Submitted by Beans_here t3_127alvk in tifu
I don't often touch or poke at my bellybutton because it would make me squeamish, but occasionally I would notice that thing inside it. I always assumed it was an old nub end of dried out umbilical cord or maybe a little piece of skin. For years I just let it be, but lately it started to get on my mind more and more. I never asked anyone if they had the same thing in theirs, but I finally decided to google it and I was immediately grossed out. Turns out it was a naval stone... years of build up of dead skin, oils, hair, and whatever else makes it way in there.
Now, I consider myself to be pretty hygienic but it just never dawned on me that your bellybutton needed special attention to keep clean. After a few minutes of researching if I should attempt to deal with it myself or go to the doctor, I decided I'd give it a shot myself. I grabbed the tweezers and got at it. Little pieces were coming off, but I wasn't getting a good grip on it. Again, I hate touching this area. I looked at more pictures (I don't recommend it) to get an idea of what I was dealing with. I got more determined to get it out. I stuck the tweezers in deeper, past my comfort zone, and grabbed that sucker. I twisted it loose and pulled it out. It's black and the size of a sunflower seed... or a small bean.
TL:DR I let a naval stone form for many years before learning it wasn't a piece of body tissue.