Hi. Im 28 weeks pregnant and recently this week my belly piercing has gotten swollen, painful to the touch and the skin around my ring is hard. I keeping very clean and never fiddle with it, so this just kinda happened out of no where. I plan on going to the doctor as soon as I can, but until then I wanted to know if there was anything I could do to reduce the swelling and pain. I haven t taken the ring out because in don t want to trap the infection, but I might soon since I am pregnant and my skin is stretching
Hi. Thanks for your query. You are 28 weeks pregnant, that you are in 3rd trimester. So you can safely take antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicines under the guidance of a Doctor (pregnancy-safe medicines). The ring being a foreign body has to be removed. The area to be applied with liquid provide iodine 4 times daily. Start antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicines immediately under the guidance of the Doctor. No time should be wasted as the infection can spread far and wide due to its location.