The symptoms

If you have redness, inflammation (swelling), and/or a yellowish discharge inside or around your belly button, follow these simple guidelines for 2-3 days:

• try not to pick or scratch the affected area,
• clean your belly button gently with salt water twice a day, and
• dry it carefully but thoroughly after washing.

If after a few days you still have the same symptoms, you should see your doctor so that they can investigate the cause of the irritation. If you have an infection your doctor may prescribe a course of antibiotics.

Stinky or smelly belly button discharge is a vivid sign of infection. The infection over belly button causes it to develop red color painful swelling and discharge curd-like substance. Believed to be caused due to some specific conditions such as the belly button piercing, fungal infection, yeast infection, ultraviolet rays and overweight, the infection produces pus within the navel which is discharged as smelly substance from belly button. It is not only navel or belly button affected by yeast or fungal infection but vagina also is affected with such infection discharging resultantly a smelly white color substance.

Although problem of infected belly button can be shared with the doctor and so be treated effectively, vaginal infection oftentimes is kept secret by the shy ladies due either to their period or bashful nature. But hiding vaginal infection causing itching, pain and smelly discharge often gets much worsened-off putting the affected women into more dangerous situation. As the topic of this piece of editorial revolves only around navel infection or infected belly button, we would focus our attention on causes, and treatment for infected smelly belly button. The infected belly button erupts red color painful surface, causes swelling and discharges cheese-like pulverized substance as well, a few critical conditions that can be treated provided detected on time.

It is an infection over belly button which can be monitored in a form of swelled red color regions surrounding the infected belly button. Such condition torments the affected individual with a throbbing pain or enormous inflammation on being touched or wiped. The infected belly button causes a foul smell as well which can be experienced over shirt, underwear and pant. Although a throbbing pain, inflammation, reddish swelling and pus draw the attention of maximum number of the affected individuals towards belly button infection, many still remain unaware of belly button infection as pain doesn’t haunt them even in the least. What actually makes the individual aware of belly button infection happens to foul or smelly white color discharge spewing from theirs infected belly button. Profusely discharged a smelly curd-like substance is noticed over nether part of bush shirt through with some stains. The stains of discharge stemming from infected belly button smell foully forcing the person to pay his/her attention on navel or belly button infection.

Causes of infection over belly button

Painful red color swelling with smelly white color discharge, though is a vivid sign of belly button infection, affecting the entire region of navel, there still is a legion of conditions that trigger infection over the belly button, spewing from the infected belly button smelly curd-like substance and developing thereon painful swelling as well. Let’s have a look at some of the common conditions which cause infection over the belly button and discharge a smelly white color substance from the infected navel.

Surgery- Tubal ligation is one of the main conditions causing belly button infection which torments the affected individuals with red color swelling, pain/inflammation and curd-like smelly discharge.

Diabetes- Disordered sugar level in the body also is known notoriously for triggering infection over the belly button and producing thereby cottage-cheese-like smelly secretion which spews from the infected belly button.

Bacterial infection- It is a peculiar infection to be caused over filthy or unwashed belly button causing painful swelling and discharging pus therefrom. Sweat, soap and water deposited in hollow region of belly button allows bacteria to emerge within the navel and cause in this way infection, noticed in the form of red color painful swollen belly button discharging smelly brownish or yellow substance. Instead of jumping straight onto applying topical antiseptic creams the individuals, affected from such type of navel infection, rather should wash their infected navel with boiled lukewarm water and antibacterial soap and then dry their navel with clean towel or cotton fabric. After drying well the application of antibacterial topical cream or ointment solve the problem of belly button infection. Repeating such process regularly exterminates the bacteria completely and retrieves the infected belly button its natural health providing respite from pain and stopping smelly discharge from belly button.

