Is this Balanitis? I'm 21, had it most of my whole life, no treatment has worked
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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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junior03056 Verstarix
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POTENTIAL SUCCESS STORY
i follow another thread which is basically the same as this one and a guy with the same symptoms as us finally there is a success story.
"yes i had the same problem for 3 years. Also hurt when I sat down on prostate area. my meatus would stock together all the time like super glue. ejaculation made it way worse. I been tested tons of times never had anything come back positve. I was on tons of different meds. I was prescribed bactrium 160mg qty 42. I didn't start to feel better until almost the end of the meds. I honestly cant believe it worked considering everything else I tried. the part of my meatus that was always inflamed, looks like scar tissue now. it's been over 3 months and I haven't had an issue. I'm still stunned after all these years and being in constant pain that its over now. worse experince ever. i hope this helps. not 1 doctor knew what was wrong or what i had. good luck. (I believe being on the antibiotic for an extended amount of time is what helped)."
then he goes on to say he believes its a prostate related issue.
**the thread is linked below
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/4-months-of-penile-pain-irritation-dribbling-rash-no-std-or-diagnosis-help--632634?page=29&utm_source=forum&utm_campaign=comment-notification&utm_medium=email%AppendToUrl%#3719121
mehtab junior03056
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yes bro my urologist gave me alfuzosin tablet( these are alpha-1 blockers works by relaxing prostate ) and trimoxazole. i am taking these from over a week now, they are showing result my meatus swelling is decreasing significantly. let you guys know when my full treatment is done.
junior03056 mehtab
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good luck mate hope you get sorted, how long did he give you treatment for?
mehtab junior03056
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he gave me for 10 days and now i am going back to see him on Wednesday.
junior03056 mehtab
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id say you need more time on them considering the guy who says hes cured was on for 4 weeks.
Steves8012 junior03056
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has it purely been the meatus or other rash like some others?
junior03056 Steves8012
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hes said hes had inflamed uruthera/scaly glands/leaking/pain ect... all the same things i have.
kostas1234 Verstarix
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hello guys,
I have the same problem and as i am allergic i am sure it is related to allergic reaction.I have been to 2 dermatologists and 1 urologist and all said that was nothing wrong with me.But i felt some pain when uritating and having sex.I tried several oral antibiotics and cortisone fungal cremes,under doctors advise but nothing worked in the longrun(with one exception)...also i forgot to mention that all my tests came up normal...
So after 1 year i decided i had to act by myself.I observed a lot the situation and i came up with these conclusion:it mostly seems to be a skin condition like an eczema or atopic dermatitis that gets flair ups whenever your istamine gets high or you pee,have sex etc....the solution that worked for me is first (if you are allergic) to find the allergen that causes a reaction anywhere in your body and get it out of your daily routine....for me was a beard dye as i used to dye my beard.Second:Always clean up your penus after you pee and have sex with a neutral soap suitable for allergic people...third:the only cream that helped me was kenacomb cream....i used it in the past sometimes for allergic skin reaction and after anything else failed thought why not giving it a try??and it helped a lot...then i was sure that this is an allergy related thing....i hope this will work for some of you at least....but if you know you are allergic it worths giving it a try.Sorry for my bad english as i am not a native speaker...
kostas1234 Verstarix
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after a year with this problem,3 doctors saying its nothing and several examinations now i am without pain and redness in the meatus for almost 2 months.....the thing that did the trick for me was washing 2 times every day with non allergic neutral shampoo and for the first week i used kenacomb cream day and night...i hope these can help someone
simon81468 kostas1234
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im glad you have seen improvement but I can't see something as simple as using shampoo would work?
daniel95328 Verstarix
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embarassing bodies had a guy go on with our symptoms. As usual they couldn't see anything wrong. End result was they prescribed him pollen extract and he said when he flared up he would take it and it got rid of his symptoms
pistonhead daniel95328
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was that recent? the urologist I saw is normally the same one they bring in as the expert on Embarassing Bodies.
simon81468 daniel95328
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Reading medical papers on pollen extract it seems it works for prostate problems I might give it a go
daniel95328 simon81468
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yes me too, they say the usual stuff like there is no proven benefit but they say that about most natural remedies
do you know what form it is taken in? from what I've found it's like a food supplement
rye pollen I believe
simon81468 daniel95328
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Amazon do a well man formula which has a good response about £13 uk soon as I get some money (Saturday) I will order some and give it a go
daniel95328 simon81468
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i rang a Doctor and whilst on the phone I got her to look that exact one up, she said it was more to do with increased fertility but said not to worry about trying stuff as it most likely wont have any negative affects on your health even without being diagnosed with prostatitis, thats why I rang her to ask
donkey1234 simon81468
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is that the one called Prostace?
i might give it a go myself, cant harm can it
simon81468 donkey1234
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yeah thats the one some good reviews on Amazon mostly about peeing problems (which isn't one of my symptoms) but if we do have a prostate problem then it's worth a shot.
donkey1234 simon81468
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yeah i dont have peeing problems either, glans pain redness is my most common symptom.
ill order some now, worth a bash i suppose
cheers dude
pistonhead donkey1234
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let us know how you get on, your symptoms sound like mine.
Chris
j1106 daniel95328
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i hope this works. let us know how it goes. good luck guys
donkey1234 pistonhead
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will do bro, ive ordered some, its saying a week for delivery so probably be a couple of weeks before i know if theyre having any effect
pistonhead donkey1234
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I have ordered some too. i will also report back.
j1106 pistonhead
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great stuff. hopefully the end of a long road.
pistonhead j1106
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hopefully, but i am bot counting my chickens as I have tried so many different things now and none have worked thus far.
jake39738 j1106
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for all of you that have ordered it please keep us posted
w.66419 daniel95328
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link us to the episode...
w.66419 daniel95328
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what series, episode and episode title?
was trying to find it, no luck.
daniel95328 w.66419
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sorry guys I cannot find the episode again either
what stuff is everyone ordering, mine is called Prosta-Urol, it has three ingredients to it for 'triple effect'
simon81468 pistonhead
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I have ordered a bottle of saw palmetto tablets see how I get on with those, we will have to cross reference in a few weeks see which one's work best? if at all.
caleb04109 w.66419
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i think it might be this episode?
Series 8 Episode 2
Christian helps 37-year-old Adam, who's been suffering with a rare penis problem for ten years and is in danger of losing both the ability to urinate and have sex
caleb04109
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nope not that episode just looked, was a dude with lichen sch and he got snipped. will keep looking for that episode
ed68163 daniel95328
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how did rye pollen suppliment work for you?