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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Discomfort Under The Penis?
The skin on the underside of my penis, the area where it is wrinkled when flaccid, has been irritated off and on for the last 6 months or so. It may have started during sex due to some friction one time, or maybe when running and rubbing against my underpants. either way, it's clearly a SKIN issue, and i've already had it checked out by my doctor, and he said essentially it's just a skin issue that "should heal," NOT an STD, so i'm not looking for that alternative diagnosis.
It basically is just a little red line that is like a small break in the skin. This is very small. Sometimes there is just one, sometimes up to three. THey never really heal 100%. I've tried simply abstaining from sex for a while, but it hasn't helped really. It might be a litlte better one day or worse the next, but it seems to be unrelated to sexual activity. Maybe it's because simply getting an erection, which stretches out the skin, might be preventing it from healing completely, and it's kinda hard to prevent that...
I've tried, at the direction of my doctor:
-1% hydrocortizone
-vitamin A cream
-bacitracin oinment
-zinc oxide ointment
Nothing really worked wonders at all (obviously since it's 7 months later). I'm unsure what to do next. even abstaining from sex doesnt' seem to help...and my doctor didn't really know of other creams.
It basically is just a little red line that is like a small break in the skin. This is very small. Sometimes there is just one, sometimes up to three. THey never really heal 100%. I've tried simply abstaining from sex for a while, but it hasn't helped really. It might be a litlte better one day or worse the next, but it seems to be unrelated to sexual activity. Maybe it's because simply getting an erection, which stretches out the skin, might be preventing it from healing completely, and it's kinda hard to prevent that...
I've tried, at the direction of my doctor:
-1% hydrocortizone
-vitamin A cream
-bacitracin oinment
-zinc oxide ointment
Nothing really worked wonders at all (obviously since it's 7 months later). I'm unsure what to do next. even abstaining from sex doesnt' seem to help...and my doctor didn't really know of other creams.
Sat, 15 Oct 2016
Hello
Thanks for query .You have not mentioned your age in your query .
Based on the facts that you have posted the cuts in foreskin that you have since last 7 months are mostly due to infection of foreskin (Posthatitis) .
This is common presentation in a individuals with Diabetes .Hence You need to get your sugar levels on empty stomach and 2 hours after lunch done to rule out diabetes .
You need to take broad spectrum antibiotic like Cefotaxime and anti inflammatory drug like Diclofenac twice daily along with topical antibiotic ointment like Neosporin twice daily.
Ensure to wash your genitals with warm water twice daily.
Ensure to avoid sexual encounters till it heals up completely.
If these measure fail to get the issue resolved you may need to get circumcised .
Dr.Patil.
Thanks for query .You have not mentioned your age in your query .
Based on the facts that you have posted the cuts in foreskin that you have since last 7 months are mostly due to infection of foreskin (Posthatitis) .
This is common presentation in a individuals with Diabetes .Hence You need to get your sugar levels on empty stomach and 2 hours after lunch done to rule out diabetes .
You need to take broad spectrum antibiotic like Cefotaxime and anti inflammatory drug like Diclofenac twice daily along with topical antibiotic ointment like Neosporin twice daily.
Ensure to wash your genitals with warm water twice daily.
Ensure to avoid sexual encounters till it heals up completely.
If these measure fail to get the issue resolved you may need to get circumcised .
Dr.Patil.
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