Okay.. I've had my belly button pierced for about 5 years. I recently changed the ring & it was wider at one end and ended up rubbing up against my skin & causing an infection. I put a new ring in, but my the area is sore & red. Any suggestions to make thing go back to normal?
2006-09-05 09:08:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
just because its sore and red does not mean its infected-it could just be irritated due to the movement and change of jewelry. Infections are usually red, sore, warm to touch, swollen, yellow/green pus discharge. Do warm sea salt soaks 2x a day for 10min 1/8tsp to 8oz water. This will get blood flow to the area and help it heal. Rings are not the best jewelry as they get knocked around to much and can rotate crusties and bacteria into the wound-a curved barbell with small balls is the best bet for healing. do not use ointments-they're not for punctures..piercings are punctures, and alcohol is very damaging.
2006-09-05 12:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by scarlet_bat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was told by my body piercer to get a shot glass and put contact lens solution in it. Turn the shot glass upside down on your belly pierceing and hold it there for 5 minutes. Do this twice a day. I did it cuz mine got infected twice. It cleared it up in about a day or two. Good luck.
Oh and the infection comes from your belly ring sliding up and down and pulling stuff down into the hole. Trust me, try the contact solution. I also told my sister to do it and it worked for her too.
2006-09-05 16:21:19 · answer #2 · answered by dixiegirl027 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go back to the routine you first followed when your piercing was new:
Clean thoroughly with alcohol gel on a cotton swab, making sure to turn the ring through the hole to clean the inside.
Use antibiotic ointment, also turning the ring in order to carry the cream to the inside.
2006-09-05 16:12:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the dr and get an antibiotic b/c an infection there is no joke....can cause major health problems. Also switch to as small a barbell (with nothing on it to snag on clothes etc) and use an antiseptic wash on it. One that works well is the ear care solution they sell at Claire's (a piercing store in the mall in case you aren't familiar with it)
2006-09-05 16:18:48 · answer #4 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best advice... talk to your piercer. I had mine pierced for 3 years and it NEVER healed. I took it out and developed bad scar tissue in it. I got so tired of it I went back in and asked the piercer if he could re-do it with a little larger guage... It never gave me trouble after that (even while that piercing was healing).
2006-09-05 16:12:38 · answer #5 · answered by kchivers-carter@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is an idea....stop poking holes in your body! Any idiot can tell you that infection needs a way to get into the body. By indiscriminately poking holes in your body, you open the door for infections.
2006-09-05 16:14:56 · answer #6 · answered by loggrad98 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Antibiotic cream / ointment...
2006-09-05 16:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try some aloe Vera then coco butter. after that some penicillin
2006-09-05 16:13:18 · answer #8 · answered by RIchard H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go see a doctor, moron.
2006-09-05 16:13:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
go see a doctor.
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2006-09-05 16:13:13 · answer #10 · answered by thy1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