Friction burn on penis from sex, won't heal

I agree with you. I have used hydro cortisone for many years whenever I had a sore spot anywhere on my body. Now I use it all the time on my hemmers. One time I asked my doctor about it and she said it was fine anywhere except not to put it inside any openings. That would include mouth, anus and vagina. She said not to worry if it gets in due to applying it near the hole but just don't shove it inside on purpose.

It works great for me and usually relieves most sore spots over night.

It can be a light creamy texture, really soft almost liquid, or thick like Vaseline so you may have to try different brands to find the style you prefer.

I have the exact same problem as the OP. The exact same problem!!!!

Hi I posted a week ago on here (bottom of page 5). I should have mentioned that getting frequent erections and not ejaculating will possibly lead to vasocongestion (blue balls) which is uncomfortable and usually needs an ejaculation or two to relieve it. So maybe it's better not get erections and just try and air it someway. Mine is gradually improving and I am getting better at treating it. I live in the UK by the way and Savlon cream here does seem to improve it especially any redness or inflammation.  

Well after four weeks I decided to go to the doctor. He determined that I have a form of dermatitis and suggested that I use an anti-fungal cream like lotrimin. He said it should clear up within two weeks if not he can recommend a dermatologist. But he confirmed to me that it is not serious. Thanks for all your help here. I'll let you know if the cream works.

hey lookinforaclue guy i took your advice but i dont kno wht 1 to use......wht 1 did u use like the name of it

Hey i have similar problem,im kinda nervous so can anyone give me a legit answer?me and my girl lost our virginity to each other been having sex for over a year now never had this prob til now,lately shes been riding alot and about 2 weeks ago a small spot on the right side of my shaft started to itch i think nothin of it and scratchbut the more she ride the more irritated it become and when i leave my penis out the area like dries up and get flakey/ashy,btw we never had unprotected sex and dont give oral like that as much..can anyone help please?

I've had this for about a year. I've tried many different things I could find around the house recommended here, but I finally decided it was definately worth putting money into getting this fixed up, once and for all. So I am trying to Cicabio + 100% Aloe Vera as recommended by gmoney. Cicabio twice a day, Aloe Vera once. I've been doing it for a few days and although I haven't seen any major improvements, my skin has been peeling a bit in that area. After a month or so I'll post back with the results. Good luck to everyone else with this problem, hopefully we can all get this healed once and for all!

Have you tried Clotrimazole (Lotrimin). I'm using it now. I have a small circular flat mark on the left side of the shaft. Doc thinks it's nothing serious but it could be friction or a touch of a fungal infection. He told me to use this for 2 weeks. I notice a little bit difference but at least it's not worse.

I ALSO have the same problem It's been a month since I had sex and didn't slow down to lube properly. I  was rubbed raw. The head of my penis has healed and left a scar. The shaft keeps getting extra dry and peeling in the area where my foreskin was removed (I'm cirmumcised). There is still one spot about 1/4" diameter which won't heal. I've tried Neosporin, and a steroid that my partner has. Neither one of them seemed to have any effect. Now that one spot looks infected. I plan to use neosporin on it until the infection goes away, then try the suggestions that have been made in this post. I sure hope one of them works.

Coconut oil works for me really well in a couple days. I've had this problem for couple months and I just started using coconut oil that I got from the health food store. It is so pure coconut oil for cooking not something I got from the health food not something I got from the Pharmacy from the health food store. Use it to cook with and I saw that it had good Skin repair qualities so I tried it. In two or three days it fully fix the problem.

I was in the same boat for over a month until I picked up some jock itch cream (Lotrimin) and used it daily for a week. Then stopped and began using Hydrocortisone for about three days. I then rotation the two for about a week, one day Loteimin the next day Hydrocortisone and the whole thing was healed. Trust me, I was in a panic state for a while and now I'm back to 100%. This works.

Well I went to the doctor for a round circular redish mark on my penile shaft left side under the head about three weeks ago. Rather small but annoying. Not painful. He told me that it could be a form of dermititis (sp?) or a slight fungal issue. He also said if it doesn't clear up in two weeks he could recommend a dermatologist.  He ruled out any type of cancer.  I used Lotrimin for two weeks. It got a little better but it didn't heal up but hasn't gotton worse. Before considering a dermatologist I'm going to try Hydrocortizone for a week. My doctor did say it could be a form of dermititis which works better with hydrocortizone. I'm guessing I didn't have a fungal issue. I'll let you know how it works. Any other suggestions that could help? One of the worst things you can do is stretch the area - meaning keep looking at it every few hours or picking at it.  It just makes it more red.  thanks again everyone!

For anyone living in Ireland a great product is Caldesene. Mainly used to treat nappy rash but it's amazing at healing friction burns and also clearing sweat rashes. Recommended to me by a sexual health consultant

I tried Cicabio cream and Aloe Vera for two months but I couldn't tell any difference. It did work for two people above so I guess it worth a shot.

COULD IT BE TOO TIGHT OF A CIRCUMCISION????

I have had a friction rash on my penis (around the rim of the head and circumcision area) for 3 and a half months now.  I have tried a lot of things and nothing seems to work (I tried Desitin, cortisone cream.....made it worse; vaseline, mineral oil, collagen moisturizer). I have had it this bad only 2 or 3 other times in my life.  I always seem to have somewhat of a rash in the circumcision area, but it usually heals after sex or masterbation in 2 or 3 days. The first time I had it bad was when I was 36.  I am now 52. The skin thins out when you get older so I think that is a contributing factor.  But, my problem (which may be the same problem as many of you) is having had too tight of a circumcision (too much skin taken off). When I have erections, the skin gets very tight. I cannot really move the skin up and down along the shaft the way many other men are able to do.  My doctor believes this skin tightness makes the skin more susceptible to friction, and hence, friction burns. I have not had sex or masterbated since it started in March (it is now mid-June). I haven't tried some of the remedies discussed on this blog (i.e., bio oil, Penaten cream, Bach Rescue Remedy, etc., but maybe I will try some of them). The only thing so far that helps somewhat is "Vaseline Collegen/elastin firming moisturizer" in the light blue pump container, available at Target. But, it has not cleared it up completely. Everything else I tried has made it worse.