infected belly button?

dacia57
on 7/3/13 11:19 am

I have been running a ton and now it seems my belly button is infected. Has anyone had this and what did you do?

 

    

    

angeleigh
on 7/3/13 11:38 am - angier, NC
RNY on 09/17/12

Ohh i get that all the time. The doctor gave me a cream that I put in my belly button. Depending on how bad the infection is. Sometimes I clean it with peroxide on a q tip. When I run, I warm a form fitted tank under my fitness tank. To help absorb the sweat. You can also use baby powder to help keep it dry.

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jrjohnsonrn
on 7/3/13 12:02 pm - IA

After running or your shower, dry your bellybutton with a Q-tip. That will help prevent anything in the future.

        
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on 7/3/13 1:11 pm - OH

Clean it with any antibacterial soap like Dial liquid on a Q-tip twice a day, and it will clear up in just a couple of days.  I never had trouble with mine when I was heavy, but after my RNY and my panniculectomy, my belly button has a bit of a hood and it gets infected easily if I don't clean it every time I shower during warm weather.

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hibbyangel
on 7/4/13 6:11 am - Canada
RNY on 07/17/13

I had one a few weeks ago, I tried everything I could think of because it was itchy. turned out to be a yeast infection. Dr prescribed me nystatin ointment. Cornstarch helped a bunch also!

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