BALANITIS! Has anyone here cured theirs?

[Havetosignupugh]

I've had balanitis for about 2 years and for a while I just put up with it, but for the last 6 months I've been actively trying to solve it. Will probably head to the doctor shortly but for some reason I've been trying to fix by myself.

What I've tried/doing so far:

- I only wash with water, no soaps

- I tried clotrimazole anti-fungal cream for a few weeks but it didn't cure it

- I kept my foreskin retracted for a couple weeks which made things a lot better, but didn't completely fix it

- I'm currently applying coconut oil and avoiding masturbation and it's the best it's looked in a while but it's still there.

It's mainly just a pinkish/red patch in the middle of my glands, and then some red dots/splotches towards the bottom. But now it's all looking very pink and much harder to see, but it's still there.

Interested if anyone here has any ideas, especially if you've cured it yourself!

[Hidden]

Have you been checked for diabetes?

[Havetosignupugh in reply to Hidden]

No I haven't. Do you think this is a possibility? I'd be very surprised!

[Hidden in reply to Havetosignupugh]

I believe there is an association with diabetes and recurrent balanitis.

[Circumcised2019]

I used a cream and it seemed to get rid of it. After getting it twice and my foreskin getting tighter, I got a circumcision done and haven’t had issues for a year and a half so far.

[2110 in reply to Circumcised2019]

Hey dude,

If you don't mind me asking, how long did it take for the balanitis to disappear post op?

I've had balanitis for close to 2 years now and I got circumcised 18 days ago, so I'm just wondering how long it takes. I can still clearly see where my one is. The surgeon told me it will disappear immediately, but it's still here. Does it take some time for it to completely go away? Or will I need to try and treat it with creams again?

Thank you in advance!

[BearPaw in reply to 2110]

It may just be a scar. Mine went away after about a week of using cream.

[2110 in reply to BearPaw]

So you did use a cream on the infected please after the circumcision? Did you wait until you recover from the surgery, or did you apply the cream during the recovery?

Sorry for asking so many Q, I just want the balanitis gone, you know 😅

Thanks!

[BearPaw in reply to 2110]

I did it a few months before surgery when I had it. I didn’t have it during surgery, that I know of. I just put canestan cream on it.

[roddythescot]

You cannot properly clean your glans and inner foreskin with water alone as smegma is oil based - you need to use a mild soap.

The balanitis may be fungal or bacterial. Using the wrong type of medication only allows it to get worse. You MUST see a doctor to get a proper diagnosis of the type of infection and the correct cure for that type.

Unfortunately, the foreskin provides an ideal place for the growth of these infections, so they may keep returning whilst it is still there.

[CuriousQ in reply to roddythescot]

No the recommendation is water only.

[Hidden in reply to CuriousQ]

I second that. You can clean the glans with warm water only and it will keep the glans clean. The main thing to remember is to dry properly before you pull your foreskin forward. Smegma takes a few days to build up so if you’re cleaning every day it shouldn’t be a problem.

[roddythescot in reply to CuriousQ]

Who's recommendation?

As far as I can ascertain it is only the anti-circumcision activists who recommend water only to remove an oily substance.

[CuriousQ in reply to roddythescot]

The foreskin and glans are only supposed the be washed with luke warm water. Never any soap. And the anti citcumcision activists you speak of don't exist. They hate infant circumcision, that's all.

[IanHaines]

My own one instance of balinitis was purely hygiene related, during a severe breakdown. I used 'Q-Tips'/'Cotton Tips' to put warm, slightly melted Savlon in place underneath the foreskin, done twice a day. Five days later, I had no more balinitis and it's never happened again, since. If you warm the Savlon to just the right degree, you can almost pour it under/inside the foreskin, right onto the inflamed glans...use a teaspoon or an eye-dropper.

[1zoon]

It might not be balanitis,might be a skin condition so see doc to find out for sure

[Brian225]

Best advice go doctor. They have cream clortimzale/bethasame That clears up re ally well. Also gave some medicine prob spelling wrong but flortizmale clears up.

[CuriousQ]

What worked best for me was lotions with lactic acid in them. Nothing else really helped. Got circumcised and regret it now.

[2pounds]

Can it be psoriasis?