<s>[INST] hi... my husband had thick blood oozing out from his belly button 5 days ago...he was attended by a doctor who mentioned that mu husband has a granuloma in his belly button.. she soaked sponge with povidone iodine n bandaged the belly button.. the doctor asked my husband to keep it for 3 days (unopened) n then come back to chk it..my husband couldnt stand the itchiness, he took it off on the next night.. no more blood, but some pus oozes out from time to time..we went to the same doctor again, the next day, she gave us a small bottle of povidone iodine to cleanse and apply.. the doctor gave a referal letter to meet a surgeon in case it doesnt get any better.. my husband has his belly button bandaged to office for the past 2 days.. Now, he is suffering with pain due to pasting n ripping off the plasters twice a day..Its been 5 days altogether... when is this going to b okay... please advise... thanks.. [/INST] Hello, This could be due to bacterial infection of belly button. It could be even an infected umbilical cyst. Associated diabetes can increase the chocs of such type of infection. This area is also prone for fungal infection, being humid ND moist. You need to get pus culture done along with a CT abdomen. Consult a surgeon as early as possible. Till you consult him, tie ibuprofen 400 mg three times a day for pain and put a sterile gauze on it after cleaning with SALON. Thanks </s>