Horrific moment woman pulls rock-hard lump of MOLD from her belly button

tunisante August 24, 2016 Health

Jamie Davis, of Moore, Oklahoma, noticed the lump growing for 6 months
It did not hurt until recently when her belly button became inflamed
So she pulled it out – and filmed the moment, which has gone viral
It has all the hallmarks of an omphalolith, a build-up of dirt proteins
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com

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15:57 EST, 24 August 2016

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16:03 EST, 24 August 2016

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This is the horrific moment a woman in Oklahoma pulled a rock-hard piece of mould out of her belly button.

Jamie Davis claims the bizarre substance has been growing on the surface of her skin for six months.

And now, in a YouTube video that is sweeping the internet, she has pulled it out.

Though she has yet to see a doctor, the black blob has the hallmarks of an omphalolith, a mass which grows in belly buttons due to poor hygiene.

Horrific! This is the moment (left) Oklahoma-based Jamie Davis got hold of the hard lump in her belly button, which is pictured (right) on the floor afterwards

WHAT COULD IT BE?

Omphaloliths are particularly common in people with deep belly buttons.

It is caused by a fusion of two proteins – sebum and keratin – which combine to form a hard solid black mass.

These proteins also cause blackheads.

An omphalolith in the belly button is painless until it becomes infected.

Once infected, it can make the abdomen feel inflamed and sore.

‘I noticed my belly button had something in it,’ Davis, of Moore, Oklahoma, told KOKH.

‘I tried getting it. I failed. then my sister saw it and forced me to try again.

‘It did hurt, but it stopped after a few minutes.’

Using a pair of tweezers, it took Davis more than 10 tries to get hold of the hairy lump and pull it out.

After the swarm of media attention, Davis said she is now considering going to a doctor.

If it is indeed an omphalolith, there is no real treatment she can seek, except keeping her belly button clean.

Omphaloliths are a fusion of two proteins – sebum and keratin – which combine to form a hard solid black mass.

Sebum and kerotin are also linked to blackheads, the dark black spots that some people experience on their face.

For most sufferers, an omphalolith in the belly button is painless until it becomes infected.

Though she has yet to see a doctor, the black blob has the hallmarks of an omphalolith, a mass which grows in belly buttons – particularly deep ones – due to poor hygiene

Once infected, it can make the abdomen feel inflamed and sore.

Most doctors would give patients painkillers before trying to pull it out.

It’s not clear whether Davis took painkillers ahead of her home procedure.

Omphaloliths are particularly common in people with deep belly buttons.