Symptoms of umbilical cord infection in adults

Symptoms of umbilicus in adults are usually due to bacterial infection of its stump, caused by pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Streptococcus haemolyticus. There are two main symptoms of umbilicus in adults: i. Chronic umbilicus forms leading to swollen, hot and humid navel, emitting a foul odor, some filling with pus, some with blood, and some itching symptoms triggering eczema and even erosion of the skin around the navel. In acute cases of umbiliculitis, the skin of the navel fossa and the circumambulacral area is warmer, and is congested, swollen, painful, and secretes foul-smelling plasma; in severe cases, the navel fossa becomes hot and purulent, with the possibility of peritonitis and sepsis. If you are suffering from umbilical infection, you should go to the hospital in time, insist on disinfection, and you can take oral antibiotics or intravenous drip, eat a light diet, refuse stimulating food, wear loose and breathable clothes, pay attention to the protection of the umbilicus in general, and clean and clean it regularly.