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What Is The Itching And Yellow Discharge From The Penis?

GREETINGS I'M A 42 YEAR-OLD MALE WITH ONE PARTNER---THE LAST 3 WEEKS I'VE BEEN HAVING GENETIAL ITCHING AND DISCHARGES FROM THE SCROTUM ON BOTH SIDES(YELLOWISH AND STICKY) THERE IS NO PAINFUL URINATION OR DSCHARGE COMING FROM PENIS? I HAVE TRIED ANTI-ITCH CREAMS AND OATMEAL BATHS TEMP RELIEF SO FAR--I HAVE SUBMITTED BLOOD SAMPLE WILL KNOW RESULTS WITHIN A WEEK.
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
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Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic

I will keep a possibility of Intertrigo with secondary bacterial infection being the cause of yellowish sticky discharge.
If I was the treating doctor I would have started you on a course of an Oral antibiotics for a week. My choice of an Oral antibiotics would have been either flucloxacillin Or cephalexin.
Once the infection i.e discharge resolves in about a week, it would be appropriate to add a topical combination cream of an antifungal and a mild steroid (e.g clotriamzole and beclomethasone combination cream), twice daily for 2-4 weeks.
An Oral antifungal e.g fluconazole would also be advisable because oral antifungals are faster acting and therefore would improve the condition better in combination with topical creams. Oral antifungals are prescription drugs therefore I suggest you to talk with your doctor.
An OTC oral antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg will provide you symptomatic relief from itching.

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What Is The Itching And Yellow Discharge From The Penis?

Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic I will keep a possibility of Intertrigo with secondary bacterial infection being the cause of yellowish sticky discharge. If I was the treating doctor I would have started you on a course of an Oral antibiotics for a week. My choice of an Oral antibiotics would have been either flucloxacillin Or cephalexin. Once the infection i.e discharge resolves in about a week, it would be appropriate to add a topical combination cream of an antifungal and a mild steroid (e.g clotriamzole and beclomethasone combination cream), twice daily for 2-4 weeks. An Oral antifungal e.g fluconazole would also be advisable because oral antifungals are faster acting and therefore would improve the condition better in combination with topical creams. Oral antifungals are prescription drugs therefore I suggest you to talk with your doctor. An OTC oral antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg will provide you symptomatic relief from itching. Regards