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Noticed Small Red Bumps On Tip Of My Penis After Swimming On Ocean. Remedy?

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Posted on Tue, 9 Jul 2013
Question: hi,

i went swimming in the ocean today and after driving home (about 1 hour) in wet shorts i noticed small red bumps on my tip of my penis right around the hole.

I also urinated a couple times while swimming.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (49 minutes later)
Hi and welcome to XXXXXXX Thank you for your query.

this is common and you shouldnt be worried. It is caused by salt water and rubbing penis head against swimming clothes. Also ,while urinating this irritation is more probable because urethral opening is more opened then. Very rarely some infectious disease may cause such rash bit if this persists more than 5 days, it should be considered. Wish you good health. Regards
you should just clean salt and apply some mild neutral cream if you have. It will pass in 2 days.
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Noticed Small Red Bumps On Tip Of My Penis After Swimming On Ocean. Remedy?

Hi and welcome to XXXXXXX Thank you for your query.

this is common and you shouldnt be worried. It is caused by salt water and rubbing penis head against swimming clothes. Also ,while urinating this irritation is more probable because urethral opening is more opened then. Very rarely some infectious disease may cause such rash bit if this persists more than 5 days, it should be considered. Wish you good health. Regards
you should just clean salt and apply some mild neutral cream if you have. It will pass in 2 days.