I am sorry if this is too much information, but I am curious as to whether or not anyone else has experienced this.

Since losing weight, I have had the usual problems with rashes from the hanging skin. However, over the past week or two, I have a new problem. My belly button seems to be infected and oozing yellow goo. (too much information, I know, I know, so sorry :crying:). It looks like it may be from my excess tummy skin and it hanging lower now, that it is not getting any air or something and getting infected. Am I a complete weirdo on this, or has anyone else had this happen?

Here's my guess: Belly buttons are notorious for hiding little pieces of lint from clothes. When we lose a lot of weight and the skin folds inside the belly button collapse they can hold these small pieces of lint and dead skin cells inside. If there is infection, it might be up inside where you are not getting to it with routine cleansing. Might want to ask the doctor about irrigating it out really well, with some betadine solution or what ever he/she suggests. A GENTLE

OOPS...HIT ENTER TOO SOON...

A GENTLE water pic or syringe for irrigation might help. Then as the previous post said, dry, dry, dry.

Antibiotic/antifungal applications not a bad idea too, follow MD orders.