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What Causes Pain During Retraction Of Foreskin Over Penis Shaft?
Posted on
Thu, 29 Jan 2015
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Thu, 29 Jan 2015
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Question : I have been having some pain when I peel back my foreskin on my penis. It feels almost tight when I peel it back. Yesterday I noticed some white crusts on the head when I exposed it. Today when I got home I checked it again I had the same thing but I noticed some small lesions on my penis that look like I tore my skin.
Brief Answer:
known as phimosis
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
What you have described us a common clinical condition known as balanoposthitis which is an inflammation of the penis head and the skin overlying, which can cause a difficulty in retracting back the foreskin.
I suggest you make sure your blood sugar levels are normal, and if they are so, you can be started on a local Cream like clotrimazoke 4-6 hourly, along with oral tablet of a drug like fluconazole 200 mg once daily, and see how things are after a week.
If there is no response, Circumcision will give you permanent relief with a simple surgery.
known as phimosis
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
What you have described us a common clinical condition known as balanoposthitis which is an inflammation of the penis head and the skin overlying, which can cause a difficulty in retracting back the foreskin.
I suggest you make sure your blood sugar levels are normal, and if they are so, you can be started on a local Cream like clotrimazoke 4-6 hourly, along with oral tablet of a drug like fluconazole 200 mg once daily, and see how things are after a week.
If there is no response, Circumcision will give you permanent relief with a simple surgery.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
What about the white crust discharge I find? I am sexually active with my girlfriend and we don't use a condom. This has never occurred before until just recently. I clean myself daily, and like I said this is the first occurence. Do you think an anti fungal cream might help?
Brief Answer:
yes Sir
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The curdy discharge could be due to fungus, and in fact the drugs I had recommended are both antifungal, one locally and the other oral.
Diabetes is one of the common causes of such a condition and in fact nearly 10% of men detected to be diabetic do so when they get their blood sugars checked when a doctor sees a cracked, thick foreskin, and considering that you maintain your hygiene and are sexually active and yet have this problem, sugar check and control if raised, becomes all the more important.
yes Sir
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The curdy discharge could be due to fungus, and in fact the drugs I had recommended are both antifungal, one locally and the other oral.
Diabetes is one of the common causes of such a condition and in fact nearly 10% of men detected to be diabetic do so when they get their blood sugars checked when a doctor sees a cracked, thick foreskin, and considering that you maintain your hygiene and are sexually active and yet have this problem, sugar check and control if raised, becomes all the more important.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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