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What Causes Swollen Belly Button After Swimming?

hi, my 3 yr old son and I were in the pool yesterday and i was going thru some swimming lessons and notices after the swim that his belly button was a little red and seem stretched ititially--the morning after--today his belly button has really swollen and has a 2 diameter red area around his button..is this hernia or infection from the pool water?
Wed, 16 Mar 2016
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It seems like an infection rather than hernia as hernias do not occur suddenly. Clean the area with swabs and if smells rot, apply fucidin ointment for a few days.
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What Causes Swollen Belly Button After Swimming?

It seems like an infection rather than hernia as hernias do not occur suddenly. Clean the area with swabs and if smells rot, apply fucidin ointment for a few days.