Why do I always feel pain around my belly button?

If you feel pain around your belly button, it may be a symptom of gastroenteritis. We should have a certain understanding of the disease, avoid overeating, avoid spicy and greasy foods, and eat more fruits and vegetables. This will help relieve the pain around the belly button. If the pain around your belly button occurs frequently, you must go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. So, why do you always have pain around your belly button?

1. What causes pain around the belly button?

Clinically, there are many reasons that can cause pain around the belly button, such as appendicitis, colitis, ascariasis, intestinal spasm, etc. From the symptoms you described, it is possible that you have

Irritable bowel syndrome, also known as gastrointestinal dysfunction. However, to get a clear diagnosis, you need to go to the hospital for relevant tests, such as routine blood tests, routine stool tests, and gastric, colonoscopy or barium meal examinations. If other organic diseases can be ruled out, it is recommended that you develop good living habits. In terms of diet, you should avoid gas-producing foods such as dairy products, soy beans, etc. You can take lactic acid bacteria tablets and Smecta to improve digestion and correct diarrhea. If necessary, you can take gastrointestinal antispasmodics to relieve pain.

2. Why does a pregnant woman feel pain around her belly button?

Starting from the second trimester, the fetus will grow very fast and the belly will be stretched, so the area around the belly button will feel stretched. It is recommended to use moisturizer to moisturize the skin on the belly as much as possible at this time, otherwise stretch marks will easily appear. Please rest assured that the pain around the belly button of pregnant women will not affect the baby in the belly.

There is another possibility that pregnant women may have pain around their belly buttons: in the early stages of pregnancy, there will be occasional cramping in the lower abdomen, sometimes only on one side, sometimes the entire lower abdomen will hurt, but it will not be too painful, only a slight cramp. This is mainly because the ligaments supporting the uterus are pulled upward due to the swelling of the uterus during pregnancy. No special treatment is required, just rest. If the pain is severe and unbearable, or it is continuous pain rather than occasional cramps, you need to see an obstetrician and gynecologist.

3. The principle of pain around the navel

The main reason for pain around the belly button is that the smooth muscle is stretched and expanded due to excessive tension and contraction or increased intra-abdominal pressure. The pain in the internal organs will be transmitted to the central nervous system through the spinal nerves related to the sensory nerve endings, causing belly button pain.

In addition, when organ disease reaches the surface or deep part of the corresponding nerve segment, it can also cause pain around the navel.