Displacement of navel leads to sudden loose motions or constipation. Navel is displaced as a result of lifting a heavy weight when one stands in incorrect posture, especially when the ligaments corresponding to portion of large intestine are weak. Experts at correcting this issue simply insert thumb or first finger inside and moving its towards head or legs of the patient depending on the requirement. But this cannot be done by the patient himself or layman even.
Generally, the thumb is pressed at the navel to check location of its pulsation. In navel displacement, the pulsation is also displaced correspondingly. In males, the cotton thread is also used to check if the distance from navel to both the chest nipples are equal. In females, the distance is measured from navel to both the big toes of the feet. Unequal measures shows displacement accordingly. Accordingly, one of the legs are pushed outwards to bring the navel in position, and this is done by experts only.
But we can use another method as follows as once informed by Dr. Bhate: Lie down on bed. Give a light massage of any oil in region around navel. Light a oil/ghee lamp, whose size should not increase one inch by one inch base, 2 inches height. If oil lamp is not available, use a short piece of candle, stuck to a coin not exceeding 1 inch by 1 inch size. Light the lamp and put it on the navel, centering on navel. Now, take a water glass (300 ml) and put on the lamp, such no air flows to lamp is possible. Apply light pressure to avoid leakage of air inside. The lamp will extinguish due to lack of air and the vaccum resulting from this will make a tight seal between glass edge and skin. Now, if you pull glass away from the nozzle in vertical direction, the skin of stomach will also get stuck to inside of glass and will lifted. Pull with large force and after few seconds, the air leakage will release the skin back. This process may help correct the navel displacement. One must be aware of precaution that oil quantity in lamp should be very little, else hot oil may spill on the sensitive skin of the abdomen. Transparent glass is desirable instead of stainless steel glass, however, steel glass produces better seal.
