possibly infected bellybutton ring..help a girl out please!?
829743
i did all my piercings myself...2 labrets and my tongue. and my  daughter's lip piercings...i'm not suggesting ppl do this themselves!! i did a lot of research on where to pierce according to nerve areas, etc....none of ours got infected. piercings are tender as they heal. small bumps are a sign of scar tissue forming, which is building a "base" to keep the barbell from pushing it's way out of the body (rejection of the foreign body) it sounds like you could be slightly allergic to the metal...sterling silver rarely rejects because it has natural anti-biotic properties. titanium is good too. my advice is to wash it with antibacterial soap 2-3 times a day. and use a triple antibiotic ointment. you can even use the solution they give you for ear piercings. you have to move the barbell up and down, and twist it while washing it, to make sure the entire area is getting cleansed. it's not uncommon to have a "crust" form around it...soft tissue piercings are going to be tender, and take up to a year to fully develop scar tissue and heal. try to keep clothing from pressing or rubbing against it, and allow air to get to it so that it stays as dry as possible. if the piercing site swells to double it's size, gets very red and hot, is draining a lot of pus, and you run a fever, you have an infection and need to go to the doctor for oral antibiotics. good luck with this.
1146805
The belly button area is sometimes subject to infection but is more likely a soft tissue injury that you incurred without even realizing it at the time.\n\nCheck for redness, swelling, increased pain, bruising and increased area of tenderness. \n\nIf it's a soft tissue injury, it should begin getting better soon.
652140
please go to your dentist, he'll check on it without payment because it is his duty to do it. do not take a risk relying on others experience,it might came out for her but maybe not on you. you're right that there's a possibility to have an infection. it's your health! Be safe!
176208
The Dr. told us to come back in 3-4 weeks for the stitches in my kid's finger, but, they turned red and swollen- they were infected! Hurt her to cut them out! So if you see ANY redness, go to Dr. right away. (There was no pus and the redness came on quickly, sorry to be gross)
807188
could be an infection. You should see a doc.
932701
Whatever you do, do NOT remove your jewelry without consulting your piercer (well, if he/she is a true professional) or seeing a doctor. By removing the jewelry you would run the risk of trappin gthe infection. This is one of the most difficult piercings to heal, believe it or not, so if you're determined to keep it you really need to talk to somebody. For at home, in the mean time, take vitamin C and zinc, which aids the healing process. Don't play with your jewelry and continue to wash it, I recommend using Provon or Silk medical soap...it's affordable and used by surgeons for pre-op scrubbing. Flip a cup of WARM sea-salt water (1/4 tsp to 8oz) over onto your navel to soak the wound for 10-15 minutes twice a day...do not over soak because this can cause more harm then good! If you don't want to sit with a cup over you belly then you can soak cotton balls in the sea salt solution and stick them on your belly. Avoid peroxide at all costs! Make sure you clean it out well after showering, too. Carefully move the jewelry through the hole to losen up the crusties that form! Good luck healing your piercing and just remember to take it slow. Piercings take time, which a lot of people odn't realize before they go and get one.
936556
Who got infected ?\nYour nose ?\nor your nose ring ?\n\nBut it makes the same. Throw the nose ring away, anyway.
570015
have you changed your piercing lately? maybe it was not healed all the way...\n\nmake sure that you are cleaning ALL around with antibacterial soap (they might have given you a kit) and using the sea salts regularly! when you clean make sure you can move the ring around to be thorough... if you feel any pain use an ice pack for about ten minutes.\n\nif this is still happening (it sounds like an infection because the piercing should have healed by now - within 6 weeks) talk to whomever did the piercing and ask for their directions... i don't think it should be to serious though, a similar thing happened to me.
573192
Take her to the dr or the ER right away. This could be a serious infection.
99379
It probably a nother infection Go back to the doctor
987361
You mean top or bottom? Well my sister got the top done, I think that's the most popular spot. As for getting infections, you should talk to your doctor about it or whoever pierces it. I would suggest jsut keeping it clean, and change it regularly (rust, yucky!) lol I don't know if it's possible for the barbell (sp?) to get rusty. Another thing for you to ask about! :P Happy early 16th! I just recently turned 16. You should get your license too.
31252
Everyone is going to say the same thing.  See a doctor.  Of course you are scared.  Thats natural.  I am going to suggest something that is kinda gross but its a good test.  After you are done having a bm, and you are done wiping, take some fresh toilet paper (white, not colored or printed) and pat the hole.  If it is bright red bloody then more than likely its hemorroids.  But yeah, you really should see your doctor as soon as possible.  Yesterday would be best.  Good luck and feel better soon.  You will be fine.
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It depends where yoiu get it...I had one just below my waist, and they had to sew a screen in..it hurt for two weeks! It was in a bad spot, so no matter how I moved...ARRGGHHH!!\n\nMy wife just got one stitched up that was right above her bellybutton...wasn't so bad...a few days and she was perfect...\n\nGood luck!
866664
I think that getting your belly button is more bearable, maybe just because its something you "want" to do and you are scared when you are getting a needle in your mouth so i think that getting poked with a needle in my mouth is way worse, plus you get a reward after you get your belybutton pierced, you have a belly ring and you just have a sore mouth after getting a filling........oh and i think peircings are f'in hot, i have 7...hell yeah
930198
i have me ears, noes and I once had y belly button pierced.  But to take care of them just make shure you keep it clean, soak it in sea salt, move it around a little bit each day to make shure your skin isn't going to grow on to it.  And if anythng seems wrong call your piercer.  I am planning on getting more piercings later on so that is why I know how to take care of them.
290016
Go to the doc asap. It sounds like a bad infection,possibly sexually transmitted one if you are sexually active.
237234
It may be infected. Get some Neosporin at the drugstore and keep putting it on there several times a day. It will get better, unless you have the flesh eating bacteria, then you may want to go to the hospital.