Urachal cyst- Being another type of fungal infection it also forms a pus-like white or brownish smelly substance over the infected belly button. Developing a red color swelling such type of infection renders the navel swollen, painful and smelly. Much similar to bacterial infection, such type of condition, affecting the belly button, can be treated by cleansing the navel and applying thereon antifungal creams. Consumption of oral antibiotic drugs also treat the infection over belly button checking smelly discharge and painful swelling over the infected navel.

UV rays– Another condition rendering a healthy belly button infected and spewing there from smelly watery substance is ultraviolet rays which emits from sun. Those who like the basking under sunshine during the winter season or prefer to swim in pool during summer season exposing theirs belly button to sun are prone to navel infection. Such type of infection causes smelly belly button discharge spewing as a curd-like substance from the infected navel.

Bumps or protuberances- The belly button is a kind of scar or dry umbilicus region. It is the umbilicus cord which supplies nourishment to the fetus inside the womb of its mother. But after the birth of baby the umbilicus cord is removed and navel region stays over abdomen as a scar. Known as navel or belly button the umbilicus region of abdomen though happens to be hollowed in almost all the people, some people have bulgy or lumpy which stores moisture and filth excessively and thus becomes a thriving habitat for bacteria or fungus that trigger belly button infection. Recognized as a cyst as well, the red color swollen region in and around infected navel causes the belly button to discharge a smelly curd-like substance profusely. With reddish appearance a painful navel with smelly belly button discharge torments the affected ones extensively forcing them to get rid of critical condition of smelly belly button discharge and pain.

Yeast infection- Also known as thrush or Candida, the yeast infection also causes infection over the navel. It develops a painful condition over infected navel causing thereby smelly belly button discharge profusely. Some of you must be thinking how yeast infection can affect a belly button as it is related with mouth infection of babies or vaginal infection of women. Such of yours inquisitiveness of course has a ground to compare the infected belly button with mouth and vaginal infection. But discharging smelly cottage cheese-like substance, the red color belly button is an exception affecting only a limited number of people. But diabetic patients are susceptible to such type of belly button infection which converts their healthy navel into a reddish, swollen and painful belly button discharging thereon a smelly curd-like substance. Such condition calls for fast medical attention.

Fatty physique- It is another condition affecting the abdomen with smelly or stinky belly button discharge and a throbbing pain. Bulgy belly of fatty people protracts the hollowness of belly button which deposits filth and moisture excessively. Deposition of filth (sweat, soap, and bath water) inside the deep hollow belly button paves the way for infection inciting the bacteria to become offensive and start damaging the cells and tissues in deep umbilicus region of belly button which in turn triggers belly button infection. Such type of infection affects a large number of weighty people in the world with pain, swelling and smelly soil color discharge, spewing from infected belly button. Fungus and bacteria do reside frequently inside the hollow region of navel causing in this way excessive white smelly discharge from the infected belly button.

Belly button piercing- It is one of the most common causes of belly button infection affecting the girls and young ladies utmost, who undergo navel piercing for wearing beautiful belly button jewelries thereon. Excited for wearing a beautiful belly button ornament, the young girls keep touching theirs pierced belly button and navel jewelry as well time and again. Touching the pierced belly button though provides them a respite, it causes infection over the respective region catching them unawares. Random touching with unwashed fingers triggers such infection over pierced belly button causing thereby pain, swelling and curd-like white smelly discharge as well.

Treatments for belly button infection

The infected belly button discharging smelly white substance can be treated by ensuring proper hygiene and using topical and oral antibiotic medicines. Although topical antifungal or antibacterial cream is effective enough in dealing with belly button infection helping the infected navel recover much faster, some antibiotics may also be required to catalyze the process of recovery. If you are affected with belly button infection and notice painful swelling on your infected belly button discharging some smelly curd-like substance you should take prompt remedial measures to get rid of belly button infection. The belly button, affected with painful red color swelling and smelly discharge should be cleansed properly, dried and thereafter applied antibiotic cream. With such regular practice the smelly belly button white color discharge has got to stop checking simultaneously a throbbing pain as well very naturally.

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