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What Could Smelly Discharge From Belly Button And Pain Suggest?
Yes and thank you.My sister has had a tummy tuck,several years now,and an emergency surgrey in N.M.,for removal of an overy,after they got in they couldn't find one overy,explored a bit,had to go thru several layers of adhesions.The 40 min.surgrey turned into 4 hrs.Wow,did we freak!ok,now after this she has constant smelly drainage from her belly button and pain in her lower intestines,pain when having bowel movements,pain in her belly button,around and below it.She has been to consult,after consult and a couple more surgires to pinpoint the problem,to no avail ,I am worrried,she is my only sister and very dear to me,im scrared for her.
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
Hi.
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Smelly discharge from the belly button and pain is suggestive of the following things :
-Umbilical granuloma
-Patent vitello-intestinal duct
-Patent urachus.
In case of your sister with the history of multiple surgeries, it is possibly due to an infection. The bowel might have been stuck from bellow the incision line and causes pain ... A small fistula can lead to a feculent dischanrge.
Treatment is re-exploration and excision of the tract along with the umbilicus to get a cure
Thanks for your query and an elucidate history.
Smelly discharge from the belly button and pain is suggestive of the following things :
-Umbilical granuloma
-Patent vitello-intestinal duct
-Patent urachus.
In case of your sister with the history of multiple surgeries, it is possibly due to an infection. The bowel might have been stuck from bellow the incision line and causes pain ... A small fistula can lead to a feculent dischanrge.
Treatment is re-exploration and excision of the tract along with the umbilicus to get a cure
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