Red rash on penis on going for 8-10 months now

Here are some picture.

https://imgur.com/a/vOQaPLg

Another thing i forgot to add is that sometime it will look really good like there is nothing there at all?

But most of the time its just plain out red.

Picture's are on its way.

Hey buddy,

I feel your pain. Although nowhere near as long as you, i can relate to the depression/obsession this thing has caused.

I've had a rash on the glans for about 6 weeks. tried two attempts at antifungal pills, nothing. Been using an antifungal cream for about 5 weeks, still nothing.

I've been to the Dr who has said thrush or shrugged it off. Nurses at the sexual health clinic have said the same. I'm waiting for results on a Chlamydia/Ghonorrhea urine test (I've been with one girl - highly unlikely)

I'm assuming you've already scoured the web looking for answers, I've read about coconut oil maybe treating balanitis, if that's what you think it could be give it a go? I've tried but no success. I'm wondering if i have a bacterial form of balanitis. I've done a general urine test twice at the docs both fine, but my mams a nurse and brought home some dip stick tests which indicate bacteria in the urine? i don't know. Anyway, i hope you can solve this problem. Thoughts are with you, keep me up to date if you crack it

I can empathise that this is a real source of annoyance for you, and you just want the situation to be put right so that your penile skin heals and returns to the way it used to be.

Here are some general comments:

You have tried quite a number of things, so the issue here is: i.) did you have a fungal infection anyway? ii.) the cream you tried for 2 weeks should have shown improvement, if it actually was a fungal / yeast infection

Were you having unprotected sex immediately prior to this showing up? if so, do you have a regular partner or different sexual acquaintances? If you have a regular partner do you know whether they had a yeast / fungal infection at the time?

I would suggest trying medication such as the anti-fungal pills for 4 days is not long enough, if you were directed by a medical professional to take them normally the course for these is 7, 10 or 14 days depending on the strength and the level of the suspected infection.

Again, the steroid for a week is not long enough, again, depending whether a medical professional prescribed this to you the strength may not have been sufficient and I would say that even if it was the appropriate strength most dermatologists would direct use of the most powerful topical steroids for a minimum of two weeks and a typical minimum course would be 4 weeks.

If you mean detergent for washing your clothes in, particularly underclothes of course then the best to use is Liquid Soap Flakes - this is used in a mashing machine to replace normal soap powders etc, also you should not add any forms of clothes softeners or fragrance to the wash.

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The essential is that I would suggest now on you should NEVER have contact with soap or ANY form of body wash on your penile skin again. There is a urologist sometimes replies to these Forums and he explained that the only other skin on the body that is as sensitive as the head and foreskin of the penis are the eyelids. And that the starting point for trying to achieve healthy penile skin is to use WATER ONLY to wash with.

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Whatever it is that started all of this off for your penile skin it is not going to go anywhere unless you make radical changes - and yes, I have been there myself, my penile skin was a total mess for around 8 to 9 months and it only became healthy again by putting in place the measures I have been talking about.

Indeed, my experiences led me to develop a protocol of the broader things you need to think about and put in place in an attempt to further address what you have going on:

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Penile Hygiene Regime to Combat Specific Skin Problems

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The best approach is not to use ANY SOAP on the Glans / Head of your penis - 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 to 100% pat dry immediately afterwards with a clean towel.

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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:-

• any chemical compounds such as skin cream / lotions, baby oil, oil based lubes, chemicals inside condoms (e.g. easy-on and spermicides) you need to exclude these one by one to discover the culprit, the easiest approach is to exclude everything to start with.
• if non of these make any difference you need to look to things such as washing powder in which you wash your clothes, and underwear in, in particular.  The simple alternative to washing powder is Liquid Soap Flakes, most sizeable supermarkets stock this in their own brand names - and you use this in your washing machine instead of powders or ANY fabric conditioner type additives.

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  If you can answer the question I posed and post some images / pictures of your penis at its worst state that would be helpful.

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