smelly discharge from belly button

[rooney08]

please help me for years off and on ive had this really smelly discharge from my belly button i went to the doc a few years back he didnt seem worried but now its back i dont wanna go back to my doctor as have been back and forth for weight probs and periods etc and am getting fed up with it all has anyone here experienced this problem or know what it could be i have my belly button peirced but had this problem before that and its horrible pllllleeeeeeeeaaaaaasssssseeeee help me!!!

[khanyie]

i'm 22 years old my belly is stinking and i'm woried because i also have discharge coming out.

[beautiful051811]

Hey!
I have the same thing n it comes once every couple of months but i make sure to wash it all over n use a cutip to clean it. It works for me n the smell goes away.
i also have my belly pierced but for some reason no matter how much i clean it its like infected with the discharge mucus.
And just to let u know DIAL SOAP isn't gud for piercings it damages ur skin cells!! Use sea salt it makes the piercing feel better

Hope this helps!

[Maria686]

Thanks to all the posters but I've noticed this thread started since 2005, and if I'm not mistaken, I haven't read any post from a doctor or somebody in the medical field at least to give really a clearer explanation and recommendation.  I hope for the benefit of everyone especially those facing with the problem, a reputable and kind doctor would come in and post his comments here asap; and be able to help answer this really "aging" question on smelly belly buttons!  

[pixy62]

I'm having the same problem,and been having it for years now. Moving away from topic,on this site I have seen people with same problems as mine.I need advice or help. I thought I was pregnant,I look and feel pregnant till I saw everything about cancer. The doctors gave me a neg. And also I have been starving myself,by eating once a day for a year now. Is or could this be the reason my belly,is getting bigger?could this be why I'm always cold?my period went from 7days to 2days?anyone?

[cconnell13]

Not to be rude, but you need to lose weight...It's a health risk to be grossly overweight.  All you need is the will power to do it.  I imagine the stinkly belly botton isn't the only health issue you have as a result of being overweight...If you value your life, you will make the right choice.  I just thought you should hear it straight.

[xxbubbiixx]

Hey guys,
I felt weird being the only one in my group of friends with this problem, now I don't feel so bad. I have the same issue but it's only ever happened twice. My belly button gets red around it and sometimes slightly painful and eventually oozes yukky smelly stuff. I went to the doctors the first time, was swabbed and she said it was normal and gave me betadine to clean it and some antibiotics ( for a prior abscess I had that had surgery for 9months ago it's now healing up nicely) and the belly issue went away after a day or two. I read though a lot of these and realized I am slightly overweight (more so in my stomach area) but not that bad and all this week i've been stressed to the bone. I have a fear of the hospital and doctors since my abscess issue and don't want to go back. My best friend tells me to just keep cleaning it with betadine. Is there any other tips I should try?? Please help!!
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