[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by Paul B. at 17 Apr 2001 00:19:04: Re: anything else in place of betamethasone.
As an answer to: Re: anything else in place of betamethasone. written by wayne uk at 22 Feb 2001 20:48:53:
> I was initially prescribed Canesten HC cream ( availible over the
> counter in the UK). This had an amazing effect and worked within a
> few days clearing 90% of the problem.One has to ask: "Why does one get a tight foreskin?", and the logical
answer is that there is some problem, presumably an infection, actually
causing it. The most common infection in this region is as affects
women, "Thrush" or Candida, and Canesten (or Daktarin) is the
appropriate treatment for this.Canesten HC is primarily an anti-fungal treatment in which the
Hydrocortisone settles the inflammation part of the problem. It has
minimal effect in actually facilitating skin stretching as does
betamethasone. What this does demonstrate then is that the root
problem is chronic Candida infection.The message is that these foreskin problems are not just random
developmental errors. There is a reason to things.