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How do you know if a belly piercing is infected?

Asked Aug 14, 2007, 08:21 PM — 18 Answers
I got my belly pierced a month ago and it seems to be doing really good [from what I know]. I clean it in the morning and before I go to sleep with dial antibacterial soap... The only thing is people say that I will get a little crust around the piercing but I have not gotten that at all! Is that a good sign? And another thing is that I notice like a "tiny" bit of clear liquid around the piercing. And is there anything I can use to make the piercing less dryed out?

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Aug 14, 2007, 08:32 PM
Are you using saline solution or salt soaks on the piercing?

Not everyone gets the "crusties". It is not a good or bad sign, it just means you don't get it.

As for infection, if it was infected it would be extremely red, extremely swollen (when I say extremely, I mean more than the normal swelling of a new piercing) and have a yellowish smelly discharge. If you ever experience any of those, see a doctor for some antibiotics.
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Aug 14, 2007, 08:44 PM
No I don't have none of that, I don't use saline solution or sea salt [just bactine & soap], but do you know why after I clean it like it gets very dry around that area and I have to put a little lotion around it?
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Aug 14, 2007, 08:49 PM
Stop using the Bactine! It has harsh chemicals that can dry out and irritate your piercing, and can also destroy the healing tissue in and around the piercing. I believe the problem is the Bactine.

Also, now that the piercing is a month old, you want to concentrate on healing. Clean the piercing only once a day. Every time you clean it, you interrupt the healing process, that is why when the piercing is about a month or so old you want to interrupt this healing process as little as possible. Cleaning it once a day with the anti bacterial soap should do the trick. It is the easiest to remember to clean it when you shower.
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Aug 14, 2007, 08:54 PM
Oh ok lol!. I didn't know that.... And when I finally do take the piercing out, like in a few days, should I wait two more weeks so it will be 6 weeks I had it pierced or if I take it out now will it close or be hard to get the belly ring through?
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Aug 14, 2007, 08:55 PM
It is best to wait the full 6 weeks before changing the jewelry. It may seem fine to you now, but changing the jewelry too early can highly irritate the piercing.
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Jun 7, 2010, 07:43 PM
Ok so I pierced my bellybottom 1 week ago and white stuff is coming out and make make the piercin stuck and its a little red at the top is that okay? What is the best thing to clean is with so it heals faster?
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Jun 7, 2010, 07:43 PM
Ok so I pierced my bellybottom 1 week ago and white stuff is coming out and make make the piercin stuck and its a little red at the top is that okay? What is the best thing to clean is with so it heals faster?
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Jun 7, 2010, 07:43 PM
Ok so I pierced my bellybottom 1 week ago and white stuff is coming out and make make the piercin stuck and its a little red at the top is that okay? What is the best thing to clean is with so it heals faster?
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Mar 20, 2011, 07:11 PM
Ummm so I got my belly pierced and I changed my jewerly 9 days later
Now its irritating me and it keeps pussing. What does this means should
I be concerended.?
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