Belly button inside a white layer like toothpaste, may be a normal secretion, or infected umbilical cord infection, resulting in increased local secretion, according to the cause of the corresponding treatment.
1. Normal secretion: the navel part of the oil metabolism, when the secretion remains in the local, do not clean up in a timely manner, will form a white film, belong to the physiological response, generally no special treatment, regular observation can be; such as secretion is more, you can directly wash with warm water.
2. Umbilical cord infection: If the mucous membrane of the navel is damaged, and the treatment is not timely, it is easy to be infected with inflammation, thus producing inflammatory secretions, which may be white secretions or bloody secretions. Need to scrub the navel as soon as possible with povidone-iodine for local disinfection, serious cases can consider physical therapy, such as ultrashort wave physiotherapy.
If the skin has redness, swelling and other signs of inflammation, you can take amoxicillin, cefaclor and other antibiotic treatment, if necessary, surgical treatment.
If you find white secretion on the surface of the navel need to use medication, should be under the guidance of a professional physician, avoid unauthorized use of drugs.