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Is this Balanitis? I'm 21, had it most of my whole life, no treatment has worked

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Verstarix
Verstarix

Hello, I've seen a doctor many times about a mild condition I have on my penis glans, have been prescribed 3 different creams including Betnovate and a Hydrocortisone, a course of antibiotics and a swab which said I was clear and still the condition remains. I used to have a tight foreskin up until last year which is now sorted from stretching, and I think the condition began during my teenage years when I wasn't able to wash the glans. It often feels dry and can sometmes feel slightly painful when the foreskin retracts, almost like its rubbing and the sensitivity everywhere is quite high still, not sure if this is due to the condition. The urethra opening is always red and inflamed and red areas appear frequently around the glans itself. Any advise on what I should do would be much appreciated, have attached a photo too. Many thanks!

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  • john54641
    john54641 Verstarix

    Posted

    DAO supplement is key in battling histamine too ,and there is a few good products out there for breaking down histamine. may be worth a shot

    • TR1NITY
      TR1NITY john54641

      Posted

      I'm sorry, whats ->DAO<- supplements? Thank you

    • john54641
      john54641 TR1NITY

      Posted

      supplement that helps break down histamine . some people lack the enzyme I believe . really helps some people with histamine intolerance

  • justin97
    justin97 Verstarix

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    Hello i hope you found some solution lately as iv also been experiencing these symptoms and mine are the exact same issues but it's mainly my Carona Glands that are red and causing on and off pain. it's like its slowly turning more red and sensitive overtime and because I do heavy labor it is very irritating for me to work with this condition. Mine actually started after I got the Clap but I got that delt with and now this is happening I also had Epididymis in the past witch is pain in swollen testicles and extreme pain while ejaculating I was told it was separate but has since continued to get worst iv had multiple blood tests and urine tests done yet nothing is helping. I honestly do think we may have Balenitis witch are the exact symptoms we are suffering from yet not very common in Circumcisions witch I have. I hope we can figure this s**t out together because I'm also in my early 20s and its destroying my life and I dont think anybody should live life with something thats obviously causing us pain but we keep being told it's nothing when we know it isnt and stresses the hell out of us.

    • john54641
      john54641 justin97

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      hang in there bro try not to obsess , but spend a few days making some notes from threads on here and I guess one by one go through them , and rule out one by one , with your doctor or if a mild low risk thing (eg olive oil /cbd oil etc etc) then you can crack on with that in mean time

  • james19416
    james19416 Verstarix

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    Glad i found this forum. I have been having similar problems for the last 4 weeks.

    My symptoms:

    • Sharp pain just below opening of penis. Hurts when touched or when it brushes against my underwear. Almost feels like a piece of glass is stuck in it.
    • Slight reddish inflamation look to it
    • Swollen testicles (Believed to be epydidimitis)
    • Decreased ejaculation flow/amount (this has been an issue for the last 4 years, along with the swollen testicles)
    • Burning sensation near anus at times
    • General discomfort in groin area most times
    • Some discomfort during urination but i wouldnt call it a burning sensation
    • Slight pigmentation change on glans- white patches/spots
    • Had a fever of 101.3 four days ago. i surprisingly felt a little better the next day and it seemed like swelling in the testes went down a bit

    I saw a urologist 3 days ago. Resulted in the following:

    • She thinks its prostatits or epydidimitis
    • Prescribed me 14 days of sulfamethaxozoal (antibiotics)
    • Recommended no alcohol caffeine, spicy foods or sex during that time
    • She didnt have an answer for the pigmentation issues but wants to follow up in 2 weeks

    Other random notes (in case this helps)

    • ive been in a monagomous relationship for 5 years
    • circumsized
    • switched to vegan diet 2 months ago
    • use Axe body wash in the shower
    • shower daly
    • sex 1-2 times per week, unprotected, monagomous with my gf (although 6 weeks ago we used condoms for the first time, as she recently went off birth control. but we didnt like it so we are back to unprotected)
    • last 8 weeks have been super stressful at work. many hours, not much physical activity (sit at a desk)
    • 41 years old
    • was masturbating 3-4 times per week until this started happening, have stopped as of a week ago
    • use Tide sports liquid detergent
    • use Bounce free and gentle dryer sheets
    • wear boxer briefs

