navel piercing problem

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Friday August 22nd, 2008 @ 7:44 AM

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I have had this particluar piercing for about 9 years, had no trouble at all when it was done (it is one of three in a triangle formation -one top, two bottom)

It is one of the bottom ones that have gone a bit wrong, I can only asume I slept on it funny and it swelled up a little then got infected, it is not oosing pus or anything, its just red under the skin and rather hard and swollen.

I feel very similar to when I got cellulitus at a festival last year in my leg.

sick, head aches, fuzzy head, swelling, funny redness under skin surface, etc. by the time I got to the doctors (could walk to get there) it had cleared up and they of course did not believe there was a problem.(pfft doctors eh?)

I know it can be a re-occuring problem, is it possible to get cellulitus via piercings?

I would go to the doctor about it but they never actually help, at all.whatever the problems they seem to just assume I’m after prescription drugs or something. which is baws as I have no interest in such things, prescription or otherwise

Cellulitis rarely clears up without antibiotic therapy. It is a bacterial infection of the subcutaneous tissues (usually staph. aureus, sometimes streptococcal). It is characterised by a red, spotty rash, heat, intense throbbing pain and later on, fever and general feelings of malaise. It is treated with urgency (in some cases intravenous antibiotics may be administered) due to the potential it has to lead to septaecemia. Usually, there is a point of entry for the infection - a wound of sorts, but it can be systemic if infection exists elsewhere in the body. I am not a doctor but I would also have doubted your diagnosis based on what you have said.

You say you are feeling unwell? Sometimes, even well-healed piercings can flare up if you are under the weather so your angry piercing could be a symptom of something else. If the redness isn’t accompanied by excess heat, pain and discharge then I wouldn’t be too concerned. You can do twice daily tepid seasalt soaks to help reduce the inflammation and ensure you eat a healthy, balanced diet and keep well hydrated. If you are under the weather then taking a multivitamin may be of benefit. If you have changed the jewellery recently, then this could be a factor. If you haven’t removed the jewellery to clean it in the last nine years then this could also be a factor!

Of course, if you are in any doubt whatsoever, then a trip to the doctors won’t do any harm.

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