Had balanitis, redness is mostly gone but itchiness still persists? What do you think? Pics included
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So, a doctor diagnosed me with balanitis a few weeks ago and I was prescribed nystatin. I had a lot of redness on the head and rim of my penis and it was painful and itchy. Masturbation and sex augmented the inflammation. The nystatin didn't really do anythng so I switched over to Lotrimin and most of the redness disappeared within days. However, I made the mistake of masturbating a few days in a row, which made my penis sore. Now I'm abstaining from masturbating and there's still some redness, some more on the rim of my penis but it doesn't feel very serious. It's just itchy. What do you guys think? Note: the whitish discharge is just residual Lotrimin. Pics below.
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Tang3 john86592
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Still indicative of balanitis. Possibly try antibiotics longer while restraining yourself- you dont want to continue to have something like this because it causes unneeded stress
Wee_Dugie john86592
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To to add further detail to what Tang3 has stated: the presence of Balanitis can only be confirmed by a medical Biopsy. If you have not had a biospsy the doctor has been treating SUSPECTED balanitis and some forms of the condition are incurable - whatever the case for you, you need to have an ideal Penile Hygiene in place from now on. I will post advice I usually state in the forums at the bottom of this reply.
Lotrimin and Nystatin are both Anti-fungal’s so if the Doctor has only given you these and no other medication it would not treat any Form of Balanitis as I understand it.
So, yes abstain from masturbation or sex as long as you can (5 to 6 weeks would be good) - if you still have the redness after this then the likelihood is you will need to obtain a prescribed treatment for it. Again IF, you have Balanitis, the most common forms can only be treat with a Steroidal ointment and this would need to be prescribed for you by a Medical Professional.
If your symptoms worsen, or are simply not going away altogether - you need to put in place the Penile Hygeine regime detailed below, follow the other advice I state, AND obtain the prescribed topical ointment for treating what it is you ACTUALLY have! Again, this may, ultimately, need to be confirmed by a medical biopsy otherwise, the Medical Professionals treating you are merely guessing at what you actually have.
UPDATE your discussion forum here if you want any further information, as, I myself have one of the incurable form of Balanitis. PREVIOUS ADVICE >>>>>>
Penile Hygiene
The best approach is not to use ANY SOAP on the Glans - wash with water only EVERY time you have urinated, after sexual arousal, and ejaculation. If you are not circumcised, protect the Glans of your penis every time you take a shower by drawing the foreskin as far forward as you can, then wash everywhere else, thoroughly rinse off all the gels / shampoo and suchlike, then expose your glans wash it with the water only using the inside of your hand, then each time you have washed it you must make sure it is 100% dry immediately afterwards.
After you have put this in place and you still have the situation going on you need to look at what else your penis is coming into contact with on a fairly regular basis. The likely suspects are:-
If all this produces no resolution to what you have, or your condition dramatically worsens, seek medical advice from your regular Doctor - but please note, many do not fully understand the differences between the potential skin conditions you may potentially have. Therefore, the better course of action may be to see a Dermatologist, or alternatively, go to a Specialist Sexual Health Service and ask to see the duty Urologist.
john86592 Wee_Dugie
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what about sex with a condom in the meantime?
Wee_Dugie john86592
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If you read the bit on chemical compounds it could actually have been exposure to a whole set of different chemicals that has caused this problem in the first place.
So simply, do you want your situation to improve? I would suggest getting the improvement well under way first, then re-introduce sex and masturbation. The longer you abstain the better your skin will recover. As I suggest, 5 weeks is the basic requirement, anything more than this will help the situation even more.
What you need to recognise it that during masturbation and sexual activity the head and foreskin area of the penis are undergoing a great deal of friction. As you witnessed with masturbation, the symptoms will worsen - the same is true for sex with a condom, only this time, there is not only friction, but compounding the issue is that there are chemicals inside the condom that will further aggravate the already distressed skin.
If abstaining from sex cannot be avoided I would suggest finding a condom range that is for people with very sensitive skin and that will REDUCE the impact of the activity - but, as often is the case - rest is best .....