Originally Posted by wartknight 
I have lived with what I assume is a hernia for the past 4-5 years. It doesn't bother me at all, and only shows up after I over eat or go through a sneezing or coughing episode. Its right above my bellybutton and is kind of disgusting because I can literally tuck it back in if it pops out a little. I never thought much of it, but is there anything dangerous that can come of it besides some discomfort?
I had something very similar except a little lower and off to one side, way back when my age was in the single digits. It was diagnosed as a hernia, and was fixed with surgery. I remember them telling me that it would come back on the other side in a year or so, and it did, and then it got fixed on the other side. In my case, as soon as the doctor saw it, he set me up for surgery, so apparently they didn't feel it was something that should go untreated.
