<s>[INST] Sitting on the couch I noticed my belly button began to itch slightly. I inspected after a long day at work and saw some wax like substance circling the outer edge of the belly button. I took a q-tip and removed it, which stunk horribly, then used some running alcohol to clean the area. Thinking that was it I noticed the belly button was now slightly red and had a yellow fluid substance draining from it. Now it s uncomfortable and slowly draining. [/INST] Hello and thank you for your question. Sometimes dead skin and other material gets stuck down in your navel and can set up an infection. I would suggest that you use some antibiotic cream on it twice a day after cleaning with alcohol. If the surrounding skin becomes red and hard you may need to see a doctor for antibiotics by mouth. Once it is healed up clean it daily with alcohol and try to keep it clean and Chat Doctor.  Good luck to you. </s>