The navel has many uses. Because the navel belongs to the congenital physiological weak area, drugs can easily enter the stroma, and then quickly distribute in the blood, and the navel is connected with the twelve meridians, viscera, limbs, five palaces and bones and muscles, so the navel has been regarded as an important acupoint for treating diseases since ancient times. In addition, human viscera can get some oxygen through navel, which is beneficial to the normal metabolism of human viscera. With the enhancement of people's awareness of self-care, navel has become an important acupoint for people's health care.
For example, sticking the navel with ginger has a good effect on treating enteritis; Moxibustion on navel can reconcile qi and blood, dredge meridians and achieve the purpose of preventing diseases and strengthening the body; In addition, moxibustion on umbilical eyes can strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote fluid production, reduce turbidity and enhance the function of the spleen and stomach, and can be used to treat stomachache, nausea, fullness, vomiting and diarrhea. There are also many women who love beauty who moxibustion belly button, open channels and collaterals, promote fat metabolism and achieve the purpose of losing weight.
The navel is an anatomical structure that needs extra care. We must pay attention to the hygiene of navel and navel at ordinary times. We can wash it with warm water instead of digging hard. Periumbilical region is the gastrointestinal region, which is easy to catch cold. It is necessary to prevent periumbilical region from catching cold. Avoid accidental injury to navel, such as burns, abrasions, scratches, etc. This may damage the vitality of the body and lead to some discomfort of internal organs.
The navel is a circular hole left after the umbilical cord is cut after the fetus is born. In the fetal period, the umbilical cord is a channel connecting the fetus and the mother, delivering oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, and then excreting metabolic waste. It is an important guarantee mechanism for the fetus to grow sturdily in the mother.
After the umbilical cord is cut, it is still useful to keep the navel.
Bellybutton secretion is also a warning to the body. Under normal circumstances, there is no abnormal secretion. If there are abnormal conditions, such as purulent and mucinous secretions, it means that there may be something wrong with the abdominal organs. It is necessary to be vigilant, have a physical examination and eliminate the risk of illness.
The development of modern technology and medicine endows navel with more uses. For example, it can be used as a single and safe surgical entrance for nephrectomy and transumbilical single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The development of these technologies reduces the risk of surgery and the pain of patients.
The navel is a "bacterial nest" with about 1400 kinds of bacteria, but people don't pay much attention to the nursing of the navel, which gives an environment for bacteria to breed, but most of these bacteria are harmless.
We need to protect our navel.
First of all, the navel needs to keep warm. Once you catch a cold, you will have diarrhea. Over time, there will be problems in the stomach, so girls who love beauty, for your health, don't wear navel-revealing clothes;
Don't blow the air conditioner for a long time no matter how hot it is in summer. If you want to sleep, at least cover your stomach.
Always wash your navel with warm water to keep it dry and clean. Even though most bacteria are harmless, it is not good to multiply in large quantities.
Finally, try not to decorate the navel too much, such as the navel ring. Although it looks good, it affects excretion, and many skin diseases may occur, which is harmful to the body.
Someone joked that navel can help us distinguish between positive and negative. In fact, it's not rude, because as long as you are born, the mission of your navel is completed.
The navel used to be very important. Together with the umbilical cord, it connects the mother's placenta with the fetal liver, provides necessary nutrition and discharges metabolic waste. After the fetus is born, it is separated from its mother and the umbilical cord is ligated and cut. The umbilical cord with blood flow will degenerate into ligamentum teres hepatis, and the arteries and veins in it will be occluded and hidden in the abdominal cavity.
As a remnant of umbilical cord, navel has no special physiological function after birth, and it is a weak area of abdominal midline. Only in the process of certain diseases, the navel will change, such as cirrhosis and portal hypertension, and the umbilical vein will reopen.
Therefore, the navel is equivalent to a "scar", and wearing a navel dress will not hurt it. Girls who love beauty can rest assured.
Can't the navel be washed or picked?
Sure, you can wash it.
Under normal circumstances, it is easy to leave dirt residue on the navel. Many people will have such doubts: should the dirty things in the navel be washed?
In fact, these dirt are a mixture of skin exfoliated cells and impurities such as sweat and dust, which are no different from mud balls rubbed out from other parts of the body. Wash them off.
Generally, these dirty things are not harmful to the body and have no odor. If there is odor and redness, it is likely that umbilical infection caused umbilical inflammation.
Umbilitis is common in newborns, and the umbilical region is not properly cared. Adults occasionally get secondary infection due to local skin breakage, which is mostly related to local heat and humidity, skin tearing and improper cleaning.
Some people also like to pick their navel. In fact, it's okay to gently pick it twice, but only if your hands are clean and your movements are light.
Although the function of umbilical cord has degenerated, visceral nerve reflex still exists, and pulling the navel hard will stimulate it and cause digestive system discomfort. If you dig too hard and break the skin, you must pay attention to disinfection and cleaning care to prevent navel inflammation caused by skin infection.
In a word, it is not a good habit to pick the navel, although it will not "spoil the intestines", so we are not encouraged to do so.
If you really feel that your navel is dirty enough to be cleaned, a better way is to gently wipe it with a cotton swab dipped in water.
Pay attention to the movement must be light, just wipe the place that is easy to clean, and don't forcibly wipe it if you feel uncomfortable.
If the fetus does not cry after the umbilical cord breaks at birth, it will cause neonatal asphyxia. Therefore, 10 minutes after umbilical cord rupture at birth is the most critical moment. If the fetus does not inhale after 10 minutes, which is equivalent to adult cardiac arrest 10 minutes, the prognosis of the newborn will be very unsatisfactory.
After the umbilical cord is broken, the navel will slowly retract, and the umbilical artery and vein will be blocked. At this time, the navel completed her mission and was basically useless.
However, due to the anatomical characteristics of the navel, the abdominal wall is closely connected with the basic tissue here, so the first hole of modern minimally invasive surgery is usually made around the navel, and the appearance will not be affected after suture.