Don't pick your belly button randomly, it's not only smelly, but more importantly...

It's almost the beginning of autumn, but the weather is still extremely hot and humid, and there are many belly-baring tops on the streets.

When you see the belly buttons on the girls' slim waists, have you ever wondered:

Why are some belly buttons sunken and some convex?

When I was a child, I often heard the elderly say that "picking your belly button will rot your intestines". Is it true?

If the belly button is connected to the intestines, then is the smelly dirt in the belly button feces? !

With these questions in mind, I conducted some serious research and discovered the following truths:

Risking getting beaten, I sneaked a peek at the belly buttons of different girls, and they all had different shapes.

Why? I remember someone said that the shape of the belly button depends on the way the doctor tied the umbilical cord.

If we tie a bow around the umbilical cord, wouldn’t the belly button turn into a flower?

In fact, the belly button is the umbilical cord connecting the fetus to the placenta. After the doctor cuts it, the stump of the umbilical cord will gradually shrink, fall off, heal, and eventually form the shape of the belly button.

In other words, the shape of the belly button depends on the healing effect of the umbilical cord wound, not the way the umbilical cord is tied.

According to statistics, 90% of people have concave belly buttons. If your belly button is convex, it can only mean that your flesh grew too fast when the wound healed.

Of course, there is another acquired factor that affects the shape of your belly button, and that is fat. The more fat you have on your belly, the deeper your belly button will look!

"Will picking your belly button cause your intestines to leak?"

"If a pregnant woman picks her belly button, bacteria will enter the placenta through the intestines and contaminate the amniotic fluid, which is bad for the fetus."

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In fact, the belly button is just a scar after the wound heals! It is not connected to the intestines at all. So it will not leak and will not affect the fetus!

The belly button is just a "shallow pit" with a thin layer of fat, peritoneum and muscle underneath, and no special structure.

Just look at the following anatomical diagram of the navel level and you will know👇👇

However, don't think that you can pick it without any worries just because your belly button is just a layer of flesh.

It is the thinnest part of the abdominal wall and has abundant capillaries. If it is scratched and infected, it may lead to omphalitis. The spread of the infection may also lead to abdominal wall infection, abscess, peritonitis or even sepsis.

In addition, although the function of the umbilical cord has degenerated, some nerve reflexes of the internal organs are still there. Picking the belly button hard may stimulate the nerves and cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

The reason why many people are keen on picking their belly buttons is that they think it is very dirty and sometimes even emits an indescribable odor.

These dirties are actually a mixture of shed skin cells, sweat, dust and other impurities. They are not dirty themselves and have no smell. They are no different from the mud balls rubbed off your body.

But it is indeed a "good feed" for bacteria. They "eat and drink" in the belly button, multiply in large numbers, and produce various metabolites, which will emit a bad smell.

According to a US study, there are 2,368 species of bacteria that can be identified in the belly button, up to 1.2 million, which is 4,100 times the number of bacteria in the toilet. Depending on the living environment and habits, an average person will carry 67 species!

If so many bacteria are left unattended, not only will there be a peculiar smell, but over time it may also cause omphalitis, so it is still necessary to clean it, but the method should be:

Cleaning methods

• A small amount of secretion has a certain protective effect on the navel and does not need to be cleaned;

• If there is an odor, it needs to be cleaned, 2 to 3 times a month.

• When cleaning, you can use a cotton swab to dip a little body lotion or olive oil and apply it to the belly button. After the dirt softens, use a cotton swab dipped in water to gently wipe it clean and then wipe it dry.

You may feel uncomfortable and must use your hands to pick it out. Remember to keep your hands clean and be gentle! Gentle! Gentle again! Be careful not to scratch it.