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Dear "Third Year Medical Student": Your post may have just saved my sanity. TRULY!!
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The same thing happens to me! Im a 15 F and i've always thought i was the only one. It freaks me out and i still dont know what it is...
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same thing happens to me about 5 times a year!!Swear there is a cord attached to my belly button all the way down to my private area,happens a lot when sitting in a car all day on long rides,But I am a Male and have the same exact issue,i don't think it has to do with being a Female,maybe it is that sitting for long periods tighten up your stomach and when you stsnd up,ouch!!!
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OMG! I'm 27, and I have also had this my whole life. I haven't had it in several months, and today I got out of bed really quick and I almost died. It's like a hook pulling on my belly button. Sometimes I notice than I get it more often when I'm about to get my period. I've had ultrasounds done over the years and no one can seem to explain this. I just sort of wait for a couple days to pass before it starts feeling better, and you're right, once you get the pain it seems to get bad when peeing, bending, stretching and making sudden movements. I have been checking forums for about 10 years to see if anyone else's doctor has been able to find the answer to this. Seems like we will have have to keep sitting tight. :(

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Im going to see a urologist suggested by my md because he took urin and blood test and can't find anything my pain only happens after i urinate and it hurts as you all know but maybe the urologist could possibly help to find out the cause of this problem.
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Its because your ovulating or pregnant
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I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE KNOWS WHAT I'M FEELING EXACTLY THE WAY I FEEL IT. My step mom told me it might be cervical cancer. That's what I'm worried about
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Did the hernia repair help? I have had this similar pain too - not so much with urination, but pain in my vagina if I press on my belly button. I don't get it unless I press on my belly button. I got an umbilical hernia repair just over two weeks ago and now that I'm healing I feel the pain more. Not extreme, but constant, because my belly button has a scar over it! I now feel the discomfort with urination. I'm terrified that the hernia repair has made it much worse because it's like constantly touching my belly button.
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Hi everyone. I've had this all my life as well, I'm 27 years old. I Have found that I will only get this if I have an excess amount of sugar in a day. I've now cut as much sugar out of my Diet as I can and havnt had a problem for two years. Hope this helps.
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Alright guys, I get this sometimes too and that's what I think about it. Remember I'm not a doctor so I might be wrong. I did talk to a doctor on some medical forum though and he said I might be right.

So basically there's aponeurosis (google will explain what it is better) between your belly button and genitals. And it can be damaged, that's how hernias appear. Usually it's damaged by lifting weights but I think it's also possible to damage it when straightening or turning your body too fast. This explains why some people in this thread got their hernias treated and the problem was solved - the hole in the aponeurosis was sewed up. I don't know if it's something you're born with or you damaged it the first time it happened. 

What to do? First, go get an ultrasound of something like the anterior abdominal wall (if you get an ultrasound of the internal organs, it just won't show what you need). If it still doesn't show anything, either my theory is wrong, or the hole is too small, or you have another cause (I think what we're experiencing is a symptom, not a disease, which means the cause might be different for each of us).

Another possible cause is the lack of physical activity. Sitting motionlessly isn't natural for the human body, so it deforms your muscles and everything else so when you stand up too fast, they can't get in place like other people's. What to do? Exercise. Don't lift weights, don't do anything too hard, just simple gymnastics, maybe swimming, STRETCHING (mostly abdominal muscles). Be very careful, don't push yourself too hard. And obviously don't try to exercise during these episodes (I know that's impossible because of how painful it is, just don't think I'm suggesting it). For this theory also speaks the fact that in my case this thing stops after I go to sleep, I think muscles relax during sleeping and get back into their place.

If nothing helps, try passive treatment: just don't stand up fast, don't lift weights, basically don't do anything that puts any kind of pressure on your abdominal. That won't really limit your life too much but will spare you a lot of pain. 

P.S. English isn't my first language so sorry if something sounds weird. Hope this helps at least someone.

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Sorry if this sounds weird, but do you have a deep belly button? Or is it like on the surface? (lol). Also how long ago did you get the surgery?
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I am 13 and this happens to me all the time so I just want to thanks everyone because it really hurts so thank you everyone ❤️
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Thanks for sharing everyone
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This is exactly what I've been going through since about the age of 6. I stretch or sit weirdly sometimes and then all of the sudden I get a twisting pain from my belly button down like a string pulling from the inside. When I pee towards the end it slowly gets worse. It's hard to breathe and cough and strain! It hurts so bad and I get it every few months. I got it today in school and had to go home to pee because I can't walk after. I sit there hunched over in pain .
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I am female age 17 by the way!^
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