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Sep 17, 2007, 03:48 PM
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Sep 17, 2007, 03:49 PM
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| It sounds like what I call an "irritation bump".
Is it swollen? Red? Have you been playing with it a lot? Put in any new jewelry lately? Got it caught on anything?
**EDIT** - And how old is the piercing? |
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Sep 17, 2007, 03:57 PM
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| i dont think its swollen and its not red [[im brown skin]],i dont play with it alot, but mi shirts do kinda rub on it a bit.
and tha piercing was done in june | |
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Sep 17, 2007, 03:58 PM
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| oh mayb i do cause i kinda touch it w/out washin mi hands to pluck the crusties off  | |
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Sep 17, 2007, 03:59 PM
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| It could be irritated due to your shirts rubbing on it.
Does it have any discharge at all? And how often are you cleaning it, and what do you clean it with? | |
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Sep 17, 2007, 04:00 PM
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by de_010_gemini oh mayb i do cause i kinda touch it w/out washin mi hands to pluck the crusties off |
That could most certainly do it.
Anytime you touch your piercing you must wash your hands first with antibacterial soap to prevent bacteria from getting into the piercing.
Also, when you take the crusties off, you should be doing it with a Q-tip rather than with your hands. | |
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Sep 19, 2007, 01:01 PM
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| yea it has discharge, and i clean it everytime i see the crusties so like 3 times a day, i use this mixture of sea salt and water my piercer gave me | |
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Sep 19, 2007, 01:04 PM
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| The piercing is 3 months old, you should reduce cleaning to once a day. When you shower is the easiest time to do it.
Also, I do not personally recommend using sea salt, but if you do use it, dont use it 3 times a day. That is more harmful than helpful, and it should also not be your primary means of cleaning it. Clean it with antibacterial soap.
What kind of discharge is coming out of it?
When you clean it, make sure you remove the crusties gently with a Q-tip. Dont pick at it with your fingers/nails. That is very bad. | |
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Sep 19, 2007, 01:04 PM
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| Oops -- posted the previous post twice by accident. | |
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Sep 20, 2007, 04:34 PM
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| what do u mean what kind of discharge?the color? | |
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ummm, well i got mi navel pierced and it sorta has this small bump, it is soft and its kinda under mi belly ring, but when i move the ring 2 the side i can see it, do any of yall no wat it is???is it suppose 2 look like dis???and its lighter than tha rest of the hole when it gt pierced at, but the bottom of the piercing looks jus fine! watz up wif dat???
