Your belly button could hurt for various reasons, some involving nearby organs. The pain might stem from acute (short-lived) ...

"With appendicitis, people will tend to feel generally unwell with a dull pain around the belly button initially, which will then move down to the right lower abdomen," Dr Claire explains.

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According to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), the most common symptom is a burning sensation or pain in the middle of your abdomen, between your chest and belly button.

This may be an umbilical hernia, meaning the area around the navel sticks out because of weak muscles around the belly button. This never causes pain nor trouble, and it often goes away on its own.