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Q: fluid from the navel

asked by: raahul1410 on February 16th, 2008

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2 years ago i had consulted a doc for the pungent fluid from navel.He prescribed me an antibiotics and it worked.But it has again surfaced now along with a new prob.A cotton like thing is also coming out along with the filthy smelling fluid. Confused

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MishaTX

replied on February 16th, 2008

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Sounds like you aren't washing and drying your belly button good when you bathe, so it is getting infected. You can try cleaning it out with a q-tip and some peroxide after bathing and drying it well with a blow dryer.

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