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Re: balanitis

Written by Rood at 19 Nov 2002 23:32:41:

As an answer to: balanitis written by nick at 19 Nov 2002 17:42:27:

Who told you that you have balanitis? Balanitis xerotica obliterans forms a white, scarlike plaque on skin and you have only reported a "red sollen" (swollen?) condition.

A red, inflamed foreskin may indicate an infection, which are often caused by harsh soaps, which often kill helpful bacteria, causing an infection. Foreskin infections are extremely rare but a simple treatment is antibiotic ointment along with bacterial replacement with, yes, a simple yogurt culture. Doctors would never amputate a foreskin because of a simple infection caused by washing with soaps. Wash your foreskin with only clear water for a time and see if that helps.

Live yogurt culture applied to the opening of your foreskin and eaten several times a day should also help overcome your foreskin's resistance to retraction. Keep away from high sugar usage, too, as it helps destroy the natural balance of skin bacteria.

If you want more information about these ideas, see: Birley HD, Walker MM, Luzzi GA, Bell R, Taylor-Robinson D, Byrne M, Renton AM: "Clinical features and management of recurrent balantis; association with atopy (allergies) and genital washing. Genitourin Med. October 1993; 69(5):400-403

Let us know how you are getting on, and explain, perhaps, in more detail your symptoms.

>is it normal to have balanitis every 6 to 8 week. i do have a long foreskin a can pull a the way back all the foreskin sit under the head of the penis. and could it be phimotic ring. my balanitis on my foreskin is red sollen but it goes away in a few days and leaves my foreskin a little tighter at the tip of the foreskin


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