    Hope we can get to the bottom of this. if i make any progress i promise to share it here

    • donkey1234
      donkey1234 james19416

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      your symptoms sound almost identical to mine James and we are similar age... my doc discovered i have an enlarged prostate (im 9 days in on cyprofloxacin and have slight improvement of lower abdominal pain but nothing much different as regards the redness/soreness of penis tip/glans)... i have recently been severely stressed out and i do wonder if this may be the root of my issues... currently sat in a warm bath and it does feel good

    • chris58722
      chris58722 james19416

      Posted

      Following up from your reply to my other comment:

      I also use Axe body wash and ride detergent (used to use it all the time).

      I wear boxer briefs as well.

      This all seemed to trigger or dramatically get worse 2 days after sex with a new person one night.

    • chris58722
      chris58722 donkey1234

      Posted

      I'm only 7 days out from my 6 week supply of cipro and also under high stress. I think the 3 of us have the exact same thing.

      I'm 31

    • james19416
      james19416 chris58722

      Posted

      Chris do you sit a lot at work and have you had a lot of stress lately?

    • chris58722
      chris58722 james19416

      Posted

      I sit when I drive which is usually a few hours each day. Yes, stress levels have been higher, going through a divorce.

      A new partner triggered/ highly escalated the issue, so possibly bacterial prostatitis.

    • james19416
      james19416 chris58722

      Posted

      Thanks for sharing man. Yea definitely sounds like we have the same thing going on. I'm going to cut out alcohol for a few weeks and start exercising 30 minutes a day. And i'm going to use my standing desk a lot more at work and not work so many stressful hours. I agree it seem like bacterial prostatitis

    • mike01515
      mike01515 james19416

      Posted

      every doctor i seen told me it was a prostate issue.... but all the treatments i done for prostate nothing responded to it.i almost want to think it is a prostate issue, sometimes when im in pain i can pee and the pain goes away...and sometimes when i dont have any pain i pee and it starts hurting... so im not sure what to think but maybe someone will figure it out... whatever this is i can tell you that my quality of life has declined a lot ...

    • chris58722
      chris58722 mike01515

      Posted

      same exact way for me. No rhyme or reason to that part, but my urologist told me that if the medication doesn't fix it, the only think that will is time. avoid alcohol, spicy foods and sitting for long periods of time in the meantime.

      how long have you had it? I'm almost 4 months in. I cut way back on alcohol and spicy food this week and it has been. noticeably better.

    • mike01515
      mike01515 chris58722

      Posted

      been almost 2 years for me... i went to take a p**s one day and soon as i was almost finished i had a sharp pain at the tip of my penis... the sharp pain lasted about 5 seconds then went away... but has had me messed up ever since... somedays i pee fine and dont hurt at all, i have went 2 weeks with no pain at all before , thought it was gone but wake up the next day and pee and hurt for 2 weeks ... makes no damn sense to me

    • chris58722
      chris58722 mike01515

      Posted

      it sounds like you may have a urethral structure or a sore that gets irritated in your urethra. Very sorry for your issue, but the onset seems different from my circumstances.

      If you've had all negative tests, ask for a herpes test (which a lot of people have and are asymptomatic and it's only so bad because of its stigma). If that's still negative, you may want to have a cystoscopy done of your urethra to rule out a stricture.

    • mike01515
      mike01515 chris58722

      Posted

      i had a scope done last year ever thing was normal, had every test done that i know to do, all negative and all normal

    • donkey1234
      donkey1234 james19416

      Posted

      ive definately got an enlarged prostate.. been on cipro for 9 days now.... slight improvement.... but i have avoided alcohol for 2 weeks also, so maybe thats why i feel fractionally better... im back at docs on thursday for a check up and probably an extension of my antibiotics.... will keep checking in... stay strong guys

    • TR1NITY
      TR1NITY james19416

      Posted

      am happy you found each other, but i dont think this is what we solve in this thread as we have different symptoms

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