How Do I Know If My Belly Button Ring Is Infected?

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Anonymous answered
I have my navel pierced... A lot of these questions are the same...

If its itchy thats good, means its healing.
Green fluid is a sign of infection (white and clear is normal)
Absolutely DO NOT use peroxides or rubbing alcohol to clean it! Its the worst thing you can do because it will kill the weak bacteria and the strong ones will multiply and make things worse.
To Clean it just use regular unscented Anti-Bacterial Soap to wash it daily, rinse well, and once every 4 days use an epson saut and boiled water mixture to clean it ( 1 tsp epson salt to 1 cup boiled water)
And very importantly, do NOT play with the jewelry or touch it unnecessarily.

Most of this is comman sense but hope some of it helps
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Anonymous answered
Iv had mine done for about 6 months now and I've never had a serious infection that can't be fixed with a little bit of antiseptic. What I've found really helpfull is a cup of salty water held upside down on your stomach while your lying on your back. I did have some pain at times when it got caught on clothing and bedsheets and that would hurt for weeks afterwards sometimes but all that went when I got a silicon belly button ring which I absolutly love to death and recomend it strongly. My answer is as long as its not hurting a lot for no reason, bleeding and/or your getting a lot of puss (your going to have some for a long time, I still get yellowish puss on mine after all this time but the amount goes down) of if the puss is any other colour but yellow or white then go see a doctor or the place that pierced it.
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Anonymous answered
There is usually a little swelling if you see green puss then it is infected, but if it is yellow, or white I wouldn't worry... Here is a proper care sheet just in case they neglected to give you one  www.bmezine.com Do not pick at the crusties or pull the navel ring away from the crusties it will cause rips and tears and make for a longer healing period.
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Anonymous answered
Scabby, puss, red. If this happens at home just get some salt and warm water, mix together and clean your piercing about 3times a day. This has happend to me and if you just clean at home with that it should clear up within a few weeks but everyones different so don't be worried if it does'nt just carry on the treatment. I only used that way as I was 14 and my mum would really shout at me if she found out, haha but of course you can get treatment from the internet ( please don't do that) and you local pharmacey. Love from Katy =] xx
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Anonymous answered
I had my belly button per iced a few weeks ago and I had to take it out because my dad didnt want me having it. After it had healed I tried piercing it again .
I re-pierced the whole and it hurt a lot, the pain started to go after a day but then I started getting a red circle around the top and some white puss came out , I went back to the place I had it per iced and the lady said it was fine but not to let anyone touch it,
so unless your bellybutton is hurting a lot and is having a lot of puss come out of it I think it should be fine, the lady I saw  also mentioned that I should carry on cleaning it well.
So if you have the after care kit use that , if it all goes don't go and buy another one just use salt and hot water and keep an eye on it .x
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So I got my belly pierced last week or so, the whole part of the skin above the belly ring is a light red and it gets crusty, no puss, just crust and I was wondering if it was infected, I clean it everyday some days 2 times with peroxide because I ran out of alcohol wipes. I'm just scared.
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DIVINE CULBRETH answered
It will start to get dirty and puss
Anonymous Profile
Anonymous answered
I have my belly red around it and it kind of hurt when I move it up and down I been having it for one week and a day..its that normal??:/
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My belly button ring I got done about two or three weeks ago and it pusses but it also has a green crusty scab on it is it infected?
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I got mine pierced 3 days ago, its still sore and my friend scared me and I thought it was infected cus it itches and is slightly red?
What does the itching mean?
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Kayla Mills answered
I got my navel piercing a month an a half ago and it really don't hurt and nothing is coming out of it but it has a little tiny red/pinkish bump below my top hole I clean it twice a day with sea salt and a q-tip but is that normal?
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I have this same thing but it started off like a bruise then it got a bump on it like a little water bladder and its red but I do salt water soaks the only thing with mine is i got mine pierced 3 days ago so idk if it's the salt water accumulating in it but I push it up and Down and make sure it's dry but I doubt its infected because it doesn't puss or anything and only the skin under the top ball is a little sore other than that it's fine
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Have u recently hurt it or something because maybe it could be blood accumulating in it from a recent cut or something due to it snagging on a t-shirt or something
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nettie answered
You will see pus and a bit of swelling but if you tend to it as advised you should have no problem with it good luck
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Tiffany answered
Hopefully you didn't sit and touch and turn it all day long, but if it's red and swollen it's a good sign of infection. Should be better now, it's been 2 weeks since you have asked.
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Well, I have an infected belly button and it's really bad. It hurts worse that when I first got it. My belly button is red,some yellow,and it has crusties all around it.
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If your piercing is red and you have only had it pierced for a week could it be infected
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No. Its red BECAUSE its pierced for one week its a new piercing redness and swelling are normal only if it has green puss and an odor its probably infected
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Mines infected and it hurts :( what should I use to help it ? My mum doesnt know. ( I'm 13)
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Fatyma
Fatyma commented
You should go to a doctor! Or you should boil sea salt and water together and once it is warm put the cup on your belly once you are laying down. Or if you have a hot topic store around where you live, go and buy some H20 water to clean it they should have some for piercings. Another thing you should use is dial soap! Clean your piercing with one of these three options twice a day!
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I just got my bellybutton pierced about 4days ago,itz a little sore n itz red/pink around the top hole n it stings a little when I move it,iz it infected?
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Fatyma commented
Don't move it too much if it is new. Start by cleaning it with boiled sea salt and water. But don't put it on till it is warm. And no it is not infected. Clean it twice a day!
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Sara answered
Mine is purple wer iv let it heal I don't know if it is infected tho ??...x
I wudnever have my belly done again I had my nose done same time and thats fine never getta piercing in lou lou's in clacton
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I have just got my belly done and I have been experiencing some smelly yellow pus red around the top hole and is very tender my friends mam changed it for me and a few day after that it swelled up like a balloon and bleeds a lot when it got knocked on my clothes ect but I have put the one back in from when I got it done but it still bleeds and gets a lot of pus.
Also when I wake up in the morning there is a lot of red and yellowy crusty stuff around the top hole and it smells what should I do ?
(I am 11)
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I'm 12 years old and have had my belly button pierced for just over a week now.. It was bruised and sore for the first few days, but my friends mum (who has got her belly pierced too, told me that when it bruises it is normal) nothing has happened to mine yet.. No puss, scabs or blood. Mine is a little red around the holes but it is normal.
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As with all infections of the skin you are looking for the four "or"s : Tumor : Latin for swelling; Dolor: Latin for pain; Rubor: Latin for redness; Odor: English and Latin for bad smell and finally, Lack of Function. Hard, raised, reddened areas with exudates such as pus, colored drainage and blood are a sure give away of infection. If infection is suspected you should have the piercing looked at by a medical doctor for appropriate hygienic instruction and antibiotic administration. A severe enough infection could lead to cellulitis, a blood-borne systemic infection, that could result in hospitalization and even death.
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Anonymous answered
My belly is black  around the top hole is it infected.
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Fatyma
Fatyma commented
Probably not. Just make sure you are cleaning it well and don't see any green or yellow stuff out of it!
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I just got my belly button pierced and its like a tinted red but not swollen but it dose hurt is it infected?
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No it will be like that for a week
Fatyma
Fatyma commented
No it will go away and you will start to get itchy but don't scratch.... And clean twice and only twice a day! Never stop cleaning it ever.
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I have had my belly button pierced for about 4 weeks, it hardly ever bleeds yet does occasionally, yellowish puss sometimes come out and goes crusty, the top piercing is still a bit red, is it infected?
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I got my belly button pierced a couple days ago and its swollen and red. The top ball keeps going in the hole and its very painful. What can I do to make it stop going in????
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Fatyma
Fatyma commented
Mine has actually been doing the same thing. Don't remove it Just leave it there and start cleaning it with sea salt and boiled water. Apply when warm and just wait till it starts closing because you still are freshly healing.
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Anonymous answered
I got mine done like 5 weeks ago and its still red around the top doesnt hurt to bad and I can move it when I am in the bath  tub cleaning it
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Hello , I have had my belly pierced about4 days now , I'm just worried its infected? I can move it about and there is no puss , its just red around the top ball. Is it infected? X
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Fatyma commented
No. Just don't move it too much or at all! Wait two weeks to really move it
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Siobhan Titchie answered
Red. Yellow? Sore, maybe little bubble blisters around it. Clean it with either salt water or savlon to prevent infection, if it is already infected, then go back to the place where you got it done and ask for their advice :)
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I got my bellybutton pierced a  week ago and like I think I bruised it, everyone says its infected, but like if it was infected the bottom hole wuld look the same right?.. But wen I was in gym my freind has heers infected, and she told me if I squeezed it and puss came out then its infected, so I squeezed it and it became purple around it and the white stuff came out like they tell you is normal so  people are beginning to worry me about it being infected, but it has no pain, no puss, its only red at the bottom hole, and the top where I ''bruised'' it is purply color. So is it infected?

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