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balanitis comes and goes - no panic!

Written by Paul B. at 26 Sep 2002 00:57:15:

As an answer to: balanitis written by nick at 25 Sep 2002 23:31:08:

> a week a go my penis got a little red on the tip of penis.then over night it got really red and tender.the next day it sollen up on my forskin.

Care to explain what you were doing with it before all this happened?

> if it happens again could this cause my forskin to get tighter.

Possibly, but you should get some Clotrimazole (Canesten/ Clonea/ Lotrimin) cream to use in case it happens.

> when i have to go pee i always have to pull foreskin back a bit if i don"t it goes all over the place when i was young you just pee!

Things change. It's probably a good idea to pull your foreskin right back whenever you pee, so that anything underneath is cleared out.

Most important point - if you have this problem, don't use any soap under your foreskin, but do pull it back and wash it with plenty of water every day when you shower.

Remember - girls have much more problems with this than guys.


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