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Red inflamed foreskin

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james16984
james16984

A couple of days back my foreskin without warning suddenly became red, swollen and very painful. The next morning when I woke it was stinging like mad and very red and sore. Checked symptoms and it doesn't seem like balanitis as my glans looks normal. Haven't changed washing powder, shower gel or got up to anything I shouldn't have so I'm at a loss at what it could be. Seems to have settled now but whilst the swelling has gone the skin now looks dry and cracked! Aged 49 here with no medical problems.

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  • james16984
    james16984

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    Well, an update of sorts. The good news is the inflammation has gone completely and my foreskin has almost loosened up to the way it was before which is a relief. Still itchy where it has healed up and it takes all my effort not to scratch it and make it sore again. The only downside is my glans now has red patches around the ridge which are also really itchy. My chemist says all of this is probably due to the two week course of antibiotics i've just finished. Anyone else had this problem? I just want my fully functioning penis back!

    • ml66uk
      ml66uk james16984

      Posted

      Thanks for the update (most people never bother), and glad to hear that things seem to be clearing up.  I would have asked about antibiotics, but you said you didn't have any medical problems.  It's almost certainly the antibiotics causing the problems though, and I'd be surprised if things weren't back to normal within a few days or a week of finishing them.  If they're not, then please see a doctor.

  • raydogg59
    raydogg59 james16984

    Posted

    Yes James...thanks for the update! I hope things continue to get better for you, and you're able to function as before.

  • james16984
    james16984

    Posted

    Thanks for the nice replies guys. I didn't really connect the antibiotics with the inflammation until the chemist mentioned it. I'm surprised my glans has gone all red and blotchy nearly two weeks after I finished the course though, doesn't feel nice at all 🙁

    • james13157
      james13157 james16984

      Posted

      Hey James you should try one man oil .. I had some red area too and I was able to get it back to normal with that lotion it really helped me out with a few days
    • ml66uk
      ml66uk james16984

      Posted

      It's unusual to have something like this almost two weeks after the antibiotics, but I'd still expect it to clear up by itself.  Since it was quite severe, I'd still see the doctor though.  You said you had an appointment this week, so please let us know what they say.

      Personally, I don't think I'd bother with any oils btw.

  • james16984
    james16984

    Posted

    Just as an update, my foreskin did return to normal after a few days. When I visited the doc for results of a blood test he verified that strong antibiotics kill all bacteria, good and bad, hence the dryness of skin and consequent redness and swelling. Annoyingly my foreskin has become sore and red (without the swelling) a couple of times since, it's like it this morning, I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. :-(

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