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Umbilical hernia
My baby is just 1 month old. His belly button was normal. But today I observed when he squeeze his body or cry the belly botton swells. Is this shows poor health condition of the baby? How to treat this umbilical hernia? Is this dangerous to my baby? Please help us
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Dr. Santosh Bangar
Pediatrician
14 yrs exp
Ahmednagar
No problem it will go mostly at 1 year age but keep watch for severe abdominal pain. Then you have to visit paediatrician immediate.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Wait and watch
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
Pediatrician
3 yrs exp
Pune
Wait and watch..
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Dr. Jayendra Arya
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Gwalior
For Umblical hernia need to visit pediatric surgeon and consult. Some blood investigation need to be done if it is hernia.
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Pune
Don't worry as per age it will become normal
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello ! No problem . Don’t worry , it will get corrected by age .
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