Cracked skin and redness on penis head.

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Lay off the masturbation / sex for awhile , and start eating flax oil or hemp oil or rose hip oil topically is ace too.

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Guys I used to get cracked skin many yrs ago and solved that problem!
Yes it's simply solvable by not using soap! coz that area of the skin absorbs chemicals and is quite delicate and sensitive. I aleviated the problem by using the body shops soap and chemical free body wash which also moisterisers your skin! Hostestly guys, your all adults now! SOAP is a NO NO Confused

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All the symptoms that have been described are happening to me right now:

dry, tight foreskin (red, cracked, peeling)
spots on the head
minor burning, itching
wrinkled head

There are a few possibilities as to what caused it. My theories are either

-A new, random soap i used (live in a frat house with shared bathroom)
-Not washing after sex
-Sex without enough lubrication - my girlfriend is REALLY tight so I have to warm her up pretty good or use lube. Sometimes I'm impatient and want to get to it.
-STD - I doubt it. my gf and i have both been tested and we are clean

So far I have been applying vaseline to the foreskin of my penis to repair the dryness and irritation, so far it seems to be working nicely. I am cleaning my penis every day, using only water. I am going to refrain from having sex for a while, and hopefully this will all get better

Gynogavin · Newbie Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Posts: 1

I have had the same problem as everyone else here. in particular the thread creator.

I had unprotected sex for the first time with a girl. And a week later discovered i had clamydia. After a few angry phone calls, a keyd car and taking the antibiotics i developed a dry skin problem which i was pretty sure must have been thrush.

after searching on the internet i found simular symptoms and the cause generally, unprotected sex + antibiotics = thrush.

I began treating it with a thrush cream (you can buy them off the net if ur shy) and noticed a slight improvement.
First of all. the most important thing i did was to get myself a full check up (you can buy these off the net too, but NHS is free ^_^), i felt alot better about myself after having the knowledge i was "clean".

Secondly im pretty darn sure i didnt have this problem before i had unprotected sex, but as my doctor said many men react different ways to products as well as woman ^_^. So i was pretty sure this was just me reacting. But you can catch thrush, as well as naturally have it, which is generally detected in high quantities only (when it comes to the STI tests).

I use a thush cream when ever the problem looks like its about to return (follow the directions, so apply like 3 -4 times a day, your penis absorbs the main active ingredients in a few hours, otherwise theres no point applying it at all ^_^). Cortizone antihistamine stuff is good too.

Oh yeah, and i cut down on the masterbation a bit ^_^.(Im sure you were all told at school masterbation is completely healthy, but too much is very likely to temporarily damage the skin on your penis.)

Apart from that i dont seem to have the problem that much, generally i might get it for a week or so in summer when my groin is a little hot. Or when i been out for a night on the tiles (drinking) no problems chillaxing (smoking) but charlie/phets/mda etc tend to provoke it and i get it pretty bad for a week or two. But a cortizone/thrush cream tends to clear it up.

It all depends on the lifestyle im in at the time. sometimes i eat a radically healthy diet (fish, fruit, salad and veg) and excersice regularly, a swim a day, gym every now and then and the problem goes away completely. Blantitis and thrush are often caused by stress. and a few late nights at a rave or even my PC can bring on the early signs again.

Overall ive had this problem for One and a half years now and its just a part of my general routine. when i get a headache i take paracetamol. when i got a bit of a problem down there ^_^ i put on the cream. There loads of people that battle with recurring problems like these. (its just like my chapped lips ^_^ as in on my face, naughty)

Thrush, blantitis etc tends to be caused by something, drinking, poor diet, poor soap, too many tommy tankers (masturbation) etc. however not wanting to scare any of you lovely people, but recurring thrush can be a sign of diabetes or simular blood problems.

And i leave you with the inevitable answer on nearly every health forum.

If in doubt, Go see a doctor.

Gynogavin

Eleven11 · Newbie Joined: 07 Oct 2008 Posts: 1

Hi there, I have exactly the same problem as the original poster, having wrinkled/dry skin on the glans of the Penis after being trated for Chlamydia.

I was wondering if you ever found a solution?

Thanks

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All of these symptoms I have read for the past five posts have similarities to the ones that I have. After looking at the research and going to various different websites I'm almost positive that it is male yeast infection. Itchy, burning when urinating, small bumps, swollen glands, redness on penis head, dry cracked skin under the head on the shaft. All of these are symptoms of yeast infection so get it checked out I'm almost positive that's what it is. No I am not a doctor but have looked male yeast infections up quite diligently so go get it checked and I hope it's nothing serious. Try spitting twice in a glass of water inthe morning. If after ten minutes it is cloudy and spider web like with particles in the bottom you most likely have a yeast infection. If your spit dissolves out and doesn't get cloudy then it's most likely something else

white79bu · Newbie Joined: 15 Nov 2008 Posts: 1

I too have had problems with dry skin. I recently had a very bad type of bug that made me very sick for three days. While being sick I took a shower and washed my penis, but I was so out of it I forgot to wash off the soup. I noticed it later that day and now it's cracked pretty bad (little bit of blood)and red on the foreskin. I have had this happen to me when I was a teenager. I have found that using baby wipes are awesome. If you keep it clean and use neosporin it will heal pretty quickly. Not having an erection really helps. And pulling the foreskin back when going to the bathroom makes life easier but can be painful.

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Gents - I've got the same problem right now and am now damn sure it's due to antibiotics coupled with unprotected sex. I was taking an amoxicillin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoxicillin) derivative for an infected wound and merrily having unprotected sex with my gf the whole time unaware that this can result in thrush! Great! So now I'm on the canestan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canestan) and things should hopefully improve.

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