If your belly button piercing is infected should you take it out?
unfortunately everything the doctors says is not true. DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE THE PIERCING OUT!!! its okay to leave it in, yu really dnt have a choice unless yu want bigger problems. if yu take the piercing out, the hole will close up && trap the infection inside. && that can cause wayyy worse problems than yu already have now. I know it hurts && its itchy && very irritating, but watever yu do, do take it out. my belly piercing was once infected, but I continued to clean it && the infection cleared up && now its fine. its ok to stay on the medicine for however long your doctor said to && continue to keep it clean. I would recommend cleaning your piercing with warm sea salt water (NOT IODIZED TABLE SALT) if yu aren't already. take a shot glass, put a few rocks of salt in the glass, put warm water in the glass, && then stir until the salt has dissolved. once it has dissolved; bend over, put the shot glass up to your piercing, && then sit back/lie down && let your piercing soak for at least 5-10 mins. wat warm sea salt soaks do is it draws out the infection && bacteria that causes infection. yu wanna do the sea salt soaks 2-3 times a day everyday until your piercing is healed all the way. this is a very good method && it worked amazingly for me && I'm sure it will for yu. dnt touch it or anything, unless you're about to clean it, but make sure your hands are very clean before hand. jus continue to keep cleaning it && dnt do anything to further irritate it. && it'll be jus fine, I promise! good luck && I hope I've helped yu:)
Infected Belly Button Piercing?
I think my belly button piercing may be infected. I t do take very good care of it, soaking it in warm salt water for 15-30 minutes a day; however, about two days ago I woke up with it swollen, painful, bleeding, and pussing. I don't understand how this could have happened. Could it have been a result from tugging on it in my sleep? Since, I have been cleaning it 2-4 times a day, the swelling went down some, but not the pussing or pain. What can I do to fix this? Is this a matter a doctor should be consulted with?
Can a belly button piercing be infected by e.coli?
I got my belly button pierced for the second time last week. When the needle was going through puss came out. I immediately went to the doctor, and was given antibiotics, because he thought I had staph infection. When the cultures came back this week it showed that I had e.coli infection in my belly button!!! Could that be right or should I get a second opinion? He took the ring out for me and told me to keep it out for good, but when i originally went to see him he told me not to, because it would cause an abscess which would cause me more problems? Where exactly should I go from here? Has anyone experienced this before?
Is my belly button piercing infected?
okay so i got my belly button pierced like 4 months ago, then last month i went swimming for like 3 days in a row and my piercing got all swelled up, and then a week later this white stuff kept coming out of it and the more it came out the more the swelling went down then it was fine and back to normal. but since the other day it got swelled up again and now the stuff that comes out smells really bad. so is infected or something?
What is the best way to treat an infected belly button piercing?
Best advice is to consult your piercer, they typically will take care of you until the piercing has fully healed. If you can move your torso around, touch or bump the jewelry and not scream in awful pain, it is likely that it is not infected but instead, irritated. Without seeing the piercing and discharge, I am unable to give a more clear answer. I can tell you from my personal experience, though, that I had a genital piercing which took 9 months to fully heal. During the healing period, I followed all after-care procedures to the letter and it became irritated three times. It was slightly red and irritated and oozing a ton of clear/whiteish lymph. Each of those three times, I consulted my piercer who took one look at it and immeidately said, "It's not infected, it's irritated, just continue with your aftercare and leave it alone until it heals." On my third visit, he volunteered the information above, that if you can touch or move the jewelry without doubling over in pain, it's likely not infected. Here is another resource for you: How to Tell if a Piercing Is Infected
My belly button ring is SO infected.?
Even if after all your care, your belly button ring still gets infected then you should treat it immediately and very seriously. - The first thing you might think of doing is removing the belly ring. But if the navel is discharging pus, DO NOT remove the belly button ring. If the ring is removed, the hole of the piercing will shut and the pus will not be able to drain out properly. This can result in a very painful abscess. An abscess is a type of infection caught under the skin. Symptoms of an abscess include pain, swelling, and darkening and hardening of the tissue surrounding the piercing. An abscess can generally be treated by oral antibiotics, but in some cases it may need surgical removal. Sometimes an abscess may form even if the infected belly button ring is not taken out, mainly if the piercing is very swollen or the belly ring is very tight around the piercing. In such a case it may be advisable to change your belly ring and use one with a thinner gauge. - To increase blood circulation to the pierced navel and allow the infection to drain, a hot compress should be used. Soaking the piercing in hot salt water is also very beneficial. Use � teaspoon table salt in 8 ounces of water. (Epsom salts cannot be used as they are not the same as sea or table salts). The container used for the soaking should be thoroughly disinfected. Hot compresses should be disposable and preferably made from clean disposable materials such as cotton balls and gauge bandages. - Over-the-counter antiseptic creams can be used in treating mild infection. But these should not be used for an extensive period of time or for any puncture wound. - Hydrogen peroxide can be used for draining pus and clearing the infection around the belly button ring. Not to be used for aftercare though. - In case of a systemic infection (when bacteria and toxins spread throughout the body via the bloodstream) treatment should be immediate as this type of infection can be fatal. Standard treatment requires oral and intravenous antibiotics.
What are the signs of an infected belly piercing?
The #1 give away that any piercing or tattoo is actually infected and not just irritated is the smell. If there is no god-awful stench, chances are it is simply irritated and you should return to the piercer ask discuss why it might be irritated. Most doctors are not experienced in body piercings and will treat everything as an infection, regardless if it is or isn't. A trained body piercer will tell you if you are infected and then suggest a visit to the doctor.
Infected belly button piercing? Is it the jewlery or could it be the cleaning soultion?
Hi, i recently got a belly button piercing at first it was a little itchy nothing crazy. I was using home made solution, a little sea salt and warm water it was okay. Then i went out and bought this h20 cleaning solution. My belly button is surrounded my itchy bumps. I am shook! I dont know what to do. I clean it twice a day. i shower snd wash it a little. Do you think i should change the jewelry or use home made soultion? thankyou!
I'm scared my bellybutton piercing is getting infected?
I got my bellybutton pierced like a week ago and it looks kind of irritated around the jewelry, it's red and kind of "crusty" looking ? this is my first body piercing so i'm just nervous, i can send a picture if needed.
Can you die from a belly button piercing?
i know tons of people that peirce their own belly buttons... i don't think you can die from it. as long as you take care of it and make sure it doesn't get infected then it should be just like getting it done professionally. i got mine done last week...you got a lot of balls to do it to yourself!