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Pimple On The Belly Button With Some Bloody Discharge That Is Growing Bigger

my husband has pimple on his belly button inside it has been like that for over a month now .in the beginning when he noticed had some discharge (bloody) now it doesn't have any but its red and its growing bigger inside and it hurts when he bends over what could it be?!
Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

Pain and redness does suggest that there is an infection in that area.

I would suggest that you get a prescription for an oral antibiotic (penicillin group e.g Amoxycillin) for a week from your local care practitioner.

A topical antibacterial ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied at that site, twice daily for a week

An OTC pain killer would help symptomatically.

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Pimple On The Belly Button With Some Bloody Discharge That Is Growing Bigger

hello and welcome to healthcaremagic Pain and redness does suggest that there is an infection in that area. I would suggest that you get a prescription for an oral antibiotic (penicillin group e.g Amoxycillin) for a week from your local care practitioner. A topical antibacterial ointment e.g 2% mupirocin can be applied at that site, twice daily for a week An OTC pain killer would help symptomatically. regards