Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    Smudge93's Avatar
    Smudge93 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Nov 23, 2008, 05:27 AM
    Is my belly bar infected?
    about just over a month ago i got my belly pierced and it hardly hurt at all, butt now ive just found on side of the hole on top it is swelling just one side and it is really worrying me as i don't know whether it is infected or not, and whether i should go to my doctor about it?
    southerngalps's Avatar
    southerngalps Posts: 1,334, Reputation: 112
    Ultra Member
    		  
    #2

    Nov 23, 2008, 08:15 AM

    It sounds infected.

    I used seasalt and warm water to heal mine.
    It healed within a week of the piercing.

    Feel a cup with luke warm water, pour the seasalt in the cup, cup it on your bellybutton and lie down.

    In the shower, I used anti-bacterial soap.

    It it doesn't heal, you will need to take it out. It will never heal.
    homebirthmom's Avatar
    homebirthmom Posts: 160, Reputation: 15
    Junior Member
    		  
    #3

    Nov 23, 2008, 08:34 AM

    This is the hardest spot to have heal, for semi-regular piercing areas. I've had many friends that have had problems with their navel when they got it pierced. One thing most piercing places will tell you is to not let any clothing rub on it for extended periods, and to keep it cleaned, as fabric or a tiny piece of dirt can get in the newly pierced flesh and cause problem after problem.
    Smudge93's Avatar
    Smudge93 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #4

    Nov 23, 2008, 09:05 AM

    So do you think I should see my doctor about it
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

What should I do if belly piercing is infected? [ 55 Answers ]

I've had my belly pierced for 6 weeks and I think I have an infection because green stuff is coming from it. I've been cleaning it everyday since the first day I got it and I don't know why it got infected because I've been really taking care of it. I really don't want to take it out and I'm still...

Does the belly piercing necessarily need to look infected to be infected? [ 9 Answers ]

Does it? Mine doesn't hurt and people say it doesn't look infected at all. But I'm scared help

Infected belly piercing! [ 1 Answers ]

I am 18 years old and I have had my belly button pierced for almost a year. This summer I noticed my bellybutton getting to be kind of infected so I cleaned it with salt water like people say and stupidly didn't pay attention to it. Well now it is turned from going straight up and down to being...

Infected belly ring [ 2 Answers ]

Ive had my belly pierced for about a month and its been just fine until now. It is swollen and hurts really really bad. I can hardly move. I put some salt and water on it but its not seeming to help. Ive read a little bit about it on the net and it says NOT to use triple antibiotic nettlesporn (sp)...

Is my belly infected [ 1 Answers ]

Hi I got my belly button dun on the 15th December and its been ine I've cleaned it 3 times a day but now I took it out yesterday and there is a lump on the top bar its crusty and oozes sum times is it infected and if so how can I help it

View more questions Search