I went to the doctors about a month ago and he said I had balanitis (swollen end of the penis where the pee comes out) and he gave me some cream stuff that should of shifted it. It hasn't made any improvement and wondered if anyone knew of any other stuff that may help...really wanna save the embarressment of going back to the doctors..it was hard enough the first time!
well Lester,
What does your penis look like? are you circumscised or not? and what is the cream that the doctor gave you?
What does your penis look like? are you circumscised or not? and what is the cream that the doctor gave you?
Well my doctor said it was balanitis because right where the pee comes out is red and swollen. The cream stuff was actually eye ointment..called chloramphenicol. I'm 18years old you see so going to the doctors for me seems quite embarressing! I'm uncircumsized! I've been doing a little research and from what I found out I have balanitis because of poor hygiene! Since I found this out I have been keeping myself alot cleaner!
your right. balanitis is usually caused by poor hygiene. once we hit puberty out sweat and oil gland become more active, this is why we can get acne on our body sometimes. well there are oil glands on our penises as well and when we dont wash underneath our forskins daily the oil dead skin cells and bacteria build up and form a waxy white substance called smegma. this can cause infections of our forskins and our penis. smegma occurs in all males but is a lot more noticable in uncircumscised males because in circumscized males the water/soap washes over the head of the penis when we shower but for uncircumscized penises the forskin covers the head preventing it from getting clean unless we retract the forskin and clean it ourselves.
Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic which means that it is effective against a large ammount of both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. (gram pos and neg are the two biggest and most basic catagories for identifying species of bacteria) our of curiosity where are you from. in certian areas especially areas with low income choramphenicol tends to be over used as an antibiotic because it is relatively inexpensive but because of this more and more bacteria are becoming resistant to the drug so it is becoming less and less effective as a treatment for infections. if you had the right equipment you could culture (grow) the bacteria that is making you sick and test out different antibiotics to see which one(s) are most effective (this is called a culture and sensitivity). you are most likley going to have to get a different type of antibiotics to treat this infection. im not sure if topical neosporin or bacitracin will work but it may. i would check with a doctor first. has this infection gotten any better since you've been washing more?
Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic which means that it is effective against a large ammount of both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. (gram pos and neg are the two biggest and most basic catagories for identifying species of bacteria) our of curiosity where are you from. in certian areas especially areas with low income choramphenicol tends to be over used as an antibiotic because it is relatively inexpensive but because of this more and more bacteria are becoming resistant to the drug so it is becoming less and less effective as a treatment for infections. if you had the right equipment you could culture (grow) the bacteria that is making you sick and test out different antibiotics to see which one(s) are most effective (this is called a culture and sensitivity). you are most likley going to have to get a different type of antibiotics to treat this infection. im not sure if topical neosporin or bacitracin will work but it may. i would check with a doctor first. has this infection gotten any better since you've been washing more?
Thanks for such a good response.
Maybe it's a little better since I have been thorough with my hygiene but not much at all. I live in the uk. Maybe I should go back to the doctors. I just find it so embarressing etc I havnt told my parents about the last time I went to the doctors let alone trying to lie about another visit!
Maybe it's a little better since I have been thorough with my hygiene but not much at all. I live in the uk. Maybe I should go back to the doctors. I just find it so embarressing etc I havnt told my parents about the last time I went to the doctors let alone trying to lie about another visit!
hey lester,
how long have you had this for? if it seems to be getting better then if you keep good hygiene it may improve on its own but more likely than not you'll probably have to go on some new antibiotics. watch out for any increased swelling, difficulty urinating, a fever or other generalized pain in the area as this could mean the infection is worsening or spreading and you may end up with a bladder infection.
how long have you had this for? if it seems to be getting better then if you keep good hygiene it may improve on its own but more likely than not you'll probably have to go on some new antibiotics. watch out for any increased swelling, difficulty urinating, a fever or other generalized pain in the area as this could mean the infection is worsening or spreading and you may end up with a bladder infection.
I just got back from the doctors and he took a swab but says that I won't know results until next Friday. I'm kinda worried about the results but I guess that's normal. He says if i've never been sexually active (which I havnt) then he doubts that there will be any problems. I just can't help but worry! I keep trying to look on google for stuff like 'swollen tip of penis' etc but can't really find anything without STD's coming up!
Lester,
Don't worry you are going to be fine :-) if you have never had sex then you are not going to get an STD simple as that. have you ever done anything sexual with anyone oral sex fingering mutual masturbation?
Don't worry you are going to be fine :-) if you have never had sex then you are not going to get an STD simple as that. have you ever done anything sexual with anyone oral sex fingering mutual masturbation?
Yes I've done that before! Do you think it may be from that? If so how/why?
i really think your balanitis becaues of your lack of hygiene, that is normally what causes it anyways. what did you do? oral or hand jobs, fingering? depending on what you do determins how you may have picked up an STD. but it is HIGHLY unlikley. like i said i'm really confident that you got the infection from poor hygiene
I've just had the results back and all clear so that's good! But my doc wants now to send me to the hospital in the next few months to have someone check it out there! I really don't want to go if I'm honest! How hard can it be to know what it is that's causing the infection (if it's an infection)?! Done loads of research on the Internet but can't find anything to help me out!
hey lester,
how are you doing? has your condition gotten any better, worse? or stayed about the same? what have you tried any over the counter creams or anything. what does your penis and foreskin look like now?
thanks
how are you doing? has your condition gotten any better, worse? or stayed about the same? what have you tried any over the counter creams or anything. what does your penis and foreskin look like now?
thanks
I've just had the results back and all clear so that's good! But my doc wants now to send me to the hospital in the next few months to have someone check it out there! I really don't want to go if I'm honest! How hard can it be to know what it is that's causing the infection (if it's an infection)?! Done loads of research on the Internet but can't find anything to help me out!
hey lester,
how are you doing? has your condition gotten any better, worse? or stayed about the same? what have you tried any over the counter creams or anything. what does your penis and foreskin look like now? if it is an infection they can take a sample of the area and grow it on media (special food for bacteria and fungi) they also can look at it under a microscope. once they figure out what is causing your in fection (if it is an infection) the doctors can then test the pathogen that is making you sick and see what the best type of medicine to get rid of it is.
hope this helps some :-)
thanks
how are you doing? has your condition gotten any better, worse? or stayed about the same? what have you tried any over the counter creams or anything. what does your penis and foreskin look like now? if it is an infection they can take a sample of the area and grow it on media (special food for bacteria and fungi) they also can look at it under a microscope. once they figure out what is causing your in fection (if it is an infection) the doctors can then test the pathogen that is making you sick and see what the best type of medicine to get rid of it is.
hope this helps some :-)
thanks
Well basically the very tip of the penis where the urine comes out is slightly swollen and red. It is alot worse after masterbation etc. Since I have been trying to be more hygienic I don't think it has gotten any better! I have not tried any over the counter creams or anything! When I think back I think I have only had this problem just after I was seeing this girl. I only recieved oral sex though etc. Could this be any help as to what problem it is I have? Personally I think it didn't help that I would go home after seeng her and not clean my penis etc!? I just want it sorted!