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Old 08-03-2004, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Biggergriz
My belly button was always an "inny" now it's an "outy" and seems to be filled with fluid. Is this an umbilical hernia???
It's very likely that it is. Go to have it checked by a doctor. The longer you let this type of hernia go, the more likely it is to become what they call "strangulated", which basically means that a section of the intestines have come through the opening in the abdominal wall to the point that it is "strangling" them which can damage them. That can be a serious thing.

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