MY lower BELLY BUTTON is infected how to cure???

Question

its been like this forever and it hurts today so help

it slike this caus ei got it pierced like 6 months ago Sorry i frogot to say lol

Answer 1

take penicillin but you need to see a doctor for the prescription

Answer 2

An infected belly button ring is difficult to ignore or miss. If your belly button ring is infected, you will feel pain, have redness and swelling, and the area around the navel may feel hot to the touch. There may even be a certain amount of bleeding. A yellowish or greenish discharge of pus may also be present.

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.

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 pr table salts cannot be used as they are not the same as sea 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 Gaze bandages.

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.


The use of alcohol and petroleum based products (i.e. back tracking) can cause the very infection you are trying to avoid. Petroleum products can get trapped inside the piercing and cause abscesses and infection. Alcohol and other antiseptics will break down the tissue as it is healing and slows down the healing process. Rotation of the jewelry pushes bacteria back into the piercing and breaks down the fistula that is trying to form.

If a piercing is performed properly by a trained professional, high quality jewelry is usually used and
should not need to be moved.

A normal healthy person should not need antiseptics to care for their piercings. The body's immune system is perfectly capable of preventing infection for a body piercing. My recommended aftercare for any piercing is
simple. Pure saline to the area to clean away lymph secretions and increase circulation 3 times a day. No soap or other antibacterial agents and no rotation of the jewelry. Piercings cared for in this manner heal in half the time with less complications.

Answer 3

Hey, the best thing to do! Get yourself some sea salt and a shot glass.mix up some salt in luke warm water, maybe a teaspoon in a shot glass. lean forward and place shot glass with solution on your belly button so the entire ring area is covered. Push it onto skin firmly so it won't leak out. lay down for a few minutes and sort of swish it around. do it two to three times a day. but u have to be consistent it will be gone in a few days. Regular salt works as well, but sea salt is more effective. at least in my experience.

Answer 4

? Why would it be infected.......unless you had it pierced or something.?
Warm water with sea salt in a cup... lean over, then place the cup under your belly button until there is a slight suction, then sit back.

after its dry, put some Neosporin on it and try to cover it with a bandage. Keep it clean by washing it thourougly in the shower everyday..
There are sprays ... like Bactine (green and white bottle) that you can spray on it too.. and it will get into the piercing better than neosporin.. and as a plus- it doesnt burn.

Answer 5

This type of infection could be what is called "Staph" infection. Staff infection can be very serious.....you need to see a doctor. Most likely the infection can be treated with topical skin cream...but you may need antibiotics.

Answer 6

Your lower belly button? Like, the lower edge? See a doctor about it. How can you not? Unattended infections and inflamation spreads. It can kill you. Cmon. What are you waiting for?

Answer 7

My girlfriend has the same problem due to her piercing. The doctor gave her a penicillin antibiotic and it's slowly clearing up.

Answer 8

Is it pierced? If it is, so is mine and it acts up from time to time. I just put some hydrogen peroxide on it with a Q-tip and it always makes it better. You can put it on as much as you need to. Hope this helps!

Answer 9

If there is no open wounds, mix some salt and water in a cup and but it on your naval. This is what you do when you get your belly button periced

Answer 10

Simple, walk a lot and wash daily twice.
Still not cured walk more.*

Still not cured ask a doctor what is the problem.

Still not cured see a patient dying. Your problem is nothing

Answer 11

I only have one belly button, how did you get an upper AND a lower one, dog?
see a Dr., dog