What causes pain one finger above the navel?

Pain at one finger above the navel may be caused by gastric disease, colon disease, small intestine disease and pancreatic disease.
1. Gastric diseases: such as acute and chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, etc., can cause abdominal pain, the main reason is related to dietary habits, Helicobacter pylori infection and so on.
2. Colon disease: if colon cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, etc., can also cause epigastric pain symptoms, mainly in the transverse colon. If red blood cells are found in the fecal examination, it is the symptom of occult blood in stool, which should be treated by doctor as soon as possible.
3. Small bowel disease: the small bowel is mainly located around the navel of the human body, if the small bowel spasm, small bowel tuberculosis, etc., will cause abdominal pain.
4. Pancreatic diseases: acute and chronic pancreatic diseases can cause epigastric pain, and manifested as a constant pain above the navel (chronic pancreatitis pain is milder, mostly dull pain or hidden pain).
In addition to the above, there are other conditions that may lead to pain in a finger above the navel, such as trauma, etc. It is recommended to go to the hospital for examination and timely targeted treatment as prescribed by the doctor, so as not to delay the course of the disease.