What lives in your Belly Button ?

britexpat
By britexpat

This is serious. please be very careful ..

NEW YORK) -- Researchers have found that more than 2,000 different species of bacteria live in our umbilicus – the medical word for belly button. That means you have more kinds of bacteria in your belly button than there are different kinds of ants or birds in North America, according to the study.

“I don’t find it alarming,” said Dr. William Schaffner, an expert in infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. “We knew belly buttons weren’t sterile.”

“The current fad of women piercing their umbilicus has led to many case reports of infections,” Poland said. “And with today’s multiple drug-resistant bacteria, it can lead to disasters.”

http://abcnewsradioonline.com/health-news/#ixzz2FxFERgdk

By Victory_278692• 25 Dec 2012 08:53
Rating: 4/5
Victory_278692

Personal hygeine is very important for healthy living.

By Molten Metal• 24 Dec 2012 16:05
Molten Metal

A male colleague refused to marry a nurse because she had an obsession for cleanliness .. here & there ..

By ghazalz• 24 Dec 2012 14:45
ghazalz

Happy birthday britexpat! I saw the thread yesterday, but the server was under 505 error :)

By ghazalz• 24 Dec 2012 14:41
ghazalz

lolzzz

I think piercing your belly doesn't give you a new look at all :P

By britexpat• 24 Dec 2012 14:37
britexpat

Does this mean i can go ahead with the piercing ?

By GodFather.• 24 Dec 2012 14:37
GodFather.

No wonder the Belly Dancers get really worked up when dancing!

By ghazalz• 24 Dec 2012 14:30
ghazalz

It can be cleaned with cotton bud and olive oil.

By petjack100• 24 Dec 2012 13:39
petjack100

hehe.. guys who admire the belly of a belly dancer,, its a warning.. dont try to stick ur nose in it :P

By FathimaH• 24 Dec 2012 12:42
FathimaH

No worries then!

By Victory_278692• 24 Dec 2012 12:40
Victory_278692

Its a sensitive place, some feels goosebumps and annoyed.

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