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Suggest Treatment For Sensitivity And Itching On Penis Of A Child

Hi! my 4yr old son penis is leaking often. He doesn t wet his bed or his clothes but all of a sudden he has been coming home with his pants wet with urine. just enough to see crotch area is wet. I got his urine checked and the Dr. said its clean. He just has to pull the forskin back. Now that is being done the head of the penis is super sensitive to touch. my son scrathes the tip and there is a slight abrasion on the tip when forskin is down. I do see occasional dry white stuff. we practice drying with paper but he is always in a rush. He is afraid to take a shower because he know the forskin will have to be pulled back washed and dried thoroughly. What should I do to help him.
Fri, 28 Jul 2017
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Dear parent,
this is a usual problem with small boys. And yes it is irritating and at times pain full for him. Ask him to clean his penis three to four times, better after every time he passes urine. This will inculcate a good habit since child hood only. The white matter is smegma, combination of dead cells and secretions and sweat. A very good culture medium, to top it this is a moist area. So bacterial and fungal growth may happen any time.
To begin with apply some oil, coconut or sesame etc, this will lubricate the area and pulling back of penile skin is easy. Once it remains clean dry and lubricated problem will go away.
If it still persists, see again a doctor to check for any inflammation.
But cleaning is the main stay of treatment in this case.
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Suggest Treatment For Sensitivity And Itching On Penis Of A Child

Dear parent, this is a usual problem with small boys. And yes it is irritating and at times pain full for him. Ask him to clean his penis three to four times, better after every time he passes urine. This will inculcate a good habit since child hood only. The white matter is smegma, combination of dead cells and secretions and sweat. A very good culture medium, to top it this is a moist area. So bacterial and fungal growth may happen any time. To begin with apply some oil, coconut or sesame etc, this will lubricate the area and pulling back of penile skin is easy. Once it remains clean dry and lubricated problem will go away. If it still persists, see again a doctor to check for any inflammation. But cleaning is the main stay of treatment in this case.