I cant tell if my belly button ring is infected or

[NiCkY]

Hey everyone, first I would like to say happy holidays! Now, my I got my belly pierced 2 months ago and i changed the jewelry last week and now my belly button feels very tender and its red. Is it infected? If so how many times do I clean it? :cry: Thanx!

[pinkmonkees]

im so confused i dont noe when i can change the ring i was told by my piercer it shud only take 3 months but ppl tell me it can take up to a year b4 u can take it out and change it!!! how will i noe when mine is compleatly healed?also i got mine pierced almost 1 month ago and its not red anymore (thanx to the cocoa butter advice) but there is like peeling skin around the to hole(at lewast i think its skin)its really white and dry.how can i fix that and is it normal? and another thing i have been tryin to figure out how to take out the ring but when i try twisting the top ball it doesnt move?i have a banana bar in and i dont noe how ill get it out my mom is squimish and wont be able to do it and my dad doesnt noe about it so i dont noe how ill get it out when the time comes.do u think if i go back to the piercer hell change it 4 me? thanx alot guyz happy new years and good luck wit all future piercings!!!!!!

[belly girl]

First, each of you need to relax.

Your stomach takes a LOT longer than your ears to heal. A typical belly ring can take 9 months to one year to heal. Go get some Hibiclens. This can be purchased at almost any drug store (if you are unsure, ask your pharmacist). It isn't very expensive and one bottle can last you almost the entire time. When you shower, step out of the water and put some hibiclens in your hand then lather it on to your belly button area. Move the barbell or ring around to get it in the piercing. Then thoroughly rinse moving the barbell or ring again. Do this at LEAST once per day for 9 months.

You should expect puss, blood and other foreign body fluids to be extracted. Your body views this object as a splinter and until the actual tissue around the ring heals (9 months +), it will continue to put up a fight and try to push it out.

Let me know your thoughts...this worked for me and I did not hurt nearly as bad as some of you have. The rock salt thing...I could see the advantage, but truly feel hibiclens by itself works wonders.

In case you are unaware to what hibiclens is, it is what surgeons and medical professionals use to sanitize themselves before operating on you.

Just some thoughts from a fellow belly girl....

[blondebeauti]

hey girls...i'm 14 and i got my belly-button pierced about 6 monthes ago...they pierced and they put in a ring...i wanted a bar bell so i waited about 3 days and changed it....mine didn't get infected at all but it depends on the person...so my advice is just keep it clean and use the stuff they give you or cotact solution works real good (salene slolution)...and change it when you feel comfortable

[shi]

Hey everyone, first I would like to say happy holidays! Now, my I got my belly pierced 2 months ago and i changed the jewelry last week and now my belly button feels very tender and its red. Is it infected? If so how many times do I clean it? Thanx!

you can change it after 6 months. and yes it sounds like it is infected. you need to clean it 2 times a day with water and epson salt mixture. keep your hands off of it. get some saline and clean it off in between cleanings. if it does not ge better go to the doctor or/and take it out.

[robbie1057@aol.com]

hey i just convinced my mom to let me get my belly button pierced. when i got it done it didnt hurt. then like 2-3 days lata it started 2 hurt.its redih purpleish around the top and there is like a crusty stuff around the bottem.it stings when i move like bending down or strechin. and it iches.i dont think its infected.but wat should i use to clean it and help it heal faster.i was using bactine but i heard its to strong.wat shud i use? i need some sugesstions!!!! my momz will kill me if its infected!!! so if u have any suggestions......pleez let me noe!!!!

-jessica

Hi there,
I had the same problem with it hurting when I bend over,don't worry, its just part of the healing process!! It will take a couple of months or so to stop hurting. The crusty stuff is good, it means that it is healing. You need to clean it gently after a shower. Use a anti-bacterial soup. As for bactine being to strong, not so!! I was using it 3 to 4 time a day and it really did help. Also, you might try using a sea salt bath 1 to 2 times a day. That really helped. It does take a good 6 months to 1 year to heal. Be Patient!! And what ever you do, dont take out or change your jewlery for at least 6 months. that will only make matters worse or possibly an infection. I know that there are a lot a fun jewerly out there! Again, be patient. Its worth the wait!!!

I hope this helps and take care!!
Robin

[111]

I had my belly button pierced about four months ago. I used sea salt to clean from the very first day twice a day everyday up until the last day when I took out my belly ring and let it heal back. I was told that it would take 8 weeks to heal, after I changed my belly ring a red bump appeared next to the top hole it turn red and began to bleed and leak puss. Then it seemed as if my skin between the ring began to shrink. The doctor tiold me if i didn't take it out it wouldn't heal. I have two questions

1. Can I peirce my navel again

2. What can i do to prevent this from happening again, and in the event that it does happen what should i do?

[sachilli]

I must say that I'm so glad that I could find a forum to addres my belly ring problems. When I had my belly peirced I hadn't a clue what was going on with my navel I only wish that I could've found this site sooner. I'm just grateful that i could find some help . Thank you

[Guest]

hey, i had my belli buton pierced about a week ago afta finally pursuading my parents just afta xmas. I clean it once a day with salt water and onli touch the ball at the top 2 move the bar up and down 2 chek the hole. My step sista has hers dun and sed i just need 2 bath it in salt once a day but wen i got it pierced he told me to use this antibacterial savlon wound spray 3 times a day. i did this + the salt bath for about 4 days n then read that it is possible 2 OVER clean it!!! i was so confused and so stuk to the salt baths n now it has gone red and a little puss is coming out the top hole...wat do i do!!?!?!? is it infected and if it is how do i help it? plz plz plz plz plz reply im completly stumped n my parents wil kill me! lol
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[TRACY]

HI!!! I GOT MY BELLYBUTTON DONE 6 MONTHS GO AND ITS STILL RED I CLEANED IT ABOUT 2 TIMES A DAY 4 ABOUT A MOUNTH AND A HALF MAYBE 2 MONTHS IM REALLY SCARED ITS A LITLLE SORE WAT SHALL I DO???????

[DurbanGal]

You need to go the Doctors!

[Trikz]

I got a belly piercing 5 months ago and nothin really happend but now i think its infected im not really sure.Around the belly it really hard like there is sumthin in it and wen i press the belly some sticky stuff come out and now i cant even move the earing it really hard and my belly has a bump.Is tis thing okay to have or is it infected?plzzzzzzzzzzzzz plzzzz im really scared can u help me out

[Guest]

Okay i got mine done 4 months ago, and my piercer said i only had to wait 2 months to change the jewelry. so i did. then my bely button got this weird bubble thing on top of it. so i went back to him and he said that i was suppose to wait 4 months b4 i changed jewelry!!!!!!!!!!!!! so he told me to do the sea salt treatment and i did for like a month and the buuble thing(key hole i think its called) still isnt gone, looks even bigger. does ne one know what to do? should i just take it ouggt? im so frustrated[/quote I think you you should take it out cuz mine was the same way and now it is hard around my belly i just recently took mine out!!!

[Trikz]

awwww but i dont want to take it out i like my belly piercing.is there any other way i can do but taking the piercing out.

[bobis2cute4u]

hey, my belly button did that too. i went to a tatoo shop and the guy told me the puss was normal. he said your body's still getting used to the peircing. it will go away.