I don’t have insurance atm so can’t do much so that’s why I’m on here asking. It’s been doing this for years but this is the worst.
It’s been doing this for years but this is the worst.
That’s a problem my man. I’m no doctor, so serious caveat there, but my initial assumption is this is a fungal infection given its appearance and how long it’s lasted. If that’s what it is, you’re going to have to get some kind of antifungal cream to treat it.
Again, I’m absolutely not a doctor. There are a couple over the counter antifungals you could try: Lotrimin, Neosporin, Tinactin, and Lamisil. I recommend you read about each beforehand.
Whenever you take a shower, wash it very gently with an unscented, mild soap like this one, and make sure your belly button is 100% dry before doing anything else. No creams, no clothes until that belly button is as dry as Ben Shapiro’s wife. Get a hair dryer, it’ll make it faster and help you know it’s fully dry. Consider trimming off all your hair in that spot right now to help it dry faster. Any lingering moisture is going to perpetuate the issue.
Once your belly button is completely dry, then you apply the antifungal cream.
All this said, maybe it’d be prudent to visit an urgent care about this. Urgent care fees tend to be pretty affordable. Maybe see if you can get a quote ahead of time for one. It’s likely that if this is a fungal infection, an OTC cream won’t be strong enough, and you’ll need a prescription like ketoconazole. The prescription itself probably won’t be very much, because these creams tend to be pretty cheap.
I REPEAT YOUR BELLY BUTTON MUST BE SO DRY THAT BEN SHAPIRO WOULD MARRY IT. Probably nothing will work if you don’t fully dry it after every shower and don’t let it stay sweaty for too long. Do you tend to have a moist belly button? If so, Ben Shapiro would not like it
Yeah totally understandable and if anything you are just helping me come up with possibilities to later talk to someone about. Though I never exactly knew the importance of specific soap or keeping it that dry. Sadly I wasn’t ever taught… though I will begin working on that and see if that makes any change. Though I can understand if you do not know this but could anything like Chron’s or IBS cause something like this?
Though it’s funny you mention that anti fungal stuff. I’m pretty sure I got the body shampoo actually. Use it on my chest/neck.
Again, not a doc, but I doubt any internal gastrointestinal issue is going to manifest this way.
Washing it with an antifungal shampoo may help too, but it would have to be in addition to other treatments, because the OTC shampoos are pretty weak. You can get a stronger shampoo, but again it’s a prescription. When you see a doc at some point, bring a list of what you need to talk about, bc you can get the Rx for a shampoo and a cream with refills at the same time, in addition to any other minor things you need, e.g. prescription strength antiperspirant
Go see a doctor. Even a registered nurse can prescribe you something for that. Broad spectrum Antibiotics, antifungals and a general watch for HS. Dont be trolling here for advice on how to avoid a diagnosis. Just go see a medical professional.
We I can assure I’m not trolling and the reason I’m asking is because I can’t afford to see a professional at the moment. So the next best thing is places like these.
I am a doctor, not your doctor.
First, you need to clean the area with soap and water. It’s hard to say a lot with the way it looks now.
Second, that looks like a fungal infection. You can treat it OTC with athlete’s foot medications or something for ringworm. I usually say topical terbinafine, which is the generic in a lot of those creams.
Third, might be less popular, but I’d encourage shaving the area. Hair makes it hard to care for or cleanse wounds. There are slightly higher rates of infection in situations like perioperative infections, but for fine care, it’ll be way easier for you.
Idk what that is so I’m mostly just commenting to boost the post, but maybe it’s a fungal infection? Idk I hope you get a good answer and solution, if I were you I’d wash it regularly, use some A&D, and call a doctor if it gets worse
I’ve looked at some of the most basic stuff and none fits the description. It’s not itchy doesn’t really hurt. Like may sting if touched but otherwise no different smell than what I’m used to also no discharge just slight surface bleeding. Though for sure understandable and thank you!
Standard caveat: I’m not a doctor, and even if I was, I’m not your doctor, and only an idiot would play doctor online to begin with.
Well, you can look up details for how to do it, but you need to start excluding what could be causing so that you can maybe prevent it.
Just off of one picture, nobody is going to be 100% able to point to a cause, but the area doesn’t look like something that’s like psoriasis, nor does it look like an infection. It could be those, but this is a small, compressed image online, and that’s the best you can really get.
Since the most common cause of that kind of irritation is contact with an irritant/allergen, you gotta try to figure out what it is. In the navel, I’d start excluding soaps, conditioner, lotions and the like. Then maybe move to laundry detergents. Again, you can look up the process for doing so, and it’ll likely be better written than me trying to explain it.
If you do that, and can’t find a culprit, start saving up for the visit and tests.
Yeah I’ve looked up some things on my own as I’m relatively good at least getting a general picture on things but this meets almost no description of anything I’ve read about. The main symptoms include, surface level bleeding, wounds similar and scabbing around the skin. There’s no really different smell than what I’ve been used to it. No discharge, doesn’t itch or hurt on its own. Like of course if you mess with it. It can but otherwise no pain. Also for sure I’m hopping to be able to get a 217 health insurance plan from Blue Cross. That shit gonna cover everything lol.
It looks like contact dermatitis, and likely from an allergen or irritant.
Last few times I saw something similar, it was from chemicals getting onto clothing and then irritating the skin underneath.
