All You Need to Know About Infected Belly Button Piercing

Belly button piercing has been considered as one of the most common body piercing trends after ear piercing. However, there are the chances of your belly button getting infected due to piercing. This can be treated with cleaning the belly button properly. Usually it will take 6-9 months to heal the pierced navel button fully. Some of the major symptom of infected belly button piercing includes pain, swelling, discharge, redness along with the development of bump around the jewelry of the belly button.

Here we have tried to provide all the important details about the problem of belly button piercing along with its causes as well as symptoms. Read on to know more about various effective home remedies to treat the problem of infected belly button piercing.

What Causes Belly Button Piercing Infection?

Most of the times, infection due to piercing occurs when there is an absence of taking good care of the wound when it is healing. It is highly important to take that aftercare of the wound while a body is taking its usual time for healing the wound.

According to various studies, the infection of belly button piercing can erupt due to the friction from clothing, belts. The infection might also take place when the jewelry is getting caught in the clothing.

Experts say that infection takes place due to the wound become highly infected due to strains of bacteria known as Pseudomonas or Staphylococcus.

Signs and Symptoms of Infected Belly Button Piercing?

There are various signs as well as symptoms of infected belly button piercing which an individual can experience. Usually, you will not get the problem of infected belly button piercing if you are done with the help of experienced piercer in a reputed shop. Most of the time, infection is linked with low-quality belly button jewelry as well as an allergic reaction due to the foreign object in the body.

Even though it is considered normal to face swelling, redness, bruising, itching as well as bleeding after having a belly button piercing, these symptoms should not be improved with the time. You may also experience the problem of pus in while colored, which is also a part of normal healing process.

Some of the major symptoms of infected belly button piercing, which you should never ignore are mentioned below.

• Redness as well as painful skin around the belly button
• Swelling in the area around the belly button.
• Green or yellow-colored discharge from the wound of pierced belly button and having an unpleasant odor.
• Read streaks which are radiating from the belly button. It is important to note that this is a serious condition and requires an immediate medical help.
• Comparatively loose hanging of belly button pierced bar than when it was pierced.
• Fever

Along with this, you may also experience some other symptoms such as the pierced hole is becoming larger and the area around the belly button is becomes sensitive to touch as well as the formation of bump around the pierced area.

If you are facing the problem of appearance of red rash surrounding the pierced belly button area, your jewelry might react allergically with your body.

Bump of Belly Button Piercing 

The problem of development of bump around the belly button area may also take place in some of the cases. This occurs, according to the experts, due to the keloids or scar tissues after piercing. The main cause behind this is still unknown. Although the problem of development of keloid after nose piercing is very common, it is considered highly rare in the cases of navel piercing.

How to Clean a Belly Button Piercing?

Regular cleaning of the belly button is highly important to keep yourself away from various infections. According to the experts, cleaning should be done till the wound is properly healed and there is no sign of any discharge, swelling as well as redness at the pierced area.

One of the most important remedy to clean the pierced belly button is using the sea salt water rinse. It is also an amazing natural process. According to the experts, you can use sea salt water rinse for two times every day with a saline solution to get rid of any impurities in the navel area.

For detailed procedure follow the guideline mentioned below.

• Add ¼ teaspoons of sea salt water in a glass of boiled salt water.
• While lying on your back, with the help of a clean cloth, provide a better rinse to the navel area as well as the wound to kill the germs and to soften the discharge if any.
• Take some saline solution and hold it in the belly button area to let the skin absorb it properly.
• With the help of tissue paper or clean cloth, pat dries the area gently.
• Repeat the process around two times a day to eliminate any buildup of germs on the navel area as well as infection due to infected belly button piercing.
• Avoid removing of belly button jewelry while cleaning it or even if you feel it has been infected as it may worsen the situation even more.

How to Get Rid of Infected Belly Button Piercing Using Home Remedies?

Some of the major home remedies which you can try to get rid of infected belly button piercing are listed below.

1. Aloe Vera

Aloe vera, which is an amazing product helpful in eliminating various skin problems, is useful in boosting the healing process of mildly infected belly button after piercing. The antibacterial properties of aloe vera helps in preventing scarring as well as healing the wounds, according to the experts.

2. Tea Tree Oil

The antibacterial, as well as anti-inflammatory properties of tea tree oil, makes it an amazing solution for treating various skin conditions. Tea tree oil is also helpful in providing antiseptic properties while cleaning the infected belly button piercing.

3. Apple Cider Vinegar

Raw, diluted as well as unprocessed apple cider vinegar contains important antibacterial properties which is helpful in reduce the signs of infection caused due to the problem of belly button piercing. Along with this, apple cider vinegar is also useful in maintaining the pH level of the skin and helps in removing itching as well as redness around the area of pierced navel.

4. Calendula

You can use calendula extract, which contains powerful antibacterial as well as antiviral properties, which are helpful in boosting the healing process of the wounds, to eliminate the infection caused due to the problem of belly button piercing.

5. Chamomile Compress

Chamomile is an amazing herb which helps in providing soothing effect to the wound. Chamomile compress is effective in providing healing effect to the wound caused by belly button piercing as it is also a natural antimicrobial agent.