Pus coming out of a belly button?

Hey, my friend got her belly button pierced about 7 weeks ago and it’s been leaking pus for a while now. I know that means it’s infected, but could it cause any other problems since it’s been going on for so long?

If it stays infected for long, it could cause other ilness...though I'm not sure what kind, I'm sure it's not good. Encourage her to talk to a doctor about the belly button piercing, there's no way that pus coming out is a good thing. Hope she gets better soon.

When I got my belly button pierced it was pusing for 2 months then it eventually healed. But my pus was coming from the actual whole the ring made, like whenever I cleaned it in the morning and night a small amount of pus would come out. But if there is a lot of pus coming from her actual belly button then it is more serious and she should see her doctor straight away.

Get your doc to look at it and see if antibiotics are needed, or if she should let it heal and start from scratch.

In the meantime take the ring out and clean the area, and the ring, thoroughly three times a day, and put some antibacterial ointment on it. If it is too sore to take the ring out and put it back in that often, then best leave it out, but keep cleaning it.

pus came out of mine for like a month its totally natural for it to do that, it doesnt mean that its infected. no if its coming out for that long there is no difference. I dont think I have met anyone who hasnt had pus come out for a while. atleast a month.

its probably you that has the infected peircing. you did not properly take care of the piercing. you should have use sea salt mixed with water as well as using DIAL soup. a little bit of white gooey stuff coming out is somewhat okay. but since you say that its been going on for a while you should start cleaning it often or just take out the ring. but go to a piercing shop and have them look at it. they will give you the best advice. good luck!!

If it's newly pierced you'll be fine!