Question
At age six, I put a perfumed bath bead in my belly button. Resulting in a painful infection which lasted a few months. In addition, I did not tell anyone for a couple weeks. I remember taking antibiotics until the rash went away. I experienced frequent nausea even months after. I have had minor digestive issues since then. My concern is what longterm damage may have been caused to my digestive system, even reproductive organs?
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<P>Dear Bretny,<BR><BR>Thank you for sending your question to AskNSDL. I'm sorry that we cannot provide information related to your health topic.<BR><BR>Our service is not able to answer legal, medical,or ethical advice type questions.<BR><BR>Your health care provider would be best person to consult on this matter. For a broad range of health information, a good Internet resource to consult is MedlinePlus, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's consumer health website.<BR><A href=http://medlineplus.gov/">http://medlineplus.gov/</A><BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Joyce W.<BR>Librarian/NSDL staff<BR><BR></P>
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