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Is my belly button piercing infected?

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heartburnhelp · 01/04/2020 20:05

Sorry for the photo. For the last couple of weeks the hold from my piercing has been smelling awful (I'm so sorry I know that's disgusting) and today it's quite sore. I've attached a photo of what it looks like. Do you think it is infected?

I haven't worn a piercing in it for about 15 years.

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heartburnhelp · 01/04/2020 20:06

*hole

Also I am 35 weeks so it's pretty stretched at the moment.

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chocolatespiders · 01/04/2020 20:09

I would do some salt baths on it prob just a bit of gunk in the old hole.

Emerald89 · 01/04/2020 20:14

Maybe just gunky, skin itself doesn't look infected. Keep it clean and dry and it should sort itself out.

heartburnhelp · 01/04/2020 21:16

Thank you. I'll get some antiseptic / tea tree too.

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2020Aug · 01/04/2020 21:37

Mine started pussing a few days ago! I've not had a piecing for 4 years so not quite as long but couldn't believe it. I googled it and read it happened to others and they thought it was the skin stretching etc. Been cleaning with salt water and looks much better now.

MrsH497 · 01/04/2020 23:37

Had mine over 10 years and at 30 weeks it suddenly went really red. Gp told me to salt wash it. Skin still looks discoloured but no pain/swelling/not hot anything

heartburnhelp · 02/04/2020 08:12

Salt wash it is then thank you all

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