i have it and it really smells and i wash it everyday its just seems to come back
Smegma is normal in both males and females. It is not a secretion and definitely not a fungus. It results from sloughed off skin cells and transudated moisture -- that means moisture that has naturally seeped through cells. Its oily nature some from the natural sebum in the sloughed cell tissue. There are no "glands" under or around the foreskin that secrete smegma -- that's a myth.
Now, the first time your foreskin goes back completely you may have many months or even years of accumulated smegma on the head. This is normal and not an emergency. All you have to do is soften it with warm water -- avoid soap -- and then let it come apart by itself. After that, make a point to not let smegma accumulate too much. It will become easier to retract your foreskin each time you do it, and just gently rinse the head each time.
This first "coating" of smegma is actually the breakdown of your synechia. Synechia is a connective layer of epithelial cells that binds your foreskin to your glans at birth and thereafter until anywhere from 3 years old to puberty - it varies from boy to boy. The synechia breaks down naturally as you develop... you don't have to do anything. But many boys find that gently pulling the foreskin forward -- away from your body -- is comfortable and helps relieve itching that can occur as the synechia breaks down. Once you can retract your foreskin, you may find that the last, most tenacious bits of synechia are still around the rim of your glans. That's OK; these are often the last to go. Just retract as far as you are comfortably able and rinse what you can see. After the final natural adhesions around the coronal ridge of your head finally give way, you may find another clump of smegma in your "sulcus" -- the dip right behind your penis head (glans).
Smegma on its own doesn't really have a smell. When it smells, it means that bacteria have grown there and died (live bacteria also don't usually smell). If you masturbate, some of the smell comes from residual broken-down semen that has stuck around the head, combined with drops of urine that can get trapped near the tip. Semen has a fishy smell after time because, after all, sperm are just fish-little swimmers.
The good news about smegma is that it retains all of the good disease-fighting characteristics of the cells that slough off to make it, especially lysozymes. It is a health advantage for males who have not been circumcised. This keeps your genitals surrounded by mildly antiviral material, but you should nevertheless wash regularly in that area with clean, warm water and, if you wish, with an organic, pH-balanced bar or liquid like Nature's Plus natural beauty or Suki sensitive. You never want to dry out your mucosal tissue or use chemicals that disrupt the natural, healthy flora of "good" bacteria. These keep us healthy.
An excellent video for teens just starting to retract can be found here.
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Now, the first time your foreskin goes back completely you may have many months or even years of accumulated smegma on the head. This is normal and not an emergency. All you have to do is soften it with warm water -- avoid soap -- and then let it come apart by itself. After that, make a point to not let smegma accumulate too much. It will become easier to retract your foreskin each time you do it, and just gently rinse the head each time.
This first "coating" of smegma is actually the breakdown of your synechia. Synechia is a connective layer of epithelial cells that binds your foreskin to your glans at birth and thereafter until anywhere from 3 years old to puberty - it varies from boy to boy. The synechia breaks down naturally as you develop... you don't have to do anything. But many boys find that gently pulling the foreskin forward -- away from your body -- is comfortable and helps relieve itching that can occur as the synechia breaks down. Once you can retract your foreskin, you may find that the last, most tenacious bits of synechia are still around the rim of your glans. That's OK; these are often the last to go. Just retract as far as you are comfortably able and rinse what you can see. After the final natural adhesions around the coronal ridge of your head finally give way, you may find another clump of smegma in your "sulcus" -- the dip right behind your penis head (glans).
Smegma on its own doesn't really have a smell. When it smells, it means that bacteria have grown there and died (live bacteria also don't usually smell). If you masturbate, some of the smell comes from residual broken-down semen that has stuck around the head, combined with drops of urine that can get trapped near the tip. Semen has a fishy smell after time because, after all, sperm are just fish-little swimmers.
The good news about smegma is that it retains all of the good disease-fighting characteristics of the cells that slough off to make it, especially lysozymes. It is a health advantage for males who have not been circumcised. This keeps your genitals surrounded by mildly antiviral material, but you should nevertheless wash regularly in that area with clean, warm water and, if you wish, with an organic, pH-balanced bar or liquid like Nature's Plus natural beauty or Suki sensitive. You never want to dry out your mucosal tissue or use chemicals that disrupt the natural, healthy flora of "good" bacteria. These keep us healthy.
An excellent video for teens just starting to retract can be found here.
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Uhm, I started getting that white stuff thingy on my head of my penis. Well, under it... Like you know... It's like a mashroom, well the Segma or whatever, is coming out under my head... I'm still a virgin (I'm 16) so, I can't really pull my skin all the way back, because it hurts. Dx And, I think it's sperm that's dried up or something. It smells really bad. lol, I tried cleaning it but my skin on my head is very sensible. Should I contact my doctor?
