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Suggest Treatment For Redness And Irritation At The Opening Of Urethra

Uhm so I think I tore the opening of my urethra (I m a guy BTW) because I do masturbate and do it face down sometimes, most times it gets a little red and irritated and I ve noticed lately that the urethra opening (on top of the penis) torn just a little bit but it appears slightly jagged. So I looked up what that s about but I m not finding a lot of answers but I found something called meatus stenosis where the meatus will narrow and the opening of the urethra becomes smaller. So I m wondering if this is just because I opened back up the sealed part of the meatus or if it is something I should be more concerned about. Also there appears to be stretch lines on the head of my penis that appears to stretch from the opening of the urethra to a short way down (there s 3 major ones but I noticed the right most one stretched a bit bigger) so I m not sure if I should be concerned or not about that. (I ll make follow up questions later) I ve tried using lotion but underwear abosbs it and irritates it tried soak underwear in lotion prevented irritation but didn t heal much. tried with bandages and lotion but didn t work by much. urininating also causes anything that I healed to open back up.
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Hello,

* As per my clinical experience, the redness and irritation at the opening of the urethra does indicate possible urethritis or balanitis issue with distal urethral inflammation.

* Till you consult your primary care, following tips would definitely help you for better recovery

- retract the foreskin thoroughly every time when bathing and clean the smegma with antiseptic liquid or soap
- avoid masturbation and intercourse if active
- local application of polymycin cream
- avoid tight undergarments
- control of blood sugar
- prescription of amoxicillin with clavulanic acid for best results to cure the infection

* Discuss the need of any

@ soft tissue ultrasound
@ ascending urethrogram
@ culture swab of urehtral discharge
@ or others with your doc.

Hope I have answered your queries. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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Suggest Treatment For Redness And Irritation At The Opening Of Urethra

Hello, * As per my clinical experience, the redness and irritation at the opening of the urethra does indicate possible urethritis or balanitis issue with distal urethral inflammation. * Till you consult your primary care, following tips would definitely help you for better recovery - retract the foreskin thoroughly every time when bathing and clean the smegma with antiseptic liquid or soap - avoid masturbation and intercourse if active - local application of polymycin cream - avoid tight undergarments - control of blood sugar - prescription of amoxicillin with clavulanic acid for best results to cure the infection * Discuss the need of any @ soft tissue ultrasound @ ascending urethrogram @ culture swab of urehtral discharge @ or others with your doc. Hope I have answered your queries. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel