My belly button piercing keeps bleeding?

Question

I've had my belly button pierced since last year in November and after 6 weeks past I thought I'd change it. It was doing great at first but now it keeps bleeding a little and sometimes when I move the bar gooey stuff comes out of it, is it not heeled properly. It sometimes gets stiff so I can't move the bar at all

Brittany · Accepted Answer

Navel piercings take 6-12 months to heal completely. You shouldn't be changing it or moving it. Keep it clean by doing sea salt soaks twice a day for 5-10 minutes each soak with 1/4th of a teaspoon of non-iodized sea salt to 8oz of hot water.

Sha Mae · Answer

mine got infected this same way but it was only like 3 months after I had mine done I would put water in a shot glass an then sea salt and heat in up in the microwave for less then 15 seconds but it only depends on how hot you can handle but it needs to be as warm as you can handle the warmer the better and I would do this every day when I got up and before I went to bed and when I got home from school I would just lay in bed with a warm rag over it for a few minutes doing all of these things it healed with in about 4 days but whatever you do do not take it out and leave it out it will cause the hole to close with the infection in it and your skin will bubble up

Jade · Answer

Its infected. Wash it with warm salt water.

My belly button piercing keeps bleeding?

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