Belly button odor may be caused by physiological factors, such as the navel cleaning is not in place; may also be umbilical cord inflammation, umbilical ureteric cysts and other pathological factors.
1. physiological factors: such as navel cleaning is not in place, dust and bacteria accumulation and other physiological factors, leading to the navel odor symptoms, which is a normal physiological phenomenon, patients do not need to worry about, timely cleaning, pay attention to personal hygiene can be.
2. Pathological factors:
(1) Umbilical cord infection: if the patient’s navel in addition to the odor, accompanied by redness of the skin around the navel, pain, secretions and other symptoms, may be the navel inflammation and infection, the formation of umbilical cord infection.
(2) Umbilical ureter cysts: a congenital developmental abnormality, cystic lesions in the navel area, which will also emit a foul odor, and require surgical intervention and excision by the urology department.
If the patient has the symptom of odor in the navel, and can exclude the cause of physiological factors, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in a timely manner to improve the relevant examination, to clarify the cause of the disease, and comply with the doctor’s instructions for treatment, so as not to delay the condition.