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Re: improvement w/ odor problems after circ?

Written by Charles II at 01 Dec 2004 01:27:36:

As an answer to: Re: Has anyone had improvement with odor problems after circ? written by Ivan at 06 Nov 2004 07:34:05:

>>Thinking about getting cut, laregly due to bad odor everytime I retract my foreskin, even though I wash it everyday in the shower with antibacterial soap. Did anyone else have this problem, and get it solved by getting circumcised?
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>It sounds like your pronlem is that you are using soap. The area under the foreskin is supposed to have a population of 'friendly' bacteria ... under control. Washing under the foreskin should only be done with plenty of clear water. I have heard that the way to reestablish a healthy population is to use a very small smear of plain yogurt with active cultures.
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That advice sounds positively bizarre. The foul odors are given off by bacteria known as smegma. If there is such a thing as "friendly" bacteria, I want to know what they could possibly smell like that could be more acceptable than smegma. Breeding in the dank swamp conditions that an unretracted foreskin provides, I don't think I would want to stick my nose up to your yogurt culture after it's been in there for a week either.
To answer the guy's question, yes, most definitely, circumcision immediately and forever eliminates smegma and all foul odors. So does permanent or at least prolonged routine foreskin retraction.


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