belly button hurts

[eugenerae]

my son is 4 n hisbelly button has been hurting for awhile when it does hereally dont eat n ipull things out of his belly button he has been todoc n they say nothing is wrong but it keepshurting n when i pulling the stuff out it dont hurt n he can eat everything....if someone can helpme i would really like that or any ideas as to what it can be..thank u

[eugenerae]

nothing else...no infection at all...its hard to explain what it is i pullout.but when i do he can eat  n his belly button dont bother him anymore..he has been to docn ultra sounds done but everyone says he is fine....but i will keepu up to date if i find anything out...when his cord felloff he had a discharge n doc said he was fine n when he got really sick n in n out of the hospitals doc said he was fine but he wasnt....imjust fed up with everyone saying he is fine when i know something is going on....but the doc wont listen to me n wont look at the things i pullout when i take them to his appt they throw it away n say he is fine..but like i said if i find anything out ill let u know...thank u

[Dr Santos]

Hi,
How is your son? Are there other symptoms present like swelling, redness, discharge? Can you elaborate on the things you pull out from the belly button? If the pain persists, it is best that he see his doctor to rule out infection. Additional tests including blood test and imaging studies may be done to help with the diagnosis. Take care and do keep us posted.