Balanitis that won't go away...PLEASE HELP! DOCTORS WON'T

hmmm...well...the glans (I think? It's right at the bottom of the head...The "the lip of the mushroom" So to speak?) are purple...You're right about that...I didn't know a photo was okay to post...I might just do that....Its Purple and shiny along the ring/base of the helmet. but above that, gets red wherever the skin is touching

Your smegma is caused by the peroxide. What people don't know is that peroxide doesn't target bacteria- it kills everything it touches so all the dead skin cells are because you are killing cells. As for the wrinkled texture is because your body is being damaged by an infection or your cleaning regiment- that or the fact that it's only supposed to be shiny when erect and this can also mean that your glans are smaller than they once were when flaccid. You should never use coconut oil in a crevice of your body- bacteria feed on it as it is good for skin but also bacteria. If you are cleaning with SOAP you need to stop- this kills the good bacteria that prevent infection. You need to clean with running water while gently rubbing the surface of your foreskin and glans. Get on ciprofloxacin 100mg, it's an antibiotic. This will help kill any bacteria. Stay away from vaginal sex and the vagina is 3x more likely to get hiv stds and infection which could give it to you when your immune system is struggling. Try to abstain from masturbation as well.

-Friendly neighborhood urologist in training

Also, do not get circumcised as that wrinkled texture will take over your glans fully and will not be shiny anymore. Not only that but your glans start to callus as well as yyour inner foreskin which can reduce sexual stimulus and result in erectile dysfunction later in life

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I cannot believe that your doctor's did not know any of that... you'll continue to have smegma for a couple days because of the peroxide goes under the first layer of skin as well so expect that.keep drying it, bacteria like to live in warm moist areas . If you have trouble getting a medication just tell them you had a urinary tract infection(uti), this has gone away but now you occasionally feel pain in your eppididymis ( top part of the testicle that holds mature sperm) and say you believe that it spread.

I was circumcised at a young age and have complications from it. I'm sterile, get urinary tract infections on a monthly basis, my penis would tear enough to need stitches when I had an erection etc etc.

The utis kept spreading tocmy testicles and it caused pain in my eppididymis and eventually killed one of my testicles- I say this because it is pretty common and Drs are bound to jump on the infection bandwagon if it comes to spreading infections.

They may want to look at your testicles though

This message is for anyone who has been searching for answers for this, because it is terrible and from what Ive read every case is different. I went through the guantlet, every specialist you can think of. Biopsy and all. no one could give me an answer. I finally found out what it was for me and while this might not apply to you, maybe it does and Im hoping it gives someone an answer. Come to find out my condition was triggered by a pelvic floor condition, Apparently extreme anxiety made all the muscles in my pelvic floor constrict which led to balanitis and painful urination. I was tested for everything and had no infection of any kind, bacterial or fungal. I started physical therapy and anti-anxiety medications with anti-inflammatories and my condition is much more managable than it was... which explains why stressing about it was making it worse. I read these threads for months and Im sure more people like me will. I hope this helps someone. Best of luck.

Hi All

just water no soap can help with smegma?