50 pounds after having a c-section 4 months ago. My stomach has gone down tremendously but above my belly button is always swollen. In the morning, it seems to be flatter, but as soon as i eat a small meal, or drink water, my tummy begins to swell. I don t know if I have a hernia at my belly button but the swollen feeling and bloat bothers me
posted on Sat, 2 Aug 2014
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Hello,
I have gone through the query and understood your concern. After a delivery, the lax abdominal muscles should be toned up again with proper postnatal exercises. If you had an uneventful post operative period, it is unlikely that you may have developed a herniation. Yet, it is always better to exclude this through a proper clinical evaluation. If needed, abdominal CT or MRI can be done. Gastric upset is another thing you may be experiencing and this can be kept at bay with diet, medication and avoidance of stress. If I were to treat you, after a proper clinical evaluation, I would ask you to get a sonogram of total abdomen. Further, if no abnormal finding is reported medical management with digestive tablets and antacids along with diet training are prescribed. This should solve the issue. Further investigation is reserved for resistant case. Hope you find this information useful. Wish you good health.
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Suggest Remedy For Swelling In Belly Button

Hello, I have gone through the query and understood your concern. After a delivery, the lax abdominal muscles should be toned up again with proper postnatal exercises. If you had an uneventful post operative period, it is unlikely that you may have developed a herniation. Yet, it is always better to exclude this through a proper clinical evaluation. If needed, abdominal CT or MRI can be done. Gastric upset is another thing you may be experiencing and this can be kept at bay with diet, medication and avoidance of stress. If I were to treat you, after a proper clinical evaluation, I would ask you to get a sonogram of total abdomen. Further, if no abnormal finding is reported medical management with digestive tablets and antacids along with diet training are prescribed. This should solve the issue. Further investigation is reserved for resistant case. Hope you find this information useful. Wish you good health.