Why does the fluid coming out of my nipple piercing smell fowl?
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Monday December 31st, 2007 @ 11:33 AM
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Hi there, I have my right nipple pierced and it has a 14 gage ring in it. I have had it a little over a year now and it healed fine. However I am constantly getting this fluid that is drying/crusting to my ring. But the smell is aweful…and i clean it but like 2 hours later it will have a fowl smell again. It is not infected at all. What is making it smell like that?
This has been explained before, but since it’s Ask BME now rather than QOD, I assume it’s worth re-answering. All of the skin on your body sheds skin and oils, normally this stuff sloffs off during the day and/or comes off in the shower. Inside the healed fistula of a piercing, the tissue does the same thing, but rather than easily coming off it rots and becomes rather gross (like ear funk). The jewelry you wear may be reacting with your skin and making this situation worse. One thing that makes a HUGE difference is the material used. I would recommend titanium or glass to minimize this discharge. Another option is organics, there porosity helps absorb some of this funk, but if your like me, you may not like the aesthetics of organics in a nipple piercing, so just stick with ti or glass.
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10 Responses to “Why does the fluid coming out of my nipple piercing smell fowl?”
If gunk coming out of my piercings smelled like chicken, I’d be worried, too.
Jess on January 1st, 2008 at 6:11 am^ that was cute =]
kate on January 3rd, 2008 at 3:10 amSo could this be the same for my monroe as well? Because it’s not infected.. but no matter how much I wash it with soap.. it smells.
Andi on January 4th, 2008 at 9:44 amyeah, i have the same problem with my monroe piercing. pretty gross, yet i have no idea why, haha.
danielle on May 14th, 2008 at 5:42 pmmy monroe is the same way! i was looking up why it would smell when i came across this page. i always wonder if my boyfriend can ever smell it when he gets close to my face! i guess at least its nice to know its not just me … but what to do about it?? :/
traci on January 5th, 2009 at 11:06 amI have noticed the same smell and i wear titanium. I dont remember if I had it when I was wearing gold.
mike on February 16th, 2009 at 12:21 pmMy nipple rings have that same smell its super annoying I don’t want my man sucking on my boobs and its all smelly.
adrienne on June 3rd, 2009 at 11:01 pmI have my nipple done for almost a year now and its healed fine but it smeels so bad I wanna kno if anything is going on inside
kiki on July 27th, 2009 at 10:10 pmmy septum have a stinky smell to it to. And my sisters also complained about that smell with their piercings. Thats crazy.
Anna on August 31st, 2009 at 5:36 amdead skin cells
Becca on September 20th, 2009 at 11:54 pmLeave a Comment