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Written by Ivan at 14 Apr 2005 05:23:35: Re: H E L P
As an answer to: Re: H E L P written by RC at 13 Apr 2005 20:32:00:
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>>It sounds very much like you have a yeast infection. I'm not familiar with the name of the medicine, so I can't comment on that, but tears and increasing tightness are indicative of infection, usually yeast. Do not wash with soap or use any detergents, antibacterials or other harsh compounds or those that disrupt the natural biotic balance. The warm salt water is fine. You do not need a circumcision - you need to fix the condition causing these changes. Was it by any chance a urologist you saw? A dermatologist or a family practitioner would be better. One thing I would be concerned with given what you describe is diabetes - the sugar in the blood can come through the skin and feed the yeasts there (by the way, you cannot entirely rid your skin of yeasts and bacteria - the guys that try to sell you on circumcision saying it will eliminate those are ignorant or liars. All the skin has a natural population of microbes. The goal is to have a healthy balance)
>>If you were having a fungal infection of your feet, you wouldn't let a doctor peel the skin off and yank your toenail, would you? That's the same as letting a doctor cut away the infected parts of your penis. Get the infection under control and then you can restore your foreskin mobility.
>Ivan thanks for the reply. Can you elaborate more about the diabetes aspect to me. It does run in my family and I'm curious if you could explain more.
Glad to. Yeast feeds on sugar, whether from what's in grape juice to make wine, from the starches in flour to make bread dough rise, or from any other source. Diabetes can cause both excess sugar in the urine, which of course can leave traces around the penis, or it can be deposited through the capilaries to the skin. This feeds the yeast and facilitates the infection. I'm not an expert on the treatment, but the obvious things to do are get the blood sugar under control, rinse frequently, and use a yeast medicine such as those sold to women for their yeast infections (i.e. Lotrimin and that sort). With diabetes common in your family, you already know the experts on that - find out your situation before the various sorts of damage it causes can occur.