(sexually active 17 year old male)
very happy to read that this is 'smegma' etc,
will continue to clean it away as i have been doing
but im also quite concerned, since theres a degree of irritation upon contact and even pain if the bottom of the glans is touched with too much force (we're not talking about a lot of force btw)
whats the opinion?
very happy to read that this is 'smegma' etc,
will continue to clean it away as i have been doing
but im also quite concerned, since theres a degree of irritation upon contact and even pain if the bottom of the glans is touched with too much force (we're not talking about a lot of force btw)
whats the opinion?
carrdarr wrote:
plz e-mail me with a response : does putting a band-aid over the area do anything to help with what ever it is ...i just noticed it today [5/9/10] at around [11:30-11:40]
plz respond with respond at ghostrider8246@gmail
p.s. should i b concerned or should i just contue washing it regularly.? plz respond fast im worried ...my e-mail above↑↑↑
Mick wrote:
You have probably developed balanitis, which is an infestion of the foreskin usually caused by fungus called candida. The inviremenbt you were into and lack of personal hygiene was what contributed to overgrowth of the fungus that may live on our skin as well.
Your genital area, all sweaty, moist and dirty was a perfect ground for fungus to settle in. It is nothing dangerous and it can be easily treated if found in time. If left untreated it could lead to complications. If this infection heals without a treatment, it may leave scars on your foreskin and tighten it and it could eventually lead to phimosis, an inability to retract your foreskin. The last solution for phimosis is circumcision.
I would see an urologist about this and get a proper treatment. There are also over-the-counter products but it is best you have it checked in case there are bacteria present as well, and than otc products won’t do.
Make sure you keep the area clean, wash especially under the foreskin. Do it with plain water and don’t over do it because that’s not good either. Dry the area after washing and don’t wear tight underpants until the infection clears.
Is there any white stuff under the foreskin right now?
I have white stuff under my foreskin it kind of looks like dried up sperm or something, what does the white stuff represent? should i be worried?
plz e-mail me with a response : does putting a band-aid over the area do anything to help with what ever it is ...i just noticed it today [5/9/10] at around [11:30-11:40]
plz respond with respond at ghostrider8246@gmail
p.s. should i b concerned or should i just contue washing it regularly.? plz respond fast im worried ...my e-mail above↑↑↑
I think i have ssmegma... when i pulled my foreskin out it look white but when i pick it out it turns out to be kinda yellowish... and white... But when i tried to get it out it was just stuck there and it hurts when you try to take it out... Why does it look white in the foreskin but yellow outside of the foreskin. Plz help!
hey 'Guest's'
im not sure why you are putting a bandaid over your penis smegma is normal and just needs to be washed off daily with warm water. you can also use some mild soap just becareful you dont get any soap in the tip of you penis or it will burn.... trust me it's happened to me a couple times and until i pee it is not the most comfortable.
for the guest who posted on 5/11. are you asking why your foreskin look white on the inside and yellow on the outside? or are you talking abnout the head of your penis?
thanks
im not sure why you are putting a bandaid over your penis smegma is normal and just needs to be washed off daily with warm water. you can also use some mild soap just becareful you dont get any soap in the tip of you penis or it will burn.... trust me it's happened to me a couple times and until i pee it is not the most comfortable.
for the guest who posted on 5/11. are you asking why your foreskin look white on the inside and yellow on the outside? or are you talking abnout the head of your penis?
thanks
SO IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC DOCTORS YOU CAN REFER ME TO IN DES MOINES IOWA AND IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN GET RID OF IT WITH OUT HAVEING TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.
You don't need a doctor for smegma. You just need to wash it off. Make sure you don't leave any soap on your penis under the foreskin if you use soap when you wash it. That will begin to sting after a few hours under the foreskin. It's not necessary to use soap, water is all you need and a little rubbing with your fingers. It's normal to be quite sensitive under the corona so just do it carefully.
i have wite stuff under my forskin it looks like dead skin i peeled some of but it hruts after words what can i do?
Mine smells a little bit and it builds up within one day, I am deployed in Iraq and I know not having clean water isnt helping any. Any possible ideas? I can peel back my foreskin just fine no pain no sticking.
i got the same problem..
I started using a prescribed jelly that helps me pull back my foreskin all the way, but i dont pull it back behind the head because it feels tooo weird and once i did it and it got stuck for about 20 seconds.
i cleaned out a lot of the white flake things that infested my head before, but now discovered i have a LOT more of this white stuff near the back of my head, where i barely ever pull back to. And when i showered water over it, it would not come off. help!!!!!!! !
I started using a prescribed jelly that helps me pull back my foreskin all the way, but i dont pull it back behind the head because it feels tooo weird and once i did it and it got stuck for about 20 seconds.
i cleaned out a lot of the white flake things that infested my head before, but now discovered i have a LOT more of this white stuff near the back of my head, where i barely ever pull back to. And when i showered water over it, it would not come off. help!!!!!!! !
hi all im really scared i have this white cream around the bottem of my foreskin can anyone please help me
Hi, Im 19 years old. I as well have this, even though i shower daily, and i am very clean. I also have what apears to PPP (pearly penile papules) Is there any way to get rid of this white discharge for good, or am I just gonna have to live with it?
The PPP i have had for a while, the white stuff on my penis (it does not come out of my penis, but gathers on the head and shaft, basically what my foreskin covers.) started recently.
Help me with what ever information you may have,
thanks!
The PPP i have had for a while, the white stuff on my penis (it does not come out of my penis, but gathers on the head and shaft, basically what my foreskin covers.) started recently.
Help me with what ever information you may have,
thanks!
Ok so im 15 i have this problem too i an pull my foreskin back and i clean it the next day it is back it pisses me off but it had not irritated me